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Jaguars stun Steelers 45-42

Continued from Page 18 win in a decade.
“I’m sure there will still be
Certainly looked it as Four- tons of people that are
nette scored two first-quar- going to disapprove and
ter touchdowns. talk negative or hate or do
The Jaguars built a 21-point whatever they want,” Bor-
lead and responded when- tles said.
ever the Steelers rallied to “But we get to keep playing
get within one score. and we get an opportunity
“The guys played with con- to play in Foxborough next
fidence all day long,” Bor- week for another week.
tles said. Just honored to be able to
“Obviously, what they do this especially with this
have on their side of the group of guys.”
ball, it’s a good team. We “It’s been an awesome
know they got a good of- year. Just want to keep it
fense. going.”
We knew we were going to FOURTH AND WOE
have to be efficient, hold Pittsburgh rolled up 545
on to the ball for a little bit, yards of offense, but it’s 2
so we did it.” yards the Steelers didn’t
Ben Roethlisberger threw get that helped send them
for 469 yards and set a into an offseason filled with
franchise record with five questions.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) is sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive touchdown passes, but Twice Pittsburgh had
tackle Marcell Dareus (99) during the first half of an NFL divisional football AFC playoff game in was also intercepted once fourth-and-1 in Jacksonville
Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. Associated Press and had a fumble returned territory. Twice the Steelers
for a score. did something other than
All-Pro Antonio Brown have the 6-foot-5 Roethlis-
caught seven passes for berger sneak.
132 yards and two touch- Pittsburgh ran wide in the
downs in his return from a first quarter and Bell was
left calf injury. stuffed for a 4-yard loss.
Bell had 155 yards of total The Jaguars responded
offense and two scores. immediately by going 75
But Pittsburgh’s vaunted yards in 11 plays, the final
“Killer Bs” couldn’t keep one a 4-yard sprint by T.J.
pace with Jacksonville, Yeldon that put them up
one of four NFL franchises 21-0.
to never make the Super The Steelers were down
Bowl. a touchdown early in the
“It’s disheartening,” Brown fourth quarter and had
said. “I thought we had the fourth-and-inches at the
right group of guys.” Jacksonville 39.
The Jaguars dominated Roethlisberger checked
the Steelers on Oct. 8, win- at the line of scrimmage,
ning by three touchdowns faked a handoff to Bell and
in a performance so over- instead threw incomplete
whelming Roethlisberger to diving rookie JuJu Smith-
only half-jokingly won- Schuster .
dered aloud whether he “It’s been a while since I’ve
still had “it’ after throwing a run a quarterback sneak,
career-high five picks. I’m for it,” said Roethlis-
Roethlisberger and his berger, who added he will
teammates left little doubt return in 2018.
they hoped for a rematch, “That’s kind of over my
though Jacksonville cor- head when it comes to
nerback A.J. Bouye cau- why we don’t do it. I’m not
tioned Pittsburgh to be going to sit here and sec-
careful what it wished for. ond guess why we didn’t
The Jaguars hardly ap- quarterback sneak. I don’t
peared intimidated by the know how many years it’s
18-degree chill or trying to been since we quarter-
earn their first road playoff back sneaked.”q