GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: JACKSONVILLE (9-4) at PITTSBURGH (9-4)

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NFL
JACKSONVILLE 29
PITTSBURGH 22 1:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 41 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NFL
JACKSONVILLE 29
PITTSBURGH 22 0:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR

JAC BALL ON JAC 40 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 3 7 12 7 29
PITTSBURGH 0 7 0 15 22 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 36 YD, 5:24. Drive: 8
plays, 42 yards in 3:39. Key plays:
Taylor 10--yard run to Pittsburgh
45; Garrard 16-yard pass to Jones
to Pittsburgh 25. JACKSONVILLE 3-0
2ND QUARTER: PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 18 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
0:47. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards in
:42. Key plays: 13-yard punt by
Jaguars' Podlesh to Jacksonville
31; Parker 13-yard run to
Jacksonville 18.
PITTSBURGH 7-3
JAC - TD, ERNEST WILFORD 12 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK),
13:59. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in
1:01. Key plays: Garrard 10-yard
pass to Northcut to Jacksonville
42; Drew 5-yard run plus 15-yard
roughing the passer penalty on
Steelers' Haggans to Pittsburgh 33;
Drew 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to
Pittsburgh 22. JACKSONVILLE 10-7
3RD QUARTER: JAC - TD, ERNEST WILFORD 3 YD PASS FROM DAVID
GARRARD (TWO-POINT CONVERSION
FAILED), 9:40. Drive: 20 plays, 74
yards in 9:40. Key plays: Garrard
18-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-9
to Jacksonville 45; Jones-Drew
6-yard run on 4th-and-1 to
Pittsburgh 40; Garrard 3-yard run
on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 28;
Jones-Drew 17-yard run to
Pittsburgh 11. JACKSONVILLE 16-7
JAC - TD, DENNIS NORTHCUTT 55 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (PAT FAILED), 11:13.
Drive: 1 plays, 55 yards in 0:10.
JACKSONVILLE 22-7
4TH QUARTER: PIT - TD, HINES WARD 11 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
1:49. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards in
0:52. Key plays: An Smith 50-yard
intercption return to Jacksonville
12. JACKSONVILLE 22-14
PIT - TD, NATE WASHINGTON 30 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (CEDRICK WILSON PASS
TO SANTONIO HOLMES FOR TWO-POINT
CONVERSION), 9:14. Drive: 8 plays,
84 yards in 3:43. Key plays: Parker
13-yard run to Pittsburgh 29;
Parker 27-yard run to Jacksonville
44; Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to
Holmes on 3rd-and-18 to
Jacksonville 34. JACKSONVILLE 22-22
JAC - TD, FRED TAYLOR 12 YD RUN (JOSH SCOBEE
KICK), 13:03. JACKSONVILLE 29-22

ATT: 58,793</div>

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
JACKSONVILLE 29
PITTSBURGH 22 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 3 7 12 7 29
PITTSBURGH 0 7 0 15 22 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

5:24 JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 36 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards in 3:39.
Key plays: Taylor 10--yard run to Pittsburgh 45; Garrard 16-yard
pass to Jones to Pittsburgh 25. JACKSONVILLE 3-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:47 PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 18 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards in :42.
Key plays: 13-yard punt by Jaguars' Podlesh to Jacksonville 31;
Parker 13-yard run to Jacksonville 18. PITTSBURGH 7-3.
13:59 JAC - TD, ERNEST WILFORD 12 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in 1:01.
Key plays: Garrard 10-yard pass to Northcut to Jacksonville 42; Drew
5-yard run plus 15-yard roughing the passer penalty on Steelers' Haggans
to Pittsburgh 33; Drew 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 22.
JACKSONVILLE 10-7.

3RD QUARTER:

9:40 JAC - TD, ERNEST WILFORD 3 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED).
Drive: 20 plays, 74 yards in 9:40.
Key plays: Garrard 18-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-9 to
Jacksonville 45; Jones-Drew 6-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 40;
Garrard 3-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 28; Jones-Drew 17-yard run
to Pittsburgh 11. JACKSONVILLE 16-7.
11:13 JAC - TD, DENNIS NORTHCUTT 55 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (PAT FAILED).
Drive: 1 plays, 55 yards in 0:10.
JACKSONVILLE 22-7.

