The Jacksonville Jaguars dominated yards and time of possession in their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, the Steelers managed to secure a 10-9 win with an 80-yard walk-off touchdown by George Pickens. Pickens took advantage of a cushion from CB Montaric Brown on a catch and then hurdled Dewey Wingard en route to a 22-yard touchdown. The Jaguars had two interceptions in the fourth quarter, bringing their total takeaways in 2023 to 18. The Steelers must be cautious of the opportunistic Jaguars. Jaguars' safety Andrew Wingard responded to Pickens' comment about the Jaguars being a 'hope defense' by saying, 'You don't fire up a bunch of hungry dogs. It's not smart. So, George, do better.' Josh Allen explained that the Jaguars grabbed the Steelers' towels to assert their dominance. The Jaguars won the game 20-10, with good performances from Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne, and Ridley on offense, but turnovers and red-zone struggles resulted in a D-plus grade for the offense.
Jaguars defenders troll George Pickens over ‘hope’ comments after beating Steelers https://t.co/P1WvdRSACd
Another interesting stat: George “hope defense” Pickens has 62 of 67 snaps for Steelers and made one catch, albeit a 22-yd TD and impressive hurdle over Wingard.
#Jaguars Up-Down drill from 20-10 win over Pittsburgh. Dewey Wingard, Darious Williams on the up for stingy defense, offense red-zone not so much. https://t.co/DfDnkEqmLk
#Jaguars report card: Offense had good numbers with Trevor, Etienne, Ridley, but turnovers, red-zone woes make it D-plus, everything else all good in 20-10 win over @steelers: https://t.co/LrqC4f5MJi
Jaguars troll Steelers’ George Pickens after win over ‘hope defense’ dig https://t.co/Jj33awEmXZ https://t.co/f4ImViMROA
Josh Allen on why #Jaguars grabbed some terrible towels, countering Pickens' hope defense remark: "For us, it was just go out there and assert your dominance. That’s why we grabbed those towels when Dewey caught that pick to let them know that we ain’t nothing to play with.”
#Jaguars S Andrew Wingard with a little comeback at @steelers WR George Pickens for calling the Jags a "hope defense," saying: “You don’t fire up a bunch of hungry dogs. It’s not smart. So, George, do better.”
Rayshawn Jenkins and Dewey Wingard had a lot to say about George Pickens' "hope defense" comment https://t.co/Njp5hCJMMi
#Jaguars 20, #Steelers 10 (Final) Jaguars: 2 INTs in fourth quarter (18 takeaways in 2023) Pittsburgh #Steelers must be very wary of opportunistic #Jaguars via @NFLSpinZone https://t.co/7cltnbCLt2 #NFL
Jaguars came into the Steelers house and took their towels. DUVAL ENERGY https://t.co/AwQFbaxeWX
Pickens takes advantage of cushion from CB Montaric Brown on catch, then hurdles Wingard en route to 22-yard TD. @Steelers back in game, cut lead to 17-10.
Jaguars are dominating yards and time of possession, yet it's setting up nicely for a 10-9 Steelers win on an 80-yard walk-off TD for Pickens