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Type Size: More about: | Search | News Keith Srakocic ASSOCIATED PRESS Ben Roethlisberger passed for 309 yards in win over Jaguars. MORE SPORTS NEWS Bevo Beat: | Varsity News: | The 12th Word at A&M: | MOST E-MAILED STORIES NFL Steelers push past nemesis Jaguars Roethlisberger burns Jacksonville secondary. By Mark Long ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, October 06, 2008 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Big Ben's big night gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a big boost in the AFC North. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Steelers overcome their offensive woes and leading them to a 26-21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday night. Pittsburgh (4-1) snapped a four-game losing streak against Jacksonville and stretched its division lead over Baltimore (2-2), which lost to Tennessee earlier in the day. Roethlisberger finished 26-of-41, rebounding from an interception on his third pass that Rashean Mathis returned 72 yards for a score. Roethlisberger's perfect 8-yard fade pass to Hines Ward in the corner of the end zone put the Steelers ahead 26-21 with 1:53 remaining. Roethlisberger misfired on the 2-point conversion, but Pittsburgh's defense sealed the win by sacking David Garrard and then forcing two incomplete passes. The Jaguars (2-3) blew a late lead for the fourth consecutive week. They rallied the last two games, getting winning field goals to beat Indianapolis and Houston. No such luck this time around. Jacksonville won two close games in Pittsburgh last season, including a 31-29 in the first round of the playoffs, and was favored in this one mostly because of the Steelers' injury situation. They played without running backs Willie Parker (knee) and Rashard Mendenhall (shoulder), guard Kendall Simmons (Achilles' tendon) and defensive linemen Casey Hampton (groin) and Brett Keisel (calf). And because Roethlisberger had been sacked 16 times in the first four games, the Jaguars expected to have a big day defensively against Big Ben. It ended up being the other way around. Roethlisberger picked apart Jacksonville's secondary, which played without starting safety Reggie Nelson and cornerback Drayton Florence. Pittsburgh outgained Jacksonville 300 yards to 49 yards in the first half. Steelers 26, Jaguars 21 Pittsburgh 7 13 0 6 — 26 Jacksonville 14 0 0 7 — 21 First Quarter Jac—Mathis 72 interception return (Scobee kick), 12:49. Pit—Miller 1 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 5:18. Jac—Jones-Drew 1 run (Scobee kick), 2:27. Second Quarter Pit—FG Reed 38, 12:38. Pit—Washington 48 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 9:20. Pit—FG Reed 23, :45. Fourth Quarter Jac—M.Lewis 24 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 14:05. Pit—Ward 8 pass from Roethlisberger (pass failed), 1:53. A : 65,908. Statistics Pit Jac First downs 28 14 Total Net Yards 415 213 Rushes-yards 26-129 19-38 Passing 286 175 Punt Returns 3-15 2-0 Kickoff Returns 4-86 5-113 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-72 Comp-Att-Int 26-41-1 18-32-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-23 3-25 Punts 4-49.5 5-46.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-129 8-89 Time of Possession 33:23 26:37 Individual statistics Rushing —Pittsburgh, Moore 17-99, Russell 6-25, Davenport 1-3, Roethlisberger 2-2. Jacksonville, F.Taylor 10-19, Garrard 4-12, Jones-Drew, 5-7. Passing —Pittsburgh, Roethisberger 26-41-1-309. Jacksonville, Garrard 18-32-0-200. Receiving —Pittsburgh, Ward 7-90, Washington 6-94, Miller 5-45, Holmes 4-65, Moore 3-17, Russell 1-(minus 2). Jacksonville, Walker 6-107, Jones-Drew 6-23, M.Jones 2-25, F.Taylor 2-6, M.Lewis 1-24, G.Jones 1-15. Missed Field Goals —None. Vote for this story! Advertisement Advertise or | | Presented by . . . . . Please read our . By using this site, you accept the terms of our .
