1/11/2003 Steelers at Titans AFC Divisional Playoff

Saturday, January 11, 2003
Titans were favored by 4.5
Over/Under: 44

[@Jeremy_theGent]

This is kind of a classic game that doesn't get remembered a whole lot.

[@edwardrichardson9543]

Right Michael Vick’s playoff debut, the Browns/Steelers, Giants/49ers comebacks get more shine

[@boogitybear2283]

I was at this game. It was a night I’ll never forget. My brother and I were at the top corner Home side, but the views were amazing.

[@joshtaylor9884]

​@@edwardrichardson9543And of course the Bucs closing down the vet en route to the "Gruden Bowl".

[@grocerygoat06]

Thank you for posting this. As a Browns fan, I throughly enjoy Bill Cowher mini rant at the end: "Fine me if you want...that's the truth".

[@omars__volta]

I enjoyed Dennis Northcutt watching the ground after being tackled inbounds to end the game the week prior to this game

[@grocerygoat06]

@@omars__volta or the Corey Fuller dropped interception that would've sealed the game for the Browns!

[@Dud512]

You can smell and feel the AFC Central in this one

[@charlesconner9044]

Old school rivalry

[@STP43FAN1]

Yes and just one year removed from the split of the Central into the North and South (former Central teams Tennessee and Jacksonville plus former Central home Houston with ex-East member Indianapolis)

[@omars.1938]

Rip Steve McNair and Frank Wycheck

[@alexrobertsfcim]

Highlights like this just don't exist anymore and it's a shame.

[@dave-o4328]

Miss the old Titan vs Steelers/Ravens rivalries

[@charlesconner9044]

As a Ravens fan I miss that kinda rivalry. No love lost

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

This game would mark -The first-ever playoff win for the Titans/Oilers over the Steelers -The last Titans home playoff win to date -The last Steelers divisional round loss until 2015 -The last playoff start for Tommy Maddox

[@zack6701]

Titans have lost their next 3 home playoff games

[@STP43FAN1]

All to AFC Central legacy teams (Ravens twice, Bengals)

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

It was the first, last, and only time Tennessee defeated an AFC North/Central foe at home during the playoffs. As of the 2024 off-season, the Tennessee Titans are 1-4 vs AFC North/Central Foes in home playoff games since becoming the Tennessee Titans in 1999.

[@homer9868]

SW you are a LEGEND for uploading all these great playoff games from back in the day. Absolute legend! Thank you so much man

[@alscousin8936]

I had forgotten how close Pittsburgh came to playing the Raiders in the AFC Title game that year.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

In an ocean of home playoff losses for Bill Cowher’s Steelers, here was a RARE road playoff loss.

[@Eli-ss9gj]

Rare in the sense that Bill Cowher’s Steelers rarely played on the road in the playoffs, right

[@tylerm5774]

@@Eli-ss9gj yes which makes it hilarious 😂

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

That would change after 2005 lol!

[@charlesdunn442]

Berman said it best a high scoring but hard hitting game. This game was ridiculously entertaining to watch live.

[@astrostar49]

Great game. What I remember about this one is the Casey Hampton hit on Eddie George where he got knocked out before he even hit the ground. Also, after Eddie left McNair put the team on his back in the 3rd quarter, and just played amazing.

[@arodgefan589]

The Steelers defense was suspect in 2002. Shocking tbh.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The pass defense was suspect. But PIttsburgh was actually the #1 defense against the run in 02

[@arodgefan589]

@@chrisuncleahmad that makes sense then why teams were pass happy against them.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Even when the Steelers defense was back a few years later again it’s not like they had an elite corner

[@pp3k3jamail]

For the second week in a row the Pittsburgh Steelers are involved in another classic playoff game that comes down to a awesome finish.

