National Football League
Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 9
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 5, 2014
Where: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Temperature: 71°
Head Official: Terry McAulay
Attendance: 66198

Steelers 17, Jaguars 9: Brice McCain returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to help visiting Pittsburgh hold off Jacksonville.

McCain picked off Jaguars rookie Blake Bortles and scampered 22 yards to give the Steelers (3-2) an eight-point lead. Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 273 yards, threw a touchdown pass to Michael Palmer as Pittsburgh bounced back from a loss to Tampa Bay.

Bortles was 22-of-36 for 191 yards and two interceptions in his second career start for Jacksonville (0-5). Josh Scobee kicked three field goals to account for the Jaguars’ scoring.

Jacksonville was within 10-9 after Scobee converted a 36-yard attempt with 3:16 left in the third quarter. Bortles threw a pass in the right flat for which McCain was waiting and easily scored with 11:32 remaining, with the Jaguars never recovering.

Scobee kicked a 43-yard field goal in the opening quarter to give Jacksonville the early lead. Pittsburgh went up 10-3 when Roethlisberger connected with Palmer on a 1-yard scoring pass with 1:53 left in the half before Scobee booted a 35-yard kick with nine seconds remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh converted 8-of-16 third-down opportunities while the Jaguars went 3-for-12. … DE Abry Jones recorded two of Jacksonville’s four sacks. … Steelers S Shamarko Thomas departed with a hamstring injury.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Pittsburgh   Jacksonville
Le'Veon Bell Player Storm Johnson
15 Attempts 4
82 Yards 27
5.5 Avg Yards 6.8
0 Touchdowns 0
29 Long 20
Receiving
Pittsburgh   Jacksonville
Antonio Brown Player Allen Robinson
5 Receptions 5
84 Yards 51
16.8 Avg Yards 10.2
0 Touchdowns 0
30 Long 17
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Pittsburgh 372 111 261 2 1 2 1.0 0
Jacksonville 243 56 187 0 3 0 4.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Jacksonville will play their next game on the road against Tennessee. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.