4TH QUARTER:

1:49 PIT - TD, HINES WARD 11 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK).
Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards in 0:52.
Key plays: An Smith 50-yard intercption return to Jacksonville 12.
JACKSONVILLE 22-14.
9:14 PIT - TD, NATE WASHINGTON 30 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (CEDRICK WILSON PASS TO SANTONIO HOLMES FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION).
Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards in 3:43.
Key plays: Parker 13-yard run to Pittsburgh 29; Parker 27-yard run
to Jacksonville 44; Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Holmes on 3rd-and-18 to
Jacksonville 34. JACKSONVILLE 22-22.
13:03 JAC - TD, FRED TAYLOR 12 YD RUN (JOSH SCOBEE KICK).
JACKSONVILLE 29-22.

JACKSONVILLE - PITTSBURGH Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS JACKSONVILLE PITTSBURGH

FIRST DOWNS 25 13
Rushing 13 7
Passing 11 6
Penalty 1 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-14-36% 5-13-38%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 422 217
Total offensive plays 75 55
Average gain per play 5.6 3.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 225 111
Rushing attempts 42 17
Average gain per rush 5.4 6.5
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 1-4
NET YARDS PASSING 197 106
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 5-40
Gross passing yards 197 146
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 33-17-1 33-16-0
Avg gain per pass play 6.0 2.8
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-2-2 4-1-1
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-29.0 7-40.9
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 26.0 39.1
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 15 62
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 4-15 1-12
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-55 4-60
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-50
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 1-10 4-34
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 2-0
TOUCHDOWNS 4 3
Rushing 1 0
Passing 3 3
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-3 3-3
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-3 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 37:39 22:21


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

JACKSONVILLE PITTSBURGH

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
F TAYLOR 25 147 5.9 38 1 W PARKER 14 100 7.1 27 0
M JONES-DR 12 69 5.8 20 0 B ROETHLIS 2 15 7.5 11 0
D GARRARD 4 9 2.3 6 0 N DAVENPOR 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
G JONES 1 0 0.0 0 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D GARRARD 17-33-197 1 3 55 B ROETHLIS 16-33-146 0 3 30

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 5-40.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M JONES-DR 5 30 6.0 8 0 S HOLMES 4 34 8.5 18 0
D NORTHCUT 4 81 20.3 55 1 H WARD 4 31 7.8 11 1
M LEWIS 2 38 19.0 20 0 H MILLER 2 24 12.0 18 1
M JONES 2 25 12.5 16 0 W PARKER 2 9 4.5 6 0
E WILFORD 2 22 11.0 12 2 N DAVENPOR 2 6 3.0 3 0
R WILLIAMS 1 3 3.0 3 0 N WASHINGT 1 30 30.0 30 1
G JONES 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 C WILSON 1 12 12.0 12 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SMITH 1 50 50.0 50 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A PODLESH 5 145 29.0 0 3 44 D SEPULVED 7 286 40.9 0 2 55

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D NORTHCUTT 4 15 3.8 10 0 A ROSSUM 1 12 12.0 12 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M JONES-DREW 2 37 18.5 19 0 N DAVENPORT 2 42 21.0 29 0
S STARKS 1 18 18.0 18 0 A ROSSUM 2 18 9.0 15 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J SCOBEE 2/3 1/1 J REED 2/2 0/0
Dist.: 36

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
P SPICER 0 0 1 0-0 S HOLMES 1 0 0 0-0
B WILLIAMS 0 0 1 0-0 B ROETHLISBERGER 1 0 0 1-0
N DAVENPORT 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J DURANT 10 8 2 0-0 T POLAMALU 10 7 3 0-0
S KNIGHT 7 4 3 0-0 L FOOTE 10 4 6 0-0
R NELSON 5 5 0 0-0 T KIRSCHKE 8 4 4 0-0
J HENDERSON 5 3 2 1-8 C HAMPTON 8 4 4 0-0
B WILLIAMS 5 3 2 0-0 A SMITH 8 4 4 0-0
T COUSIN 4 4 0 0-0 J FARRIOR 8 2 6 0-0
B HAWKINS 3 3 0 2-17 J HARRISON 7 5 2 0-0
D SMITH 3 1 2 0-0 I TAYLOR 6 5 1 0-0
P SPICER 2 2 0 1-6 T CARTER 5 4 1 0-0
R MATHIS 2 1 1 0-0 D TOWNSEND 4 3 1 0-0
B MCCRAY 1 1 0 1-9 C HAGGANS 3 2 1 0-0
R MEIER 1 0 1 0-0 C HOKE 1 1 0 0-0
L WOODLEY 1 1 0 0-0
B MCFADDEN 1 1 0 0-0
B KEISEL 1 1 0 0-0

Att: 58,793</div>

 

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars felt right athome in the nasty elements.


