2017 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 14, 2018 · Heinz Field
Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
45
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
42
PIT -7 upsetO 40.5 ✓18°F
Jacksonville Jaguars 45–42 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
37/58, 469 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
14.5 expected points added · +1.4% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
14/26, 214 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
10.1 expected points added · -3.0% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
7/11 for 132 yds, 2 TD
19% of team targets · 10.2 expected points added
Receiving · PIT
10/16 for 112 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 14/26 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Fournette | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Blake Bortles | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| T.J. Yeldon | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Yeldon | 3 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 12% | 5.3 |
| Keelan Cole | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 8% | 1.9 |
| Marqise Lee | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 24% | 2.0 |
| Ben Koyack | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | 1.8 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4% | 2.7 |
| Allen Hurns | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Leonard Fournette | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16% | -0.9 |
| Dede Westbrook | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12% | -0.7 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telvin Smith | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Church | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Jack | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jalen Ramsey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Colvin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yannick Ngakoue | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 37/58 | 469 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 1 | -7.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 11 | 132 | 2 | 19% | 10.2 |
| Vance McDonald | 10 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 28% | 2.1 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 9 | 13 | 88 | 1 | 23% | 4.4 |
| Martavis Bryant | 2 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 7% | 8.4 |
| Eli Rogers | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 9% | 2.3 |
| Jesse James | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9% | -0.5 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Xavier Grimble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Davis | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Burns | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hilton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Dupree | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -7
- Closing total
- 40.5
- JAX moneyline
- +248
- PIT moneyline
- -280
Steelers closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 87 — over by 46.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 18°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · PIT 14 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Mike Tomlin