[@cbod14]

This was the best game of the playoffs. Also icing the kicker is gutless. There were about six hits in this game that would be suspension worthy today

[@omars__volta]

49ers and steelers comebacks the previous week have to say a lot about that

[@adamzielinski2001]

Icing the kicker has been part of the game since it’s very existence. Steelers should have won this game period. What that kicker did was gutless

[@alexk5295]

Lebron learned from Nedney

[@playoffexpert3938]

Lmaoooo

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

I was disgusted at the way this game ended. Steelers deserved to have this one just cuz of the fact that Nedney needed all 3 attempts to make a short field goal

[@omars__volta]

Joe Nedney deserved an oscar

[@chrisuncleahmad]

To think the only reason Tennessee hosted PIT was that Bengals game where they botched 4th and goal

[@redmustangredmustang]

For the Titans that would be the furthest they would advance out of the divisional round since the 2019 season.

[@Dud512]

Wild

[@Eli-ss9gj]

You love to see it

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

WITH homefield and a bye that is Can’t see em doing the same this upcoming season

[@billymann5325]

McNair...RIP Man!

[@KyleCaughlin]

Revenge for the 70s and 1989

[@adamzielinski2001]

Haha 😆. The kicker cheated. I hardly call this revenge oilers fan. We still owned the Oilers

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Samari “Shake, Rattle, and” Rolle

[@Joeywatts1500]

Man I wish we had played the jets in that afc championship

[@Dud512]

Bettis had 3 carries for 6 yards? The Titans defense held him in check

[@scottaznavourian540]

Bettis was never a big game player. If he wasn't playing on a bad leg he was missing games due to misplaced painkiller needles.

[@tylerm5774]

@@scottaznavourian540 do you have any evidence of that?

[@scottaznavourian540]

@@tylerm5774 name one playoff game he did anything.great.

[@tylerm5774]

@@scottaznavourian540 well I can’t but I was referring to the needles.

[@scottaznavourian540]

@@tylerm5774 2001 division round vs Baltimore.

[@MoveInSilence36]

Titans going to the AFC championship game with momentum on their side

[@Eli-ss9gj]

Very glad that they quickly got humbled and sent home after that one

[@elliebrown8633]

Maddox was paralyzed for a couple hours. I'd call that more than just "knocked out."

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Nedney definitely sold that contact

[@TB-vz8xg]

Probably the last great game of these Playoffs and the 2nd consecutive game to have "controversy" on the final play.

[@Eli-ss9gj]

Both games featured the Steelers ironically enough

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Joe...............NEDNEY

[@omars__volta]

Nedney deserved an Oscar, I'm glad Raiders kicked their asses out of playoffs the next week

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Irony that special teams decided this game for the Titans. It was the reason they lost 2 years ago to the Ravens and also contributed to their only loss since the 1-4 start

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Did Nedney flop? Yes but the defender did make contact with him so it’s a ticky tack call but it wasn’t a phantom call

[@brianreid4567]

This was a great 😊 game and as a giants fan I like 👍 bill cowher

[@roguegust8832]

How has this game been lost in history???

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Cause the Titans got WAXED in the AFC Title Game by the #1 Seed Raiders who got WAXED in Super Bowl 37 by Tampa Bay

[@SkolneyVikings]

He was indeed a bad Ma'afala. Can't dig it.

[@STP43FAN1]

Boy, imagine what McNair would have done with Nate Washington and Delanie Walker

[@raheimspeight751]

Some good football man

[@STP43FAN1]

When is the league going to finally ban timeouts on FGAs?

[@emmanuelzanders1746]

Strategy should be a part of it

[@STP43FAN1]

Not on FGAs. Just block the kick

[@CoreyT127]

AFC was weak this year. Raiders/Titans were both 11-5 Other 2 division champs Steelers 10-5-1 Jets 9-7. And wildcards Colts 10-6 Browns 9-7! Rarely will you see a 11-5 team as a #1 seed! The 80 Browns 89 Broncos and 92 Steelers were the only others! In 1980 the entire afc playoff field was 11-5 teams 1-5 seed

[@jpete3027666]

So glad we will never have to see Jeff Fisher and his mustache/crappy beard again.