On a cold, snowy afternoon, David Garrard tossed three touchdownpasses as the Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 29-22,on Sunday.


Jacksonville (10-4) also used the power running of Fred Taylorto move one step closer to its first playoff berth since 2005.Tennessee's 26-17 victory in Kansas City prevented Jacksonvillefrom clinching a postseason berth.


Taylor rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, onlythe second 100-yard game the Steelers have allowed in their last63 contests.


Taylor's 12-yard touchdown run snapped a 22-22 tie with 2:02remaining and came after the Steelers erased a 15-point deficitin the fourth quarter.


The conditions might have been more suited to the Steelers, butthe Jaguars showed they have a team equipped to win Decembergames in wintry weather.


Jacksonville beat Pittsburgh at its own game, running for 225yards against the league's second-best rushing defense.

With the snow at Heinz Field intensifying, the Jaguars wore downthe Steelers (9-5) with a 20-play drive in the third quarter onwhich they twice converted a 4th-and-1.


Garrard capped the nearly 10-minute, 74-yard march with a 3-yardtouchdown pass to Reggie Williams that made it 16-7 with 5:25left in the third quarter.


On their final possession of the first half, the Jaguars marched68 yards on 10 plays to take a 10-7 halftime lead on Garrard's12-yard TD pass to Ernest Wilford with 1:07 remaining.

On their first two touchdown drives, the Jaguars ran 30 playsand held the ball for nearly 15 minutes.


Ben Roethlisberger tossed an 18-yard TD pass to tight end HeathMiller to give the Steelers a 7-3 lead 42 seconds into thesecond period.


But the Jaguars harassed Roethlisberger, who was ineffectiveuntil the fourth quarter while playing with a sore rightshoulder that caused him to miss two days of practice during theweek.


Roethlisberger also threw three TDs but passed for only 137yards as the Steelers lost at Heinz Field for the first timethis season. Pittsburgh was trying finish 8-0 at home for onlythe fourth time in franchise history.


While the Jaguars relied on their ball-control offense, theyalso showed they could score quickly.


Garrard's third TD - a 55-yard pass to Dennis Northcutt - madeit 22-7 with 3:57 left in the third quarter.


The loss dropped the Steelers into a tie for first place in theAFC North with the surging Cleveland Browns (9-5), who defeatedthe Buffalo Bills, 8-0, on Sunday.


Pittsburgh owns the tiebreaker edge based on a season sweep ofCleveland. However, the Steelers still have not wrapped up aplayoff spot due to Tennessee's victory.


Pittsburgh came alive in the fourth quarter, as Roethlisbergertossed TD passes of 11 yards to Hines Ward and 30 yards to NateWashington to pull the Steelers even with 5:54 left.

But the Jaguars answered with a game-clinching eight-play,73-yard drive, hammering the Steelers on the ground as they didthroughout the game.

