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LEG WORK
Roethlisberger completed all three passes for 59 yards,Wholesale Jerseys, including a perfectly lobbed deep ball to Bryant on third down. He also completed a pass on a 2-point conversion. Bell carried twice for 18 yards. Brown caught the only ball throw in his direction.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Big Ben needed just six plays to look ready for the regular season.
Jaguars: Bortles played nearly the entire first half, completing 11 of 15 passes for 118 yards. Three of his incompletions were drops. Bortles also ran for a score, a diving, 4-yard scamper that had teammates cheering and his coaches cringing. Bortles rolled left, took off and took a shot from safety Alden Darby as he lunged for the pylon.
Steelers: Rookie WR Sammie Coates was targeted 11 times, catching five passes for 52 yards.
"We want to start fast," Roethlisberger said. "We got everybody involved. ... I told the O-line if you guys protect like that and open up holes in the run game, good things are going to happen. That's what we need to do every time. We need to start fast like that."
Coach Gus Bradley said Thomas has a "stable fracture" in the back of his hand.
Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas, the team's top free agent acquisition, likely will miss the rest of the preseason with a broken right hand. The team initially reported Thomas injured his left hand, but corrected the mistake Saturday morning.
Thomas sustained the injury when Steelers cornerback William Gay tackled him on a 2-yard gain in the first quarter. It came on Jacksonville's second play of the preseason and Thomas' first game since signing a five-year, $46 million contract that included $24 million guaranteed.
FANTASY WATCH
Steelers K Garrett Hartley made both field goals, including a 48-yarder. The team signed Hartley this week to replace Shaun Suisham, who is out for the season with a knee injury.
Steelers: Rookie receiver Shakim Phillips dropped a would-be touchdown in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh had to settle for a field goal.
Steelers: "It wasn't the outcome we desired obviously, but what awesome situations for the group to be in," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "Some positive things, some negative things. I liked the energy and effort of the guys. We just came up short."
DROPS GALORE
Jaguars: "When you're the quarterback and you come into the huddle confident, you can make things happen," guard Brandon Linder said of Bortles.
Jaguars: The Jaguars were plagued by four drops, including three on passes from Blake Bortles. Receiver Allen Hurns, running back Bernard Pierce and tight end Clay Harbor failed to hold on to balls early, and tight end Nic Jacobs dropped another one late.
Ben Roethlisberger threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant on the opening drive,Cheap Stitched MLB Jerseys, and the Pittsburgh Steelers were much more proficient in their second preseason game, a 23-21 loss at Jacksonville on Friday night.
Steelers: Backup Landry Jones completed 24 of 46 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping. He also was sacked twice.
The Steelers (0-2) managed just three points and 191 yards in a 14-3 loss to Minnesota in the Hall of Fame game last Sunday. Roethlisberger, running back Le'Veon Bell,jerseys cheap nfl, receiver Antonio Brown and several other starters sat out Pittsburgh's preseason opener. The trio came up big in just six plays of work against the Jaguars (1-0).
Observations from the game:
INJURY UPDATE
Jaguars: Bradley hopes to get RB T.J. Yeldon (hand) back for the team's next preseason game. Yeldon injured his hand in a scrimmage last week and did not play against the Steelers.
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Steelers: LB Lawrence Timmons did not play because of a toe injury. RB Josh Harris left the game with a foot injury.
"The good news is it's quick healing,Cheap NFL Jerseys," Bradley said. "The tough thing is he's going to be out probably the rest of the preseason. Hopefully, if everything works out right, he'll be back ready for the first game."
BIG LOSS
Jaguars: Second-year WR Allen Robinson, expected to be the team's top playmaker, caught two passes for 25 yards.
"That's him,Cheap Jerseys From China," Bradley said. "We talked about his toughness. That's part of his game. I don't see how you could change that with him." |
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