PREVIEW Steelers at Jaguars
Time: 1 p.m., CBS
Series history: Jaguars lead 8-6. Steelers beat Jaguars 20-7 on Nov. 18, 2001, at Pittsburgh.
Last week: Steelers beat Bengals 29-21; Jaguars lost to Cowboys 21-19.
Key matchup: Steelers WR Hines Ward vs. Jaguars CBs Fernando Bryant and Jason Craft. Ward leads NFL with 11 TDs receiving and is second with 81 receptions and 1,039 yards. Bryant and Craft, who have a combined total of three INTs, will probably need help from their safeties to contain Ward.
Streaks, stats and notes: Steelers RB Jerome Bettis needs 66 yards rushing to surpass John Riggins (11,352 yards) for 10th place on NFL's career list. ... Ward has 15 catches for 20-plus yards, tied for second best in NFL. He is first Steeler with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons since Roy Jefferson (1968-69). ... Jaguars are 6-1 at home vs. Steelers. ... Jaguars RB Fred Taylor is 72 yards shy of his third 1,000-yard rushing season in past five years. ... Since 1996, Jaguars WR Jimmy Smith leads NFL in receptions (624) and yards receiving (8,803).
-- Associated Press
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