Steelers 17, Jaguars 9
Brice McCain returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to help visiting Pittsburgh hold off Jacksonville.
McCain picked off Jaguars rookie Blake Bortles and scampered 22 yards to give the Steelers (3-2) an eight-point lead. Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 273 yards, threw a touchdown pass to Michael Palmer as Pittsburgh bounced back from a loss to Tampa Bay.
Bortles was 22-of-36 for 191 yards and two interceptions in his second career start for Jacksonville (0-5). Josh Scobee kicked three field goals to account for the Jaguars’ scoring.
Jacksonville was within 10-9 after Scobee converted a 36-yard attempt with 3:16 left in the third quarter. Bortles threw a pass in the right flat for which McCain was waiting and easily scored with 11:32 remaining, with the Jaguars never recovering.
Scobee kicked a 43-yard field goal in the opening quarter to give Jacksonville the early lead. Pittsburgh went up 10-3 when Roethlisberger connected with Palmer on a 1-yard scoring pass with 1:53 left in the half before Scobee booted a 35-yard kick with nine seconds remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh converted 8-of-16 third-down opportunities while the Jaguars went 3-for-12. … DE Abry Jones recorded two of Jacksonville’s four sacks. … Steelers S Shamarko Thomas departed with a hamstring injury.