Jacksonville's O-line was heroic in not allowing Bortles to be sacked or even face much pressure. They took the fight to the Steelers' physical front.
And Marrone thoroughly out-coached two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Tomlin from the outset. The Jaguars played with urgency immediately while building a stunning 21-0 second quarter lead on the strength of forcing two Roethlisberger turnovers. Pittsburgh, though, coached an awful game, sleepwalking through the first quarter and failing to convert a pair of fourth-and-1 attempts on puzzling play calls.
Telvin Smith scooped and scored on a 50-yard return after Yannick Ngakoue’s strip-sack shortly before halftime.