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Steelers QB Dixon sprains left knee; Batch in vs. Titans

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon left Sunday's road game against the Tennessee Titans after spraining his left knee, and his return is questionable.

Dixon's last play was a 7-yard run to set up Jeff Reed's 36-yard field goal to start the second quarter. Charlie Batch came out as the quarterback on the Steelers' next offensive series.

Dixon jogged lightly on the sideline, then talked with trainers before walking to a cart. He got on the back and put a towel over his head and rode to the locker room, gently flexing his left knee.

Dixon was 4-of-6 passing for 18 yards when he left. He was starting in place of the suspended Ben Roethlisberger.

The Steelers cut Byron Leftwich on Saturday to clear space for an extra defensive lineman. Dixon tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee while at Oregon.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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