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Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 5
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MIN
GB		 10
 42
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TB
NO		 31
 37
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STL
PHI		 28
 34
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PIT
JAC		 17
 9
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HOU
DAL		 17
 20
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CLE
TEN		 29
 28
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CHI
CAR		 24
 31
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BUF
DET		 17
 14
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BAL
IND		 13
 20
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ATL
NYG		 20
 30
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ARI
DEN		 20
 41
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KC
SF		 17
 22
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NYJ
SD		 0
 31
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CIN
NE		 17
 43
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SEA
WAS		 27
 17
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Week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Steelers 27, Jaguars 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 46 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1 Antonio Brown Rec: 9-110, 1 TD
WR 46 Markus Wheaton Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
TE 10 Heath Miller Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 6 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  
 
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Blake Bortles Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 32 Toby Gerhart Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 Denard Robinson Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 30 Allen Hurns Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 42 Allen Robinson Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 79 Ace Sanders Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Clay Harbor Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 30 Josh Scobee FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers In past 3 vs. Jax., QB Ben Roethlisberger has passed for 651 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 96.3 rating. Aims for 4th in row vs. Jaguars with 90+ rating. Surpassed 35,000 career yards last week (35,197)... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC with 570 scrimmage yards (378 rush, 192 rec.). Aims for 5th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. In only career meeting (12/11/11 with TB), RB LeGarrette Blount rushed for 74 yards & TD. WR Antonio Brown had season-high 131 yards on 7 catches & 2 TDs vs. TB. Has 5 TD catches in past 4 overall. Has 5+ rec. & 50+ yards in 20 in row, surpassing LAVERANUES COLES (19) for longest such streak in NFL history. Last week, TE Heath Miller led team with 10 catches for 85 yards & TD... DE BRETT KEISEL had 2 sacks in last meeting. LB Jason Worilds has 5 sacks in past 6 on road. LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 34 tackles, including club-high 10 last week. LB JAMES HARRISON ranks 2nd in club history with 64 career sacks (JASON GILDON, 77). CB Cortez Allen had 1st INT of season last week.

Jaguars In 1st NFL start, rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) completed 29 of 37 passes (78.4 pct.) for 253 yards with 1 TD for 81.6 rating. Aims for 3rd game in row with 200+ pass yards. Has rushed for 54 yards on 7 att. (7.7 avg.) in 2014... Last week, RB Toby Gerhart posted 1st TD with Jaguars... Jags are only NFL team this season with 2 rookies with 190+ receiving yards each (WRs Allen Hurns & Allen Robinson). Robinson aims for 4th in row with 4+ catches. Hurns has 3 TD catches, tied for most among NFL rookies. WR Cecil Shorts III has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Last week, TE Clay Harbor had career-highs in catches (8) & yards (69)... Defense is tied for 2nd in NFL with 12 sacks in 2014... LB Paul Posluszny leads AFC with 41 tackles, including team-high 11 last week. DE Tyson Alualu had sack in last meeting. DE Andre Branch has 6 sacks in past 8. Last week, DT Roy Miller III posted 1st sack since 1/2/11 (with TB). DE Chris Clemons has 2 sacks in 3 career games vs. Pit.


Results and Schedule

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CLE H W 30-27 +3
2 2014-09-11 BAL A L 6-26 -20
3 2014-09-21 CAR A W 37-19 +18
4 2014-09-28 TB H L 24-27 -3
5 2014-10-05 JAC A    
6 2014-10-12 CLE A    
7 2014-10-20 HOU H    
8 2014-10-26 IND H    
9 2014-11-02 BAL H    
10 2014-11-09 NYJ A    
11 2014-11-17 TEN A    
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 NO H    
14 2014-12-07 CIN A    
15 2014-12-14 ATL A    
16 2014-12-21 KC H    
17 2014-12-28 CIN H    
   

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 PHI A L 17-34 -17
2 2014-09-14 WAS A L 10-41 -31
3 2014-09-21 IND H L 17-44 -27
4 2014-09-28 SD A L 14-33 -19
5 2014-10-05 PIT H    
6 2014-10-12 TEN A    
7 2014-10-19 CLE H    
8 2014-10-26 MIA H    
9 2014-11-02 CIN A    
10 2014-11-09 DAL H    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 IND A    
13 2014-11-30 NYG H    
14 2014-12-07 HOU H    
15 2014-12-14 BAL A    
16 2014-12-18 TEN H    
17 2014-12-28 HOU A    

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  ILB Ryan Shazier (knee)
 CB Ike Taylor (arm)
Probable  WR Martavis Bryant (other-illness)
 WR Markus Wheaton (groin)
IR  OLB Jarvis Jones (wrist, 9/22/2014)
 OLB Jordan Zumwalt (groin, 8/29/2014)
   

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  CB Aaron Colvin (knee)
 CB Dwayne Gratz (concussion)
 WR Marqise Lee (hamstring)
 WR Cecil Shorts (hamstring)
 TE Mickey Shuler (other-illness)
Probable  DE Andre Branch (hip)
 DE Ryan Davis (shoulder)
 DT Roy Miller (ankle)
 MLB Paul Posluszny (knee)
 WR Ace Sanders (other-excused)
 RB Will Ta'ufo'ou (ankle)
IR  WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014)
 TE Marcedes Lewis (ankle, 9/16/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  PIT
 Offense 		 JAC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.3 14.5 23.1 PIT
Rushing yards 143.8 69.8 113.5 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 5.37 3.49 4.18 PIT
Completion % 68.5% 61.2% 64.4% PIT
Passing yards 265.0 209.5 241.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.82 9.86 10.71 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.41 6.03 6.90 PIT
Interceptions 0.5 1.3 0.8 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.8 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.0 5.0 2.0 PIT
3rd down conversions 38.8% 35.3% 43.2% PIT
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 46.2% PIT
Time of possession 31:33 25:56 30:06 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison

  PIT
 Defense 		 JAC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.8 38.0 23.1 PIT
Rushing yards 111.3 130.5 113.5 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.64 4.24 4.18 JAC
Completion % 62.5% 69.3% 64.4% PIT
Passing yards 241.5 320.8 241.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.73 11.35 10.71 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.71 7.87 6.90 PIT
INT return 0.3 0.3 0.8 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks 1.8 3.0 2.0 JAC
3rd down conversions 37.5% 49.2% 43.2% PIT
4th down conversions 66.7% 50.0% 46.2% JAC
Time of possession 28:27 34:04 30:06 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   PIT   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.9 7.4 8.5 PIT
Yards per kick return 16.3 25.9 23.6 JAC
Yards allowed per punt return 11.0 10.3 8.5 JAC
Yards allowed per kick return 21.6 23.0 23.6 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison

   PIT   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 11.0 4.5 6.9 JAC
Penalty yards 96.8 36.5 59.5 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 PIT JAC 24-13 PIT
2000 12 2000-11-19 JAC PIT 34-24 JAC
2001 1 2001-09-09 PIT JAC 3-21 JAC
2001 10 2001-11-18 JAC PIT 7-20 PIT
2002 13 2002-12-01 PIT JAC 25-23 PIT
2004 13 2004-12-05 PIT JAC 17-16 PIT
2005 6 2005-10-16 JAC PIT 23-17 JAC
2006 2 2006-09-18 PIT JAC 0-9 JAC
2007 15 2007-12-16 JAC PIT 29-22 JAC
2007 WC 2008-01-05 JAC PIT 31-29 JAC
2008 5 2008-10-05 PIT JAC 26-21 PIT
2011 6 2011-10-16 JAC PIT 13-17 PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card