What a football game this was.  The Jaguars rolled to a 28-7 lead after three quarters only to see the Steelers score three unanswered TDs to take the lead in this game.  The game all came down to a 4th and 2 play with not much time left when David Garrard had a nice long run to move the chains for the Jags and set up Josh Scobee to hit the eventual game winning field goal.  Garrard almost was the goat for the Jags in this game as his two 4th quarter interceptions really put the team behind the 8-ball but he came up big when the team really needed it.  Garrard completed 9 of 21 passes for 140 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions.  He also carried the football 5 times for 58 yards (11.6 ypc) to lead the Jags in rushing.  Fred Taylor found the Steelers defense a little tougher than the last time they played as he carried the football 16 times for 48 yards (3.0 ypc) with a TD run.  Maurice Jones-Drew was the biggest thorn in the Steelers side in this game.  Drew returned a kickoff 96-yards in the first quarter to set Fred Taylor up for a 1-yard TD plunge.  This deflated the crowd a bit at Heinz Field as it answered a long Steelers TD drive on their first series of the game.  Drew carried the ball 8 times for 29 yards (3.6 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught one pass…..a 43-yard TD!  The Jaguars finished up with 135 yards rushing on 29 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 9 of 21 passes for 104 yards.

Sammy Knight (13 tackles) and James Durant (12 tackles) were the busiest players on the defense for the Jags.  But it was Rashean Mathis and Derek Landri who were the real stars of this game for the Jags.  Rashean Mathis only had 2 tackles but he picked “Big Ben” off two times including one that he returned 63-yards for a TD.  Reserve defense tackle Derek Landri was all over the place despite only making one tackle in this game.  That’s because Landri also had a sack, an interception and he recovered the fumble to end the Steelers last possession of the game.  The Steelers finished up with only 43 yards rushing on 26 carries (1.7 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 42 passes for 297 yards.

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