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Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars Recap - Steelers Win 31-25
Pittsburgh got 3 passing strikes from Skylar Thompson en route to a 31-25 victory over Jacksonville on Saturday in Pre-Season Week 1 action at EverBank Stadium.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by +5.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 38.5.
Skylar Thompson completed 20 of 28 pass attempts for 233 yards and 3 TDs for the Steelers in the win.
Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 24 yards for Jacksonville, while Tank Bigsby added 24 yards. Nick Mullens threw for 89 yards for the Jaguars, while receivers Trenton Irwin and Dorian Singer had 48 and 40 yards respectively.
Jacksonville was outgained by Pittsburgh 367-339 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 25-21 by the Steelers.
The time of possession battle favored Pittsburgh as their offense was on the field for 30:44, longer than the 29:16 of their opponents.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Jacksonville, they head on the road to face New Orleans.