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Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers

Final / OT · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 6 · Heinz Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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JAXJacksonville Jaguars23Away
PITPittsburgh Steelers17Home
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Jaguars beat Steelers 23–17 in 2005 Week 6

The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 23–17 on the road at Heinz Field in overtime in Week 6 of the 2005 regular season on October 16, 2005. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 6 points.

It was one of two games of Week 6 to need overtime.

The result moved the Jaguars to 4–2 and dropped the Steelers to 3–2. The Jaguars finished 2005 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Steelers finished 2005 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl XL.

In their previous meeting, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 17–16 on December 5, 2004. When they met again, the Jacksonville Jaguars won 9–0 on September 18, 2006.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Jaguars lead the series 5–4 after meeting No. 9 since 1999 Full series history

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