Stats and information for the Steelers rematch with the Jaguars
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Team Records
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (3-6)
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Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin
- Overall regular-season record: 122-62-1 (.662)/12th season
- Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 122-62-1 (.662)/12th season
- Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years
Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone
- Overall regular-season record: 29-30 (.492)/fifth season
- Regular-season record with Jacksonville: 14-13 (.519)/third season
- Playoff Record/Years: 2-1 (.667)/one year
Steelers – Jaguars History
- Series History: Series began in 1995
- Overall Regular Season: Jaguars lead, 12-11
- In Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 6-5
- At Jacksonville: Jaguars lead, 7-5
- Neutral Sites: n/a
- Streak: Jaguars won previous meeting
- Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 8, 2017, in Pittsburgh
Jacksonville 30, Pittsburgh 9 - Postseason Series: Jaguars lead, 2-0
- Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 14, 2018, in Pittsburgh
Jacksonville 45, Pittsburgh 42 – AFC Divisional Playoff - (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)
This week’s game will mark the 24th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Jacksonville… the Jaguars own a four-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Steelers (12-11)… Sunday’s game will be the 13th time the two teams will meet in Jacksonville where the Steelers have won each of the previous two games in the regular season series.
Gameday Information
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018
- Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
- Site: TIAA Bank Field (67,164) • Jacksonville, Fla.
- Playing Surface: Natural Grass
- TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
- Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (analyst) | Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
- Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network
WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) - Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfley (sideline)
- Satellite Radio: SIRIUS: 105 (Pit), 81 (Jax) | XM: 385 (Pit), 226 (Jax)
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Game Capsule
| Steelers | Jaguars | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Week | W 52-21 vs. Carolina | L 29-26 at Indianapolis |
| Coach vs. Opp. | Mike Tomlin: 3-2 | Doug Marrone: 1-1 |
| Pts. For/Against | 31.0/23.2 | 17.8/22.1 |
| Offense | 419.9 | 359.4 |
| Passing | Ben Roethlisberger: 244-369-2888-21-7-100.9 | Blake Bortles: 201-328-2341-12-8-84.9 |
| Rushing | James Conner: 164-771-4.7-10 | T.J. Yeldon: 84-346-4.1-1 |
| Receiving | Antonio Brown: 57-690-12.1-10 (1L) | T.J. Yeldon (RB): 42-397-9.5-4 |
| Defense | 336.1 | 319.1 |
| Sacks | T.J. Watt: 8 | Calais Campbell, Yannick Ngakoue: 5 |
| INTs | Many tied: 1 | Many tied: 1 |
| Take/Give | -1 (11/12) | -11 (8/19) |
| Punting (Net) | Jordan Berry: 42.9 (38.9) | Logan Cooke (R): 42.3 (39.0) |
| Kicking | Chris Boswell: 53 (29/33 PAT; 8/11 FG) | Josh Lambo: 56 (14/15 PAT; 14/15 FG) |
Steelers
STEELERS had 7 different players score TD in Week 10.
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 22 of 25 (88 pct.) for 328 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 158.3 rating last week. Is 1 of 4 QBs in NFL history with multiple games with 158.3 rating. In 2017 AFC Divisional playoff vs. Jax., passed for 469 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 110.5 rating. Ranks 4th in NFL with 2,888 pass yards.
RB JAMES CONNER rushed for 65 yards & TD last week. Has 762 scrimmage yards (152.4 per game) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 5. In 4 games on road in 2018, has 579 scrimmage yards (144.8 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.). Aims for his 5th in row on road with 95+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 2 NFL players (TODD GURLEY) with 1,100+ scrimmage yards (1,158) & 10+ TDs (11) this season.
WR ANTONIO BROWN had 96 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Aims for his 8th in row with TD catch. Had 7 catches for 132 yards & 2 TDs in 2017 AFC Divisional meeting. Had 10 catches for 157 yards in last reg. season game vs. Jax. Aims for his 6th in row on road with rec. TD. WR JU JU SMITH- SCHUSTER had 90 rec. yards, incl. 75-yard TD catch, last week. Is 1 of 3 NFL players (TYREEK HILL & TYRELL WILLIAMS) with multiple 75+ yard TD catches since 2017.
DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 2 sacks last week. LB T.J. WATT had sack & FF in Week 10. Has sack in 2 of his past 3. Has 2 TFL & sack in last meeting. DE VINCE WILLIAMS had 4 tackles, sack & INT-TD last week.
Jaguars
REMATCH of 2017 AFC Divisional playoff, which Jax. won 45-42 on 1/14/18.
QB BLAKE BORTLES completed 26 of 38 (68.4 pct.) for 320 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 111.7 rating last week. Passed for 214 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 94.1 rating & rushed for 35 yards in 2017 AFC Divisional playoff vs. Pit.
RB LEONARD FOURNETTE had 109 scrimmage yards (56 rec., 53 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week. Rushed for 109 yards & 3 TDs in 2017 AFC Divisional meeting. Had career-high 181 rush yards & 2 TDs in last regular- season meeting. Has 5 rush TDs in 7 career home games. RB CARLOS HYDE had rush TD in his last game vs. Pit. (9/9/18 with Cle.). RB T.J. YELDON had 51 rec. yards last week. Has 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) in his past 6. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 at home.
WR DONTE MONCRIEF had 3 catches for 98 yards & TD last week. Had 60-yard TD catch in his last game vs. Pit. (11/12/17 with Ind.). Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 meetings. Has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 6.
DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TFL. S TASHAUN GIPSON had 6 tackles & 2 INTs in last meeting. CB JALEN RAMSEY had 4 PD & INT in last meeting. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. LB TELVIN SMITH had team-high 8 tackles & INT last week. Had 10 tackles & INT in last meeting. LB YANNICK NGAKOUE has 5 sacks in his past 6.
League Rankings
| Steelers | Jaguars | |
|---|---|---|
| Home Record | 3-2-0 | 2-3-0 |
| Away Record | 3-0-1 | 1-3-0 |
| Record vs. Spread | 6-3-0 | 3-5-1 |
| Points Scored | 279 (4th) | 160 (29th) |
| Points Allowed | 209 (13th) | 199 (10th) |
| Takeaway Diff. | -1 (19th) | -11 (30th) |
| Pass Yds/Game | 314 (3rd) | 264 (14th) |
| Rush Yds/Game | 105 (21st) | 94 (26th) |
| Def. Pass Yds/Game | 245 (19th) | 200 (1st) |
| Def. Rush Yds/Game | 90 (4th) | 118 (18th) |
Steelers 2018 Draft Class
S Terrell Edmunds (6-1, 217)
Rd. 1 28th Overall
Played collegiate football at Virginia Tech where he appeared in 37 games, making 31 starts…he totaled 182 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for losses…Edmunds started all 10 games en route to recording 59 tackles during the 2017 season.
WR James Washington (5-11, 213)
Rd. 2 60th Overall
Set an Oklahoma State University school record with 4,472 career receiving yards, also the second-best receiving yardage total in Big 12 conference history…he became one of two players in school history with three seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards and three years with at least 10 touchdown catches.
QB Mason Rudolph (6-5, 235)
Rd. 3 76th Overall
Led Oklahoma State University to a 32-9 record as the quarterback to produce the winningest record by a signal caller in school history…he finished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass efficiency…his 13,618 career passing yards rank him fourth in Big 12 conference history.
OL Chukwuma Okorafor (6-8, 320)
Rd. 3 92nd Overall
At Western Michigan University, started each of his final 39 games… he was a first-team All-American selection following the 2017 campaign by the Football Writers Association of America.
S Marcus Allen (6-2, 215)
Rd. 5 148th Overall
Became the sixth player in Penn State football history to reach the 300-tackle mark in a career…his 321 stops rank fifth in program history… he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2017, starting 13 games and recording 72 tackles (46 solo).
RB Jaylen Samuels (6-0, 225)
Rd. 5 165th Overall
Established a North Carolina State University school record for receptions in a career, finishing with 202…his 47 total touchdowns place him second in program annals and he finished fourth in touchdown receptions (19) and sixth in touchdown runs (28).
DT Joshua Frazier (6-4, 315)
Rd. 7 246th Overall
Played in 40 career games at the University of Alabama…he recorded 28 tackles (11 solo), with 4.5 tackles for losses, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.
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