Steelers at Chargers
7:30 p.m. Central, ESPN LINE — Chargers by 3 1/2
LAST MEETING Chargers beat Steelers 34-24, Dec. 9, 2012
LAST WEEK Steelers lost to Ravens 23-20, OT; Chargers beat Browns 30-27
RANKINGS Steelers: offense (12), defense (12); Chargers: offense (3), defense (15) NOTES Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, like Chargers QB Philip Rivers a first-round draft pick in 2004, is out with knee injury. … Steelers QB Michael Vick coming off first start with Steelers in loss to Baltimore. … In last start vs. Chargers, Sept. 15, 2013 with Philadelphia, Vick passed for career-high 428 yards with two TDs, including one rushing, with 123.4 rating. .. In last eight games, Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell averages 160.5 scrimmage yards (805 rush, 479 receiving, 1,284 total), has 10 TDs (nine rushing, one receiving), including 150 yards, one rushing TD last week. … San Diego TE Antonio Gates makes season debut after serving four-game suspension without pay for testing positive for PEDs. Gates needs one TD catch for 100th in career. He’s second among TEs in NFL history behind Tony Gonzalez (111). … Rivers has thrown 72 TD passes to Gates, most in NFL history between QB/TE. … With Chargers owner Dean Spanos wanting to move to Los Angeles suburb of Carson, this could be second-to-last Monday Night Football game in San Diego. Chargers host Chicago on MNF on Nov. 9.