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 3 7 12 7 29
PITTSBURGH 0 7 0 15 22 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 36 YD, 5:24. Drive: 8
plays, 42 yards in 3:39. Key plays:
Taylor 10--yard run to Pittsburgh
45; Garrard 16-yard pass to Jones
to Pittsburgh 25. JACKSONVILLE 3-0
2ND QUARTER: PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 18 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
0:47. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards in
:42. Key plays: 13-yard punt by
Jaguars' Podlesh to Jacksonville
31; Parker 13-yard run to
Jacksonville 18.
PITTSBURGH 7-3
JAC - TD, ERNEST WILFORD 12 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK),
13:59. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in
1:01. Key plays: Garrard 10-yard
pass to Northcut to Jacksonville
42; Drew 5-yard run plus 15-yard
roughing the passer penalty on
Steelers' Haggans to Pittsburgh 33;
Drew 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to
Pittsburgh 22. JACKSONVILLE 10-7
3RD QUARTER: JAC - TD, REGGIE WILLIAMS 3 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (TWO-POINT CONVERSION
FAILED), 9:40. Drive: 20 plays, 74
yards in 9:40. Key plays: Garrard
18-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-9
to Jacksonville 45; Jones-Drew
6-yard run on 4th-and-1 to
Pittsburgh 40; Garrard 3-yard run
on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 28;
Jones-Drew 17-yard run to
Pittsburgh 11. JACKSONVILLE 16-7
JAC - TD, DENNIS NORTHCUTT 55 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (PAT FAILED), 11:13.
Drive: 1 plays, 55 yards in 0:10.
JACKSONVILLE 22-7
4TH QUARTER: PIT - TD, HINES WARD 11 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
1:49. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards in
0:52. Key plays: An Smith 50-yard
intercption return to Jacksonville
12. JACKSONVILLE 22-14
PIT - TD, NATE WASHINGTON 30 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (CEDRICK WILSON PASS
TO SANTONIO HOLMES FOR TWO-POINT
CONVERSION), 9:14. Drive: 8 plays,
84 yards in 3:43. Key plays: Parker
13-yard run to Pittsburgh 29;
Parker 27-yard run to Jacksonville
44; Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to
Holmes on 3rd-and-18 to
Jacksonville 34. JACKSONVILLE 22-22
JAC - TD, FRED TAYLOR 12 YD RUN (JOSH SCOBEE
KICK), 13:03. JACKSONVILLE 29-22

ATT: 58,793</div>

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 3 7 12 7 29
PITTSBURGH 0 7 0 15 22 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

5:24 JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 36 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards in 3:39.
Key plays: Taylor 10--yard run to Pittsburgh 45; Garrard 16-yard
pass to Jones to Pittsburgh 25. JACKSONVILLE 3-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:47 PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 18 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards in :42.
Key plays: 13-yard punt by Jaguars' Podlesh to Jacksonville 31;
Parker 13-yard run to Jacksonville 18. PITTSBURGH 7-3.
13:59 JAC - TD, ERNEST WILFORD 12 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in 5:06.
Key plays: Garrard 10-yard pass to Northcutt to Jacksonville 42;
Drew 5-yard run plus 15-yard roughing the passer penalty on Steelers'
Haggans to Pittsburgh 33; Drew 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 22.
JACKSONVILLE 10-7.

3RD QUARTER:

9:40 JAC - TD, REGGIE WILLIAMS 3 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED).
Drive: 20 plays, 74 yards in 9:40.
Key plays: Garrard 18-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-9 to
Jacksonville 45; Jones-Drew 6-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 40;
Garrard 3-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 28; Jones-Drew 17-yard run
to Pittsburgh 11. JACKSONVILLE 16-7.
11:13 JAC - TD, DENNIS NORTHCUTT 55 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (PAT FAILED).
Drive: 1 plays, 55 yards in 0:10.
JACKSONVILLE 22-7.

4TH QUARTER:

1:49 PIT - TD, HINES WARD 11 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK).
Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards in 0:52.
Key plays: A Smith 50-yard intercption return to Jacksonville 12.
JACKSONVILLE 22-14.
9:14 PIT - TD, NATE WASHINGTON 30 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (CEDRICK WILSON PASS TO SANTONIO HOLMES FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION).
Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards in 3:43.
Key plays: Parker 13-yard run to Pittsburgh 29; Parker 27-yard run
to Jacksonville 44; Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Holmes on 3rd-and-18 to
Jacksonville 34. JACKSONVILLE 22-22.
13:03 JAC - TD, FRED TAYLOR 12 YD RUN (JOSH SCOBEE KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards in 3:49.
Key plays: Garrard 20-yard pass to Lewis to Jacksonville 47;
Taylor13-yard run to Pittsburgh 31; Jones-Drew 20-yard run on 3rd-and-11
to Pittsburgh 12. JACKSONVILLE 29-22.

