Tennessee comeback try sails wide right

NASHVILLE, TENN. » Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to Diontae Johnson, and the Pittsburgh Steelers remained perfect by holding off Tennessee for a 27- 24 victory Sunday in a game postponed three weeks after the Titans came down with the NFL’s first COVID- 19 outbreak of the season.

In a matchup of the AFC’s two remaining undefeated teams, the Titans rallied by scoring 17 straight after being dominated in the first half. They failed to complete the comeback when Stephen Gostkowski, who made a 51- yarder earlier, missed from 45 yards wide right with 14 seconds left that sent the Steelers running around the field in celebration with the Titans stunned.

The Steelers improved to 6- 0 for their best start since 1978, when Pittsburgh won its first seven on the way to the Super Bowl. This was just the fifth time undefeated teams had met in Week 7 or later, and the winner of the previous four all made the Super Bowl.

“We feel we have a really good football team,” Roethlisberger said. “We feel we can be really special ... That’s going to be a short- lived happiness because we know what’s coming next.”

What comes next? A matchup with the rival Ravens.

Benny Snell Jr. added a 1- yard TD run, and Ray- Ray McCloud set up a touchdown with a 57- yard punt return. Pittsburgh scored at least 26 points for a sixth straight game to tie a stretch in 2015 for the longest in franchise history.

The Steelers were without cornerback Mike Hilton, one of their best blitzers. However, Pittsburgh outgained Tennessee ( 5- 2) 362- 292 and held the NFL’s second- best scoring offense under 31 points for the first time since the opening week of the season.

The Titans had won four of their first five by rallying in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime.