Fast Facts: Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2)

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on October 6, 2017

Fast Facts is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Odds

The opening line has the Steelers as an 8.5-point favorite. The over/under is 43.5 points.

Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2)

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

Overall regular-season record: 106-58 (.646)/11th season
Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 106-58 (.646)/11th season
Playoff Record/Years: 8-6 (.571)/seven years

Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone

Overall regular-season record: 18-20 (.474)/fourth season
Regular-season record with Jacksonville: 3-3 (.500)/second season
Playoff Record/Years: n/a

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Steelers-Jaguars History

Series History: Series began in 1995
Overall Regular Season: Even, 11-11
At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 6-4
At Jacksonville: Jaguars lead, 7-5
Neutral Sites: n/a
Streak: Steelers won previous three meetings
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 5, 2014, at Jacksonville
Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 9
Postseason Series: January 5, 2008, at Pittsburgh
Jacksonville 31, Pittsburgh 29
(preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)

This week’s game will mark the 23rd regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Jacksonville…each team owns 11 wins in the regular-season series between the two clubs…Sunday’s game will be the 11th time the two teams will meet in Pittsburgh, where the Steelers have won six of the previous 10 home games against the Jaguars…the two teams have met nine times in the month of October during the regular-season, with the Steelers holding a 6-3 advantage in the month of October vs. the Jaguars, including a 3-2 mark at home in October.

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Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017
Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET
Site: Heinz Field (64,800) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) | Rich Gannon (analyst)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) | Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfley (sideline)
SIRIUS: 98 (Jax), 82 (Pit) | XM: 386 (Jax), 82 (Pit)

Game Capsule

LEADER: Series tied, 11-11
LAST GAME: 10/5/14: Steelers 17 at Jaguars 9
STREAKS: Steelers have won past 3
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/16/11: Steelers 17, Jaguars 13
QB BLAKE BORTLES has 5 pass TDs vs. 1 INT in past 2. Ties for 3rd in AFC with 7 TD passes.
RB LEONARD FOURNETTE (rookie) had rec. TD last week. Has TD in each of team’s 1st 4 games in 2017 & is 1 of 6 rookies in NFL history with TD in each of team’s 1st 4 games of season. Ranks 4th in AFC with 285 rush yards. Has 410 scrimmage yards (285 rush, 125 rec.), 3rd most among rookies.
WR ALLEN HURNS has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Leads team with 16 catches & 186 rec. yards. TE MARCEDES LEWIS leads all NFL TEs with 3 TD catches.
JAGUARS lead NFL with 18 sacks. LB TELVIN SMITH had team-high 13 tackles last week. Since entering league in 2014, is 1 of 3 players with 375+ tackles (375), 5+ sacks (5.5) & 5+ INTs (5). DE CALAIS CAMPBELL ties for 2nd in NFL with 5.5 sacks. Is only player with 5+ sacks in each of past 9 seasons. Had sack in last game vs. Pit. (10/18/15 with Az.). DE YANNICK NGAKOUE had 2 sacks & FF last week, his 2nd career multi-sack game. Has 12 sacks since entering league in 2016, tied for 7th most in AFC. LB MYLES JACK had 81-yard FR-TD in Week 4. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 9+ tackles. CB A.J. BOUYE had INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with INT. Leads team & ties for 4th in NFL with 6 PD. LB PAUL POSLUSZNY had sack in last meeting. Has 12+ tackles in 3 of 4 career meetings. CB JALEN RAMSEY has 10 PD in past 4 on road.
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has 8 pass TDs vs. 1 INT for 98.2 rating in past 4 meetings. Aims for 7th in row at home with 95+ rating. In past 6 at home, has 1,899 pass yards (316.5 per game) with 19 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 121.1 rating.
RB LE’VEON BELL had 186 scrimmage yards (144 rush, 42 rec.) & 2 rush TDs last week. Has 3 rush TDs in past 2. Had 118 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 36 rec.) in last meeting. Since 2014, has 29 games with 100+ scrimmage yards, tied with LE SEAN MC COY for most in NFL. Ranks 4th in NFL with 422 scrimmage yards in 2017.
WR ANTONIO BROWN ranks 2nd in NFL with 30 catches & 388 rec. yards. Had 84 rec. yards in last meeting. In past 12 at home, has 110 catches (9.2 per game) for 1,383 yards (115.3 per game) & 12 TDs. Since entering league in 2010, has 662 catches & 8,765 rec. yards, both most in NFL. WR MARTAVIS BRYANT has 7 TD catches in past 8 at home. Rookie WR JU JU SMITH-SCHUSTER has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Has 2 TD catches, tied for most among rookies. TE JESSE JAMES is 1 of 4 NFL TEs with 15+ catches (15) & 2 rec. TDs (2).
LB RYAN SHAZIER had team-high 11 tackles & INT last week. DE CAMERON HEYWARD had 2 sacks, FF & FR in Week 4, his 3rd career multi-sack game. CB MIKE HILTON had 1st career sack & INT last week. LB BUD DUPREE has 1.5 sacks & 4 TFL in past 3.