Las Vegas Review-Journal

Monday: Steelers (0-1-1) at Buccaneers (2-0)

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When: 5:15 p.m. Monday

Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. TV: ESPN

Line: Steelers -1½; total 53½

Series: Steelers lead 8-2

About the Steelers: Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisbe­rger, No. 7 on NFL career passing list with 51,852 yards, threw for 452 yards, three touchdowns and zero intercepti­ons in loss to Chiefs last week. … Steelers’ James Conner leads NFL running backs with 257 total yards from scrimmage while replacing holdout Le’veon Bell. … Steelers LB T.J. Watt has three sacks, tied for third in NFL.

About the Buccaneers: Tampa Bay has No. 1 passing offense, looking to start 3-0 for first time since 2005. … Ryan Fitzpatric­k, filling in for suspended QB Jameis Winston, threw for 819 yards and eight TDS over past two weeks. Only two other QBS in league history — Dan Marino (1984), Billy Volek (2004) — have had consecutiv­e games with 400-plus yards passing and four-plus TD passes. … WR Desean Jackson has three TD catches, matching last season’s total. Jackson’s 75-yard TD reception vs. Eagles gave him 23 career TDS of 60plus yards, tied with Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for first on all-time list.

Note: Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, who won Super Bowl as player with Steelers and helped transform Buccaneers from laughingst­ock to title contenders as coach. Dungy will be inducted into Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium at halftime.

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