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PITTSBURGH (8-5) at ATLANTA (5-8)Sunday, 1 p. Custom Philadelphia Phillies Jerseys .m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Steelers by 1 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD — Pittsburgh 6-7, Atlanta 7-6SERIES RECORD — Steelers lead 12-2-1LAST MEETING — Steelers beat Falcons 15-9, OT, Sept. 12, 2010LAST WEEK — Steelers beat Bengals 42-21; Falcons lost to Packers 43-37AP PRO32 RANKING — Steelers No. 11, Falcons No. 23STEELERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (8), PASS (2).STEELERS Defence — OVERALL (19), RUSH (9), PASS (23).FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (8), RUSH (23), PASS (5).FALCONS Defence — OVERALL (32), RUSH (21), PASS (32).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Falcons are assured of second straight non-winning season, but lead NFC South with a tiebreaker edge over New Orleans (5-8). If Atlanta wins out, it would win division and host first-round playoff game. ... Steelers are half-game behind Cincinnati in AFC North. ... Pittsburgh RB LeVeon Bell has three straight games of at least 200 yards of total offence, joining Walter Payton as only players in NFL history to accomplish feat. ... Falcons tied for last in league with just 15 sacks. Osi Umenyiora and Kory Biermann share team lead with minuscule 2 1/2 sacks apiece. This would be a good week to turn those numbers around. Steelers can be vulnerable to strong rush, having allowed 31 sacks. ... After three subpar games, Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger threw for three touchdowns in last weeks victory over Bengals, including a 94-yarder to Martavis Bryant. Roethlisberger guides NFLs second-rated passing offence against leagues lowest-ranked pass defence. ... Two of past three games between teams have gone to overtime. They settled for a 34-34 tie in 2002 after failing to score in extra period, and Steelers won 15-9 in 2010 season opener on Rashard Mendenhalls 50-yard touchdown run. In between, Falcons won another tight game, 41-38 in 2006.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Aaron Altherr Jersey . Over the course of his career Glenn is 79-71-1 in 151 starts for a .526 career winning percentage. Since becoming a Stampeder, he has elevated his play and raised his stock around the league. Aaron Nola Jersey . The 40-year-old midfielder was put in charge on Tuesday when David Moyes reign ended after 10 months with the defending champions in seventh place in the English Premier League. http://www.philliesrookiestore.com/Phillies-Lenny-Dykstra-Kids-Jersey/ . has left the San Jose Sharks to become the Boston Bruins director of player personnel.VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Canucks spent the pre-season learning new head coach John Tortorellas system. Now that the games count in the standings, theyre taking part in some on-the-job training. Tortorella has implemented a more aggressive, puck-pressure style with Vancouver and he watched the Canucks succeed at it for stretches in Thursdays season-opening 4-1 loss to the Sharks in San Jose. "Our goal as coaches is that you want (the system) to be instinctive eventually. That will take some time," Tortorella said after Fridays brief practice at Rogers Arena. "(Against San Jose) I think we had some good minutes of how we wanted to play. So I think (the players) know how to play. "Its just a matter of doing it consistently." Canucks centre Ryan Kesler said the team needs to get a grasp on the system quickly, beginning with Saturdays home opener against the Edmonton Oilers, if its going to compete in the realigned and more competitive Pacific Division. "We have to learn fast. Weve got to get these points. These points are going to be important for us and the end of the year," Kesler said. "I thought we did a good job for a large part of the (San Jose) game." He added its not simply understanding the system, but believing in it. "I think weve got to trust each other, thats the big thing. Weve got to trust each other that were going to work hard," Kesler said. "We can only be aggressive if that happens. "As a group we have (the system) locked down, its just a game of mistakes. Sometimes you make the wrong read and its an outnumbered rush. Things like that are going to happen." Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa said no one in the locker-room expected the change to Tortorellas style from that of former coach Alain Vigneault to be seamless. "You cant think that its going to be perffected in the first game of the season. Tug McGraw Jersey. Itll take some time but we showed some good strides there," Bieksa said. "Were happy with how we played at times (against San Jose). Other times wed like to maybe play a little different." Bieksa said theres going to be instances early in the season where the system breaks down, especially at the end of shifts or when players are hurt. "When youre not thinking clearly you kind of revert back to old habits," he said. "I think thats going to take a little bit of time to set in where its just second nature, but right now I think everybody has a good grasp of how (Tortorella) wants us to play." Among the positives from the San Jose loss was goaltender Roberto Luongo, who is back as the undisputed No. 1 after Cory Schneiders off-season trade to the New Jersey Devils. Luongo finished with 31 saves on the night, including a stellar first period that saw him stop all 16 shots he faced. The penalty killing unit also had a good night, holding the Sharks power play scoreless on eight chances. "I think we did a lot of good things," Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said. "I think we showed that if we play the right way for 60 minutes were a tough team." The Canucks know the young Oilers will be hungry on Saturday after a 5-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in their opener Tuesday. "Its team that weve obviously developed a little bit of a rivalry with. They usually play us very tough at the beginning of the season," Bieksa said. "We know theyll be fast, theyll be skilled and well be looking to play in their face." Note: Canucks right-winger Alexandre Burrows missed practice with an undisclosed injury suffered against the Sharks. Tortorella said the forward is "banged up" but added he expects him to play against Edmonton. 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