NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have been through so much dealing with the NFL’s first COVID-19 outbreak during the season resulting in one game postponed and rescheduled to a second game pushed to a rare Tuesday night kickoff.

They’ve come through still undefeated.

Now they host one of the NFL’s two other remaining undefeated teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) finally coming to town Sunday to play that first game postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Titans (5-0) also heard the talk they should be punished, even Steelers tight end Eric Ebron’s call to make them forfeit.

“This is something that you look forward to, regardless of all the stuff that’s going on with the pandemic and ... being worried about forfeiting a game man,” Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans. “And these are the type of games you look forward to.”

The delay simply made this game bigger.

This is only the fifth time in NFL history that two undefeated teams have played in Week 7 or later, not counting strike seasons. The winner of the first four all made the Super Bowl that season with now-Titans coach Mike Vrabel playing and winning two such games with the Patriots.

The Titans went 16 days between games, routed Buffalo and then needed overtime to beat Houston 42-36 last weekend for two wins in six days. Pittsburgh thumped Cleveland 38-7.

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said his Steelers have talked about dealing with the uncertainty since training camp. His Steelers were forced to take their bye on Oct. 4, erasing their scheduled bye with now three straight road games starting with a showdown for the top of the AFC.

“As competitors, you got to appreciate and respect those opportunities, and we do,” Tomlin said.

The replacements

Both the Steelers and Titans are having to replace very big pieces because of injuries. Pittsburgh lost inside linebacker Devin Bush for the year after tearing his left ACL last week against Cleveland. Taylor Lewan, the Titans’ three-time Pro Bowl left tackle, tore his right ACL against Houston.

Rob Spillane, who began his NFL career with Tennessee in 2018 after making the team following a tryout, will get the first opportunity at filling in for a player who hadn’t missed a snap all season. Veteran lineman Ty Sambrailo will be at left tackle for Tennessee.

Proving it

Steelers running back James Conner is making the most of his “prove it” season. The fourth-year pro is coming off back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances.