Big Cat Country
Jacksonville Jaguars football is back! The Pittsburgh Steelers will make the journey from Duval North to Jacksonville to face off against the Jaguars on Saturday. The Jags and Steelers have played each other 28 times, and the Jaguars currently lead with a 15-13 record. Let’s take a stroll through franchise history to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from the team’s series against the Steelers.
Series results
The Good
Beating the Steelers twice during the same season in 2007/2008 and 2017/2018
Week 15: at Heinz Field on December 16, 2007
Final score: Jaguars 29 – Steelers 22
Attendance: 58,793
Ernest Wilford, Reggie Williams, Dennis Northcutt, and Fred Taylor scored touchdowns. David Garrard completed 17 out of 33 attempted passes for 197 yards. Fred Taylor led the team with 147 rushing yards, and Dennis Northcutt led with 81 receiving yards. Maurice Jones-Drew averaged 18.50 yards in kickoff returns. Adam Podlesh punted five times for 145 yards. Josh Scobee made the attempted field goal. Brent Hawkins registered two sacks.
AFC Wild Card: at Heinz Field on January 5, 2008
Final score: Jaguars 31 – Steelers 29
Attendance: 63,629
Maurice Jones-Drew scored two touchdowns, and Fred Taylor and Rashean Mathis scored one touchdown. David Garrard completed nine out of 21 attempted passes for 140 yards and led the team with 58 rushing yards. Maurice Jones-Drew led the team with 43 receiving yards and averaged 96.00 yards in kickoff returns. Dennis Northcutt averaged 10.33 yards in punt returns. Adam Podlesh punted four times for 200 yards. Josh Scobee made one out of two field goal attempts. Rashean Mathis had two interceptions. Derek Landri had one interception and one sack. Jeremy Mincey, Bobby McCray, Rob Meier, John Henderson, and Paul Spicer each registered one sack.
Week 5: at Heinz Field on October 8, 2017
Final score: Jaguars 30 – Steelers 9
Attendance: 66,237
Leonard Fournette scored two touchdowns. Telvin Smith and Barry Church both had interceptions that resulted in touchdowns. Blake Bortles completed eight out of 14 attempted passes for 95 yards. Leonard Fournette led the team with 181 rushing yards, and Marqise Lee led with 49 receiving yards. Tommy Bohanon averaged 14.00 yards in kickoff returns. Brad Nortman punted five times for 190 yards. Jason Myers made the attempted field goal. Tashaun Gipson had two interceptions, and Dante Fowler Jr. recorded one sack.
AFC Wild Card: at Heinz Field on January 14, 2018
Final score: Jaguars 45 – Steelers 42
Attendance: 64,524
Leonard Fournette scored three touchdowns. T.J. Yeldon, Telvin Smith, and Tommy Bohanon scored touchdowns. Blake Bortles completed 14 out of 26 attempted passes for 214 yards. Leonard Fournette led the team with 109 rushing yards, and T.J. Yeldon led with 57 receiving yards. Corey Grant averaged 22.00 yards in kickoff returns. Brad Nortman punted four times for 131 yards. Josh Lambo made the attempted field goal. Myles Jack had one interception. Yannick Ngakoue and Marcell Dareus both recorded one sack.
Winning their first home game
Week 6: at Jacksonville...
