NFL Capsules: Green Bay at Pittsburgh

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GREEN BAY (9-4) At PITTSBURGH (6-7)

4:15 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE - Steelers by 1

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Green Bay 8-4-1; Pittsburgh 4-9

SERIES RECORD - Packers lead 21-13

LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Packers 20-10, Nov. 6, 2005

LAST WEEK - Packers beat Bears 21-14; Steelers lost to Browns 13-6

PACKERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (13) PASS (9)

PACKERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (2), PASS (3)

STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (16) PASS (12)

STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (1), PASS (13)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been sacked league-high 48 times; Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger is third with 38 sacks, eight vs. Cleveland. ... Packers RB Ryan Grant ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Bears, while Steelers - best in league against run - allowed 171 yards rushing to Cleveland, 87 to Joshua Cribbs. ... Green Bay clinches NFC playoff spot with win and Dallas loss, with win and Giants loss or tie, or with tie and Giants loss. ... Packers' 53-29 record since 1990 in December is NFL's best. ... Rodgers has thrown for at least three touchdowns in each of last two games against AFC (Ravens, Browns). ... Steelers have lost five in row to teams with combined record of 9-30; their last six-game losing streak occurred during 6-10 season in 1999. ... During their losing streak, Steelers have 28.3 percent conversion rate on third downs and have scored touchdowns on only five of 15 trips inside 20-yard line. ... Roethlisberger needs 168 yards passing to surpass career high of 3,513 in 2006, when Steelers were 8-8. He is 10-1 at home against NFC teams. ... RB Rashard Mendenhall, in first season as starter, needs 60 yards for first 1,000-yard season. ... WR Hines Ward needs one more 100-yard game to match John Stallworth's franchise-best 25. ... WR Santonio Holmes has 1,080 yards receiving and must average 106 yards in final three games to match Yancey Thigpen's 1997 team record of 1,398 yards. ... Steelers cornerbacks do not have interception; club has never played full season without CB making interception. ... LB James Harrison (10 sacks), last season's NFL Defensive Player of Year, doesn't have sack in three games.

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