Joey Porter, Jr. told reporters after the Pittsburgh Steelers' 20-16 win over the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night that he requested to shadow DeAndre Hopkins.

"On Tuesday, I went to Coach T (Tomlin) and told him, 'I want 10,'" the rookie cornerback said.

"That's what I was looking for. I don't really hide from nothing, so I was like, 'That's the matchup I want, that's the matchup I need.' (Coach) didn't really say yes on Tuesday. He was like, 'We going to think about it' because they was like, 'That's kind of crazy.' But throughout the week, they was like, 'Alright, we going to let you get 10 on some reps in,' and then throughout the game, it was like 'you just go where 10 is at.' "

Porter lined up on Hopkins on 72.2 percent of the wideout's routes (26 of 36), per Next Gen Stats, and allowed one reception for 17 yards on five targets. Hopkins finished with four catches for 60 yards.