By today, or perhaps tonight, we’ll know whether or not the Pittsburgh Steelers will play on. Their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, here’s how they can make the postseason:
– Jacksonville Jaguars lose/tie the Tennessee Titans (1 PM/EST kickoff)
– Buffalo Bills lose to the Miami Dolphins (Sunday night game)
That’s it. If neither of those things occur, Pittsburgh’s season is finished.
Like the rest of the fanbase, we’re sitting back and watching the scores roll in today. We’ll update this thread throughout the game with the major highlights of those games and you can use this as a place to vent, rejoice, whatever the reaction of the day is. We know how the team’s official Twitter account is feeling.
This page won’t update automatically. Please refresh for updates. Cross your fingers, do a little dance, change chairs if the Titans get down early, it’s going to be a long day. Here we go.
The Steelers social media team has chimed in with some support for Tennessee
The Titans forced a turnover on downs and the Jaguars will take over and kneel the clock out. The Steelers are in the playoffs.
The Jaguars will take over with a chance to tie with just over two minutes left. A big third-down sack by the Jaguars allowed them to take over at their own 25 following the Tennessee punt.
The Titans get a fourth down stop on the goal line. Trevor Lawrence was stopped short on a QB sneak and the Titans take over, up eight.
Ryan Tannehill has been picked off by Andre Cisco. Cisco returned it to the Tennessee 28, and the Titans have great field position down just eight points.
A 14-yard touchdown pass to TE Evan Engram has cut the Tennessee lead to 28-20 with 14:55 left in the game.
We are headed to the fourth quarter with Tennessee ahead 28-13
Tennessee gets a huge fourth-down stop and take over at their own 29 leading 28-13 with 7:09 left in the third quarter.
A 69-yard Derrick Henry put the Titans inside the Jacksonville 5 to begin the second half and a six-yard touchdown pass to WR DeAndre Hopkins gave the Titans a 28-13 lead with 12:45 to go in the third quarter.
At the half, the Titans lead 21-13. A costly dropped punt gave the Jaguars an opportunity to notch a field goal before the half.
Lawrence has been picked off again, this time by CB Sean Murphy-Bunting. The Titans lead 21-0 and have the ball at their own 38.
21-10 Titans as Tennessee capitalizes off the turnover and Spears punches in his second of the game with a three-yard run.
Things are looking good for Pittsburgh with 3:03 left in the first half.
Former Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds with a huge interception off a dropped ball from Evan Engram. Tennessee will take over at the Jacksonville 36.
Tennessee has regained the lead! Derrick Henry rumbles in from 18 yards out and the Titans have a 14-10 lead with 8:27 left in the first half.
The Jaguars have regained the lead. Trevor Lawrence hits WR Calvin Ridley for a 59-yard touchdown to give Jacksonville a 10-7 lead with 12:24 left in the first half.
At the end of the first quarter, Tennessee leads 7-3.
Rookie Tyjae Spears puts the Titans up 7-3 on a 28-yard catch-and-run. His first receiving touchdown of the season comes at a great time for Steelers fans.
An impressive one-handed catch by Tennessee’s DeAndre Hopkins. Tennessee is currently driving on their first possession of the game.
The Jaguars have taken a 3-0 lead on a Brandon McManus 44-yard field goal. 9:45 remains in the first quarter.
Jacksonville will receive to start the game, and Trevor Lawrence will return at quarterback. However, Christian Kirk is inactive for the Jaguars.
A good luck charm? Former Steelers (and Titans) WR Nate Washington will be in the house for Tennessee’s finale against Jacksonville.
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence is active and expected to start. Not ideal news for Steelers’ fans to kick things off.
