Reed kicks Steelers to victory

He was 6-for-6 in field goals in the 25-23 win overJacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A few months ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars took a look at kicker Jeff Reed and decided there was no way he could help them.
A little later, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him, and Sunday, Reed made the Jaguars pay.
The little-known rookie from North Carolina went 6-for-6 on field goals to lift the Steelers to a 25-23 victory over the tough-luck Jaguars.
"It's a business," Reed said. "They send you home after the tryout, you go home and you work it out. You just don't quit."
Also familiar with the no-quit philosophy is Kordell Stewart, who passed for 202 yards and ran for 84 more in a convincing bid to win his job back for good.
Increase division lead
The Steelers (7-4-1) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland and Baltimore in the AFC North, and coach Bill Cowher will spend the upcoming week deciding who the starter should be -- Stewart, or Tommy Maddox, who is healthy again after leaving the game two weeks ago with a scary injury.
"I'm not going to worry about that right now," Cowher said. "The important thing is that we savor this victory."
Maddox, who entered the game only as Reed's holder, said "you're asking the wrong person," when asked if he thought he would get his job back.
Stewart also didn't want to get involved in guessing games.
"I have no clue," he said. "I'm not in Bill's head."
While that situation is in flux, the kicker's spot is set in stone.
Reed's sixth field goal, a 50-yarder, gave Pittsburgh a 25-17 lead with 4:30 remaining.
Jaguars battle back
Mark Brunell and the Jaguars (5-7) answered with a 65-yard touchdown drive to cut the deficit to two with 1:16 to go. But the Steelers' defense stopped Jacksonville on the two-point try when Dewayne Washington broke up the pass Brunell threw into quadruple coverage trying to hit Jimmy Smith.
"It shouldn't have come down to that one play," Smith said. "We needed to do a better job putting points on the board earlier in the game."
Instead, that honor went to Reed, who was signed two weeks ago when Todd Peterson was placed on injured reserve with cracked ribs. In his pro debut last week, Reed went 2-for-3 on field goals, but missed an extra point that almost proved critical in a 29-21 victory over Cincinnati. The Bengals were driving at the end with a chance to tie.
There were no such misses this time. Reed hit from 25, 29, 30, 46, 33 and then made the 50-yarder to cap it. The sixth kick tied the 14-year-old franchise record set by Gary Anderson. "We were fully aware of Kordell Stewart and what he can do," Jaguars defensive end Marco Coleman said. "He's a humble player right now. He's fighting for a starting position, so you know he's going to come out and play with heart and guts."
Pittsburgh's defense, ranked 28th against the pass, held Brunell to only 146 yards, most of it in the fourth quarter. Brunell played the end of the game with a nasty gash on his throwing hand that made it hard for him to grip the ball.