Pittsburgh Steelers Vs. Jacksonville Jaguars GameDay Roundup
By Larry Snyder
The Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) are in the Sunshine State this evening for their second preseason match-up as they battle the Jaguars (0-0) in Jacksonville. Here is our City of Champions Sports rundown on where to watch or listen, odds, injuries, and weather.
Date: Friday, Aug. 14
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Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: EverBank Field
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Series History: Began in 1995
Overall Regular Season: Tied at 11 each
Streak: Steelers have won the last three contests
At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead 6-4
At Jacksonville: Jaguars lead 7-5
Last Meeting: Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 at Jacksonville – Steelers won 17-9
Postseason Series: Jaguars lead, 1-0
Last Postseason Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at Pittsburgh – Jaguars won 31-29
Television: KDKA-TV 2
Announcers: Bob Pompeani and Charlie Batch; Jeff Verszyla on the sideline
Radio: WDVE 102.5 FM / WBGG 970 AM
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove and Tunch Ilkin; Craig Wolfley on the sideline
Sirius XM Satellite Radio: XM Channel 824
Spanish Radio: Available on Steelers.com
Live Stream: NFL.com Game Pass
Social Media – Twitter: @steelers
Odds: Even per Bovada Online Sportsbook with the Over/Under at 36.0.
Weather Channel Online Forecast: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and the low in the mid 70’s. Winds will be out of the northeast at 10 mph.
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According to Mike Kaye at FirstCoastNews.com, here is the injury report on the Jaguars: DE Jared Odrick, DT Roy Miller, DT Sen’Derrick Marks, CB Peyton Thompson, RB T.J. Yeldon, WR Neal Sterling, DE Chris Clemons, S James Sample and WR Marqise Lee.
Kaye’s injury report on the Steelers: OT Mike Adams, QB Bruce Gradkowski, CB Senquez Golson, LB Vince Williams, S Ross Ventrone, DT Daniel McCullers, K Shaun Suisham, and S Robert Golden.
Perry Biggerstaff of Still Curtain here on FanSided Has been impressed with rookie wide receiver Sammy Coates progress in training camp.
Jeff Hartman at Behind The Steel Curtain on SB Nation believes that one of the keys to the game is how well will the Steelers offensive line handle the Jaguars pass rush.
Matthew Marci of the Steelers Depot wants to see how well Cortez Allen, Jarvis Jones, and Shamarko Thomas do on their return to the defense tonight.
Mike Prisuta of Steelers.com thinks we need to keep an eye on rookie corner back Doran Grant. He is expected to see action against Jacksonville.
Time to settle back, relax, and enjoy the contest.
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