| Game information |
| Date: Sat., Jan. 5, 2008 | Time: 8 p.m. EST | TV: NBC |
| Venue: Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
| Recap |
| Never in the Steelers' 75 seasons had a team beaten them twice in Pittsburgh in the same season. The Jacksonville Jaguars beat history - and the Steelers - despite a memorable fourth-quarter collapse that nearly cost the visitors their season.
Josh Scobee saved the game by kicking a 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining and the Jaguars came back after squandering an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Steelers 31-29 on Saturday night in an AFC wild-card game Saturday night that was wild in every sense of the word. More... |
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It was a tale of two halves at Heinz Field, but the Jaguars prevailed in the end after a pivotal 32-yard scamper on fourth down by David Garrard. Ben Roethlisberger was not happy with his performance.  Play |
| Jaguars' offense vs. Steelers' defense |
M. Drew | Jaguars: RB Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 29 yards with a touchdown and took a reception 43 yards for a score.
Steelers: LB LaMarr Woodley recorded three tackles and two sacks while helping the defense hold the Jaguars' RBs under 100 rushing yards. | 
L. Woodley |
| Steelers' offense vs. Jaguars' defense |
H. Ward | Steelers: WR Hines Ward caught 10 passs for 135 yards.
Jaguars: CB Rashean Mathis intercepted Ben Roethlisberger twice in the win. | 
R. Mathis |
| Judgements |
| Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin might want to invest in a new two-point conversion chart. He should have passed on the temptation to go for two with just over 10 minutes left, especially after the Steelers were pushed back to the 12. More... |
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| Photo Gallery |
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The Jaguars have beaten Pittsburgh four times in the last three seasons and appeared ready to do easily by building a 28-10 lead behind backup running back Maurice Jones-Drew. (Getty Images)
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Expert Picks (against the spread)
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| Expert | Pick | Reason |
 |  | The Jaguars rushing attack will face a Steelers defense that recently struggled against the run without S Troy Polamalu. |
 | | The Jaguars will physcially beat up the Steelers again. Fred Taylor will rush for 125 yards.
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 | | Because the Jaguars went through the dress rehearsal last month. |
 | | The Steelers' defense will have a hard time stopping the Jaguars in this rematch from the regular season. |
 | | If Las Vegas is going to make the Jaguars a favorite at Pittsburgh, then you know something's up. |
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