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Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BUF
NYG		 24
 27
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SF
DET		 25
 19
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PHI
WAS		 20
 13
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JAC
PIT		 13
 17
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IND
CIN		 17
 27
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CAR
ATL		 17
 31
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STL
GB		 3
 24
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HOU
BAL		 14
 29
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CLE
OAK		 17
 24
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DAL
NE		 16
 20
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NO
TB		 20
 26
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MIN
CHI		 10
 39
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MIA
NYJ		 6
 24
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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

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 27, Jaguars 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 180, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 12 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38 Deji Karim Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 42 Mike Thomas Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 63 Jason Hill Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 76 Cecil Shorts Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 18 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 26 Josh Scobee FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
View all Week 6 Rankings or Projections
  
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Isaac Redman Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 7 Mike Wallace Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 30 Hines Ward Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 49 Antonio Brown Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 80 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 23 Heath Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 15 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars Incl. playoffs, Jaguars seek 4th consecutive win at Pit... As starter, rookie QB Blaine Gabbert (1st round, No. 10) posted career-high 91.5 passer rating last week. Has TD pass in 1st 3 career starts... RB Maurice Jones-Drew (7,890) needs 110 scrimmage yards to reach 8,000 career. Jones-Drew seeks 6th straight game with 80+ rush yards... Has 2 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Steelers (incl. postseason)... WR Jason Hill had career-high 118 rec. yards last week, incl. career-long 74-yard TD catch... TE Marcedes Lewis (2,311) needs 12 receiving yards to move into 5th place in Jaguars history (REGGIE WILLIAMS, 2,322)... LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 39 tackles. Posluszny attended Penn St... Incl. postseason, CB Rashean Mathis has 6 INTs in 6 career games vs. Steelers... S Dwight Lowery posted 2nd INT of season last week... DE Jeremy Mincey posted 1st sack of season last week.

Steelers Club has 26-8 (.765) record at home under head coach MIKE TOMLIN... In past 2 vs. Jax., QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 41 of 73 passes (56.2 pct.) for 451 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 96.3 passer rating. Roethlisberger has 19-7 (.731) record as starter in Oct. Tied franchise-record & career-best with 5 TD passes last week... RB Jonathan Dwyer gained 107 rush yards on 11 carries (9.7 avg.) in Week 5... WR Mike Wallace aims for 5th consecutive game with reception of at least 40+ yards. WR Hines Ward recorded 15th career game with at least 2 TD catches last week. In past 2 vs. Jaguars (incl. playoffs), Ward has 17 catches for 225 yards (13.2 avg.) with TD... TE Heath Miller recorded 1st TD catch of season last week... Defense allows 2nd-fewest yards per game (282.8) this season (Cin, 279.6) & NFL low in passing yards per game (174)... LB LaMarr Woodley had 1.5 sacks & INT last week... Rookie DE Cameron Heyward (1st round, No. 31) registered 1st career sack vs. Titans.


Results and Schedule
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 TEN H W 16-14 +2
2 2011-09-18 NYJ A L 3-32 -29
3 2011-09-25 CAR A L 10-16 -6
4 2011-10-02 NO H L 10-23 -13
5 2011-10-09 CIN H L 20-30 -10
6 2011-10-16 PIT A L 13-17 -4
7 2011-10-24 BAL H    
8 2011-10-30 HOU A    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 IND A    
11 2011-11-20 CLE A    
12 2011-11-27 HOU H    
13 2011-12-05 SD H    
14 2011-12-11 TB H    
15 2011-12-15 ATL A    
16 2011-12-24 TEN A    
17 2012-01-01 IND H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BAL A L 7-35 -28
2 2011-09-18 SEA H W 24-0 +24
3 2011-09-25 IND A W 23-20 +3
4 2011-10-02 HOU A L 10-17 -7
5 2011-10-09 TEN H W 38-17 +21
6 2011-10-16 JAC H W 17-13 +4
7 2011-10-23 ARI A    
8 2011-10-30 NE H    
9 2011-11-06 BAL H    
10 2011-11-13 CIN A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 KC A    
13 2011-12-04 CIN H    
14 2011-12-08 CLE H    
15 2011-12-19 SF A    
16 2011-12-24 STL H    
17 2012-01-01 CLE A    

Injury Report
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  FB Montell Owens (Knee)
 OLB Clint Session (Elbow)
 OG Jason Spitz (Quadriceps)
Doubtful  CB Derek Cox (Groin)
Questionable  OT Eugene Monroe (Shoulder)
 WR Kassim Osgood (Hamstring)
Probable  DT Tyson Alualu (Knee)
 CB Drew Coleman (Head)
 FS Courtney Greene (Neck)
 WR Jason Hill (Thigh)
 DE Aaron Kampman (Knee)
 TE Zach Miller (Shoulder)
 OLB Daryl Smith (Head)
 OT Guy Whimper (Hip)
IR  RB Rashad Jennings (Knee)
 OLB Aaron Morgan (Shoulder)
 DT D'Anthony Smith (Foot)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  OT Marcus Gilbert (Shoulder)
 NT Casey Hampton (Shoulder)
 OLB James Harrison (Eye)
 OG Chris Kemoeatu (Knee)
 RB Mewelde Moore (Ankle)
 DE Aaron Smith (Foot)
 OLB Jason Worilds (Quadriceps)
Probable  CB Cortez Allen (Ankle)
 FS Ryan Clark (Quadriceps)
IR  RB Baron Batch (Knee)
 OT Willie Colon (Triceps)
 QB Byron Leftwich (Broken Arm)

Offense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Offense 		 PIT
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 12.0 19.0 23.2 PIT
Rushing yards 114.7 103.0 111.4 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.97 4.26 4.24 PIT
Completion % 50.7% 63.8% 60.9% PIT
Passing yards 153.0 266.7 244.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.56 11.88 11.47 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.36 7.58 6.99 PIT
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 1.0 JAC
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.6 JAC
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.0 2.3 JAC
3rd down conversions 33.3% 49.2% 39.1% PIT
4th down conversions 14.3% 25.0% 47.2% PIT
Time of possession 28:21 31:37 30:01 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Defense 		 PIT
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.0 18.0 23.2 PIT
Rushing yards 95.0 111.0 111.4 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.66 4.61 4.24 JAC
Completion % 63.9% 58.3% 60.9% PIT
Passing yards 197.7 165.7 244.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.97 8.88 11.47 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 5.18 6.99 PIT
INT return 1.3 0.0 1.0 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 1.7 1.7 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 38.9% 40.8% 39.1% JAC
4th down conversions 75.0% 40.0% 47.2% PIT
Time of possession 30:39 28:20 30:01 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   JAC   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.9 12.8 10.3 PIT
Yards per kick return 22.4 27.1 24.6 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 9.7 4.8 10.3 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 25.3 24.6 -
  Misc Stats Comparison
   JAC   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 3.7 4.7 6.5 JAC
Penalty yards 34.7 48.0 54.3 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 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

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