JACKSONVILLE - PITTSBURGH Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS JACKSONVILLE PITTSBURGH

FIRST DOWNS 25 13
Rushing 13 7
Passing 11 6
Penalty 1 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-14-36% 5-13-38%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 421 217
Total offensive plays 75 55
Average gain per play 5.6 3.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 224 111
Rushing attempts 42 17
Average gain per rush 5.3 6.5
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 1-4
NET YARDS PASSING 197 106
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 5-40
Gross passing yards 197 146
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 33-17-1 33-16-0
Avg gain per pass play 6.0 2.8
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-2-2 4-1-1
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-29.0 7-40.9
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 26.0 39.1
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 15 62
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 4-15 1-12
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-55 4-60
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-50
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 1-10 4-34
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 2-0
TOUCHDOWNS 4 3
Rushing 1 0
Passing 3 3
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-3 3-3
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-3 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 37:39 22:21


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

JACKSONVILLE PITTSBURGH

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
F TAYLOR 25 147 5.9 38 1 W PARKER 14 100 7.1 27 0
M JONES-DR 12 69 5.8 20 0 B ROETHLIS 2 15 7.5 11 0
D GARRARD 4 8 2.0 6 0 N DAVENPOR 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
G JONES 1 0 0.0 0 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D GARRARD 17-33-197 1 3 55 B ROETHLIS 16-33-146 0 3 30

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 5-40.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M JONES-DR 5 30 6.0 8 0 S HOLMES 4 34 8.5 18 0
D NORTHCUT 4 81 20.3 55 1 H WARD 4 31 7.8 11 1
M LEWIS 2 38 19.0 20 0 H MILLER 2 24 12.0 18 1
M JONES 2 25 12.5 16 0 W PARKER 2 9 4.5 6 0
E WILFORD 2 22 11.0 12 1 N DAVENPOR 2 6 3.0 3 0
R WILLIAMS 1 3 3.0 3 1 N WASHINGT 1 30 30.0 30 1
G JONES 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 C WILSON 1 12 12.0 12 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SMITH 1 50 50.0 50 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A PODLESH 5 145 29.0 0 3 44 D SEPULVED 7 286 40.9 0 2 55

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D NORTHCUTT 4 15 3.8 10 0 A ROSSUM 1 12 12.0 12 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M JONES-DREW 2 37 18.5 19 0 N DAVENPORT 2 42 21.0 29 0
S STARKS 1 18 18.0 18 0 A ROSSUM 2 18 9.0 15 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J SCOBEE 2/3 1/1 J REED 2/2 0/0
Dist.: 36

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
P SPICER 0 0 1 0-0 S HOLMES 1 0 0 0-0
B WILLIAMS 0 0 1 0-0 B ROETHLISBERGER 1 0 0 1-0
N DAVENPORT 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J DURANT 10 8 2 0-0 T POLAMALU 10 7 3 0-0
S KNIGHT 7 4 3 0-0 L FOOTE 10 4 6 0-0
R NELSON 5 5 0 0-0 T KIRSCHKE 8 4 4 0-0
J HENDERSON 5 3 2 1-8 C HAMPTON 8 4 4 0-0
B WILLIAMS 5 3 2 0-0 A SMITH 8 4 4 0-0
T COUSIN 4 4 0 0-0 J FARRIOR 8 2 6 0-0
B HAWKINS 3 3 0 2-17 J HARRISON 7 5 2 0-0
D SMITH 3 1 2 0-0 I TAYLOR 6 5 1 0-0
P SPICER 2 2 0 1-6 T CARTER 5 4 1 0-0
R MATHIS 2 1 1 0-0 D TOWNSEND 4 3 1 0-0
B MCCRAY 1 1 0 1-9 C HAGGANS 3 2 1 0-0
R MEIER 1 0 1 0-0 C HOKE 1 1 0 0-0
L WOODLEY 1 1 0 0-0
B MCFADDEN 1 1 0 0-0
B KEISEL 1 1 0 0-0

Officials: Referee-Gene Steratore, Umpire-Carl Madsen, Head
Linesman-Paul Weidner, Line Judge-Tom Barnes, Field Judge-Doug
Rosenbaum, Side Judge-Barry Anderson, Back Judge-Tony Steratore.

Att: 58,793 Time of Game: 3:09</div>

 

NFL: JACKSONVILLE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
JACKSONVILLE 29
PITTSBURGH 22 FINAL</div>

 

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars felt right athome in the nasty elements.


On a cold, snowy afternoon, David Garrard tossed three touchdownpasses as the Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 29-22,on Sunday.


Jacksonville (10-4) also used the power running of Fred Taylorto move one step closer to its first playoff berth since 2005.Tennessee's 26-17 victory in Kansas City prevented Jacksonvillefrom clinching a postseason berth.


"We just have to make sure that everybody keeps grinding,"Garrard said. "We're just trying to get there (playoffs).Mother Nature may not have been kind but we didn't let thatbother us."


Taylor rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, onlythe second 100-yard game the Steelers have allowed in their last63 contests. But it was Taylor's fourth straight 100-yardgame.


"A lot of guys didn't believe that we could come up here, on theroad, and play a team like Pittsburgh and win the game," Taylorsaid. "We just played the game."


Taylor's 12-yard touchdown run snapped a 22-22 tie with 2:02remaining and came after the Steelers erased a 15-point deficitin the fourth quarter to tie the game with 5:46 remaining.

The Jaguars, however, answered with a game-clinching eight-play,73-yard drive, hammering the Steelers on the ground as they didthroughout the game.


The conditions might have been more suited to the Steelers, butthe Jaguars showed they have a team equipped to win Decembergames in wintry weather.


Jacksonville beat Pittsburgh at its own game, running for 225yards against the league's second-best rushing defense.

"It was a good hard-fought victory here," Jaguars coach Jack DelRio said. "It took a complete team effort. The guysunderstood we had some challenges this week. We played a stoutdefense. Our team met those challenges."


With the snow at Heinz Field intensifying, the Jaguars wore downthe Steelers (9-5) with a 20-play drive in the third quarter onwhich they twice converted a 4th-and-1.


Garrard capped the nearly 10-minute, 74-yard march with a 3-yardtouchdown pass to Reggie Williams that made it 16-7 with 5:25left in the third quarter.


On their final possession of the first half, the Jaguars marched68 yards on 10 plays to take a 10-7 halftime lead on Garrard's12-yard TD pass to Ernest Wilford with 1:07 remaining.

Ben Roethlisberger tossed an 18-yard TD pass to tight end HeathMiller to give the Steelers a 7-3 lead 42 seconds into thesecond period.


The Jaguars registered five sacks against Roethlisberger, whowas ineffective until the fourth quarter while playing with asore right shoulder that caused him to miss two days of practiceduring the week.


"We've got to execute better," Miller said. "When we're notsuccessful, it's because we dont execute and we don't play goodfundamental football. I'm sure that's the case today."

Roethlisberger also threw three TDs but passed for only 137yards as the Steelers lost at Heinz Field for the first timethis season. Pittsburgh was trying finish 8-0 at home for onlythe fourth time in franchise history.


"Ben was feeling good enough to play," Steelers coach MikeTomlin said. "Once we made the decision to play, not only himbut anybody, we don't second-guess it. His play speaks foritself. That is the way we operate. We didn't play well enoughto win."


While the Jaguars relied on their ball-control offense, theyalso showed they could score quickly.


Garrard's third TD - a 55-yard pass to Dennis Northcutt - madeit 22-7 with 3:57 left in the third quarter.


"Our offensive line moved some people today," Del Rio said."David wasn't sacked and we were able to run the football andkeep the quarterback operating."


The loss dropped the Steelers into a tie for first place in theAFC North with the surging Cleveland Browns (9-5), who defeatedthe Buffalo Bills, 8-0, on Sunday.


"We had some elements we had to deal with and they're a greatdefense, a great team," Roethlisberger said of the Jaguars. "Itwas unusual to see receivers not get balls today."

Pittsburgh owns the tiebreaker edge based on a season sweep ofCleveland. However, the Steelers still have not wrapped up aplayoff spot due to Tennessee's victory.


"We're not looking at Cleveland," Steelers wide receiver HinesWard said. "We're concerned about the Pittsburgh Steelers.Until we do what we've got to do, it doesn't matter who'schasing us."


Pittsburgh came alive in the fourth quarter, as Roethlisbergertossed TD passes of 11 yards to Ward and 30 yards to NateWashington to pull the Steelers even.


But the Steelers could not get a defensive stop when they neededone.