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