Steelers D comes up big in 17-9 win over Jaguars (AP) Pittsburgh’s defense turned in its best performance of the season. Playing rookie Blake Bortles and the Jacksonville Jaguars surely helped. Brice McCain returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown, helping the Steelers overcome a mediocre offensive performance and beat the winless Jaguars 17-9 Sunday. McCain stepped in front of receiver Allen Hurns early in the fourth quarter, Bortles’ wobbly sideline pass and went untouched the other way. It was just what the Steelers (3-2) needed to gain a little breathing room in a game much tighter than they probably expected. The Jaguars (0-5) didn’t want a moral victory, but surely they will try to build on a close loss after dropping their past five games by double digits. Jacksonville was in this one from start to finish. Bortles, making his first start at home, completed 22 of 36 passes for 191 yards. He was hampered by several dropped passes including three by Hurns and a handful of untimely penalties. But the worst mistake was his fourth-quarter interception, which was his second of the game, fifth of the season and second returned for a touchdown. Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger had a costly fumble two plays before McCain’s pick. It came [...] newsinfl/steelers-d-comes-up-big-in-17-9-win-over-jaguars/
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:45:15 +0000
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