Steelers shut door in fourth quarter, continue Titans' road skid - ESPN

PITTSBURGH — In a Thursday night game that kicked off Week 9 with much fanfare after Tennessee Titans rookie Will Levis' four-touchdown debut last week, the Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers traded field goals most of the night before Pittsburgh was able to score late and hold off a last-ditch effort by the Titans in the 20-16 win.

With 4:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett found wide receiver Diontae Johnson for the 3-yard touchdown. The win allows the Steelers to keep pace with the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens (6-2) as Levis fell to 1-1 as a starter filling in for the injured Ryan Tannehill.

Linebacker Kwon Alexander was able to seal the win when Levis threw his first interception of his young NFL career on third-and-5 from the Pittsburgh 19-yard line with six seconds remaining.

Call him Kenny Comeback. The Steelers' second-year quarterback was able to deliver the game-winner to Johnson, the wide receiver's first touchdown in 22 games.

It's never easy for this year's Steelers team — even on a night where the run game recorded a season-high 167 yards, and the defense held Derrick Henry to fewer than 100 rushing yards. With the win, the Steelers have an NFL-leading four wins when trailing after three quarters. The four comeback wins are also tied for Pittsburgh's second-most in a season during the Super Bowl era.

QB breakdown: Playing with a ribs injury sustained against the Jacksonville Jaguars just four days earlier, Pickett had a bumpy start in the first half, completing just 53% of his passes. But Pickett and the offense did score a first-drive touchdown, just the Steelers' seventh opening-drive touchdown in the last three seasons and the second with Pickett as the starter.