Wk 14 · 2026

Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars — Mon, Dec 14

Mon, Dec 14 · EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL · ESPN

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 59 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC North · 3-2

8:15pET

JAX -3 · total 44.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential JAX by 9.1

Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC South · 4-1

What is at stake

An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Steelers: -0.1#15

Efficiency margin

Jaguars: +7.3#1

Steelers: -0.7#17

Offense

Jaguars: +2.7#7

Steelers: +0.6#11

Defense

Jaguars: +4.6#2

Steelers: 23.4

Points / game

Jaguars: 27.9

Steelers: 22.8

Points allowed / game

Jaguars: 19.8

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Steelers form

W 34-22vs INDL 24-27at CLEW 30-27vs CINL 3-20at NEW 20-13vs ATL

2026 season

Jaguars form

W 19-17vs PHIW 22-17at CINW 35-6vs NEL 13-20at DENW 34-10vs CLE

2026 season

Steelers this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Jaguars this season

Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)

Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 9

Opponent	Steelers	Jaguars
Patriots AFC	at L 3-20 preview	vs W 35-6 preview
Bengals AFC	vs W 30-27 preview	at W 22-17 preview
Browns AFC	at L 24-27 preview	vs W 34-10 preview
Colts AFC	vs W 34-22 preview	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Eagles NFC	at Wk 11 · scheduled preview	N W 19-17 preview
Broncos AFC	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview	at L 13-20 preview
Texans AFC	vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview	N Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Ravens AFC	vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Titans AFC	at Wk 17 · scheduled preview	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Jaguars leads 6–5 · Jaguars won the last one

11 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 0.6 points toward Jaguars

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2023	2023-10-29	Jaguars 20 — 10 Steelers	at PIT	Jaguars
2020	2020-11-22	Steelers 27 — 3 Jaguars	at JAX	Steelers
2018	2018-11-18	Steelers 20 — 16 Jaguars	at JAX	Steelers
2017	2018-01-14	Jaguars 45 — 42 Steelers	at PIT	Jaguars playoffs
2017	2017-10-08	Jaguars 30 — 9 Steelers	at PIT	Jaguars
2014	2014-10-05	Steelers 17 — 9 Jaguars	at JAX	Steelers
2011	2011-10-16	Jaguars 13 — 17 Steelers	at PIT	Steelers
2008	2008-10-05	Steelers 26 — 21 Jaguars	at JAX	Steelers
2007	2008-01-05	Jaguars 31 — 29 Steelers	at PIT	Jaguars playoffs
2007	2007-12-16	Jaguars 29 — 22 Steelers	at PIT	Jaguars
2006	2006-09-18	Steelers 0 — 9 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars

Steelers leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Aaron Rodgers QB #8	88/153, 999 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT
	Cameron Johnston P #19	0/1, 0 YDS
Rushing	Jaylen Warren RB #30	55 CAR, 309 YDS
	Rico Dowdle RB #13	15 CAR, 37 YDS
	Travis Homer RB #21	5 CAR, 15 YDS
Receiving	DK Metcalf WR #4	16 REC, 213 YDS, 1 TD
	Roman Wilson WR #14	14 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD
	Jaylen Warren RB #30	13 REC, 143 YDS
	Pat Freiermuth TE #88	14 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Payton Wilson LB #41	36
	Patrick Queen LB #6	28
	Jaquan Brisker S #3	27
Sacks	T.J. Watt LB #90	4.5
	Alex Highsmith LB #56	3
	Derrick Harmon DT #99	1.5
Interceptions	T.J. Watt LB #90	1
	Patrick Queen LB #6	1
	Jaquan Brisker S #3	1

full roster and per-player history

Jaguars leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Trevor Lawrence QB #16	72/104, 843 YDS, 8 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten RB #33	60 CAR, 277 YDS, 2 TD
	Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB #24	26 CAR, 108 YDS, 2 TD
	Ameer Abdullah RB #20	10 CAR, 45 YDS
Receiving	Parker Washington WR #11	16 REC, 228 YDS, 2 TD
	Brenton Strange TE #85	14 REC, 167 YDS, 1 TD
	Jakobi Meyers WR #3	13 REC, 165 YDS, 2 TD
	Brian Thomas Jr. WR #7	9 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Ventrell Miller LB #51	30
	Foyesade Oluokun LB #23	24
	Antonio Johnson S #6	21
Sacks	Josh Hines-Allen DE #41	1.5
	Travon Walker DE #44	1.5
	Arik Armstead DT #91	1
Interceptions	Jourdan Lewis CB #2	2
	Foyesade Oluokun LB #23	2
	Jarrian Jones CB #4	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.