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Report: Mendenhall's Achilles injury not serious

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Achilles injury Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall suffered in Thursday night's loss to the Tennessee Titans is minor, a person who has spoken to the player told NFL.com on Friday.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Tennessee Titans safety Michael Griffin has been fined $21,000 by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Vikings wide receiver Michael Jenkins.

David Roher, deadspin.com

Mike Tomlin iced the kicker twice last night, but with an unfortunate twist: First, he called a timeout on his own kicker, Shaun Suisham, who proceeded to miss a 54-yarder. Then he stopped the Titans' Rob Bironas just as he was about to attempt the game…

Judy Battista, nytimes.com

Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers blew a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter against a Titans team that made a habit out of getting blown out in the first five weeks of the season. It’s their third road loss in three road games this season to teams that have gone a combi…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Titans needed it as a group. But quarterback Matt Hasselbeck needed a comeback win like Thursday’s over the Steelers for his own reasons. After losing the starting job to Jake Locker in camp, and then playing poorly in relief, the 37-year-old Hassel…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

When Titans running back Chris Johnson got off to a brutal start this season, he said he’s only as good as Tennessee’s offensive line. So it’s only fair that after a good game Thursday night against the Steelers, Johnson praised the line. Johnson, w…

ESPN.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- With tension mounting and faith fading, the Titans eased the first and solidified the second with a surprise 26-23 victory over the Steelers at LP Field on Thursday night. “Everything we needed to do in this one game we did,” coach…

CNNSI.com

The Titans survived the Steelers 26-23 largely behind the veteran heroics of Matt Hasselbeck. The 37-year-old proved that age is just a number -- and it's all relative, writes Chris Burke.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

At 1-4 entering Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Tennessee Titans needed a win to keep  any realistic hopes they had for making the postseason alive. Thanks to 290 yards passing from Matt Hasselbeck, 91 yards rushing from Chris…

Matt Loede, titansgab.com

It was a season on the brink, and for at least one night, the Titans rallied around their offense and big play ability in the end to make sure to make it at least a little more interesting for awhile. Led by Matt Hasselbeck and a pair of great drives at…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Rob Bironas kicked his fourth field goal, a 40-yarder as time expired, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-23 on Thursday night to snap a two-game skid.