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Pittsburgh At Jacksonville
September 11, 2006 - FedEx Field
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Batch went 15-of-25 for 209 yards passing in the Steelers' 28-17 home win over the Miami Dolphins last Thursday, tossing three touchdown strikes and avoiding any interceptions. Hines Ward, Nate Washington, and Heath Miller all had TD catches for Pittsburgh, while Joey Porter returned an interception for a score in the fourth quarter. Steelers RB Willie Parker had a good game as well, with 115 rush yards on 29 carries.

Roethlisberger reportedly looked good in practice this week, although he's bound to feel some ill effects from his recent appendectomy on Monday night. But barring another setback (and we're pretty sure he won't be riding a motorcycle down to Florida), he'll be the Steelers' starting quarterback on Monday, with Batch sent back to clipboard duties.

And Big Ben's positive report has bettors flocking to the Steelers in this one. The Monday nighter opened as a pick'em, but that line has moved to Pittsburgh -2.5 or even Pittsburgh -3 at various books. The contest's total has been pegged around 37.5 points.

Jaguars faithful won't like seeing their team pegged as a home underdog on Monday night - but picking up a win over the defending Super Bowl champs would probably take much of the sting out of that slight. And a win in Week 2 would run their record to 2-0.

The Jags pulled out a 24-17 home win over the Cowboys in their opener last week, with only a late TD catch by Terrell Owens making the score respectable for Dallas. Jacksonville's defense gave Drew Bledsoe fits in the game, and the Cowboys QB ended up going just 16-of-33 for 246 yards passing, with the one TD strike and 3 INTs.

Byron Leftwich, on the other hand, went 23-of-34 for 237 yards in the air, with one passing touchdown, one rushing touchdown, and one interception. Fred Taylor ran for 74 yards on 21 attempts for the Jaguars, and scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Reggie Williams hauled in a pass in the end zone from Leftwich in the second quarter.

Jacksonville and Pittsburgh met once in 2005 (in October), with the Jaguars picking up a 23-17 road victory. The Steelers had been favored by 3 points at home in that contest, making it an ATS win for the Jaguars as well. The combined score turned out to be an OVER play. In December of 2004 the Steelers edged the Jaguars by a score of 17-16 down in Jacksonville, with the result an UNDER play; Pittsburgh was a 3-point favorite.

Here is the official Week 2 injury report for the Steelers:

Ben Roethlisberger QB Questionable Week 2 (Appendectomy)
Jerame Tuman TE Probable Week 2 (Hamstring)
Troy Polamalu S Probable Week 2 (Shoulder)
Max Starks T Probable Week 2 (Knee)
Hines Ward WR Probable Week 2 (Hamstring)
Nate Washington WR Probable Week 2 (Knee)

Here is the official Week 2 injury report for the Jaguars:

Marcedes Lewis TE Questionable Week 2 (Ankle)
Mike Peterson LB Questionable Week 2 (Knee)
Gerald Sensabaugh S Questionable Week 2 (Ankle)
Paul Spicer DE Questionable Week 2 (Groin)
Marcus Stroud DT Questionable Week 2 (Ankle)

The Jaguars hit the road for their Week 3 contest, and they won't be going to friendly confines; Jacksonville plays the division-rival Indianapolis Colts next week at the RCA Dome. Meanwhile, the Steelers also play against a division opponent next week, as the Cincinnati Bengals will be traveling to Heinz Field. Both games will start at 1:00 PM ET.

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