2008 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2008 · Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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Jacksonville Jaguars
21
JAX -5.5 upsetO 37.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 26–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
26/41, 309 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
10.6 expected points added · +6.1% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
18/32, 200 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.9 expected points added · -3.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 26/41 | 309 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Gary Russell | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarr Woodley | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Madison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 18/32 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | -3.6 |
| David Garrard | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | -2.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William James | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Spicer | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montell Owens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- JAX -5.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- PIT moneyline
- +217
- JAX moneyline
- -237
Jaguars closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 47 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- PIT 6 days · JAX 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Jack Del Rio