JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A week after a late-game debacle on defense, the showed they can finish.And the same unit that was embarra sed at home against Tampa Bay surely strutted as it left EverBank Field in Jacksonville. returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown, helping the overcome a mediocre offensive performance and beat the winle s 17-9 Sunday.McCain stepped in front of receiver early in the fourth quarter, picked off rookie ' wobbly sideline pa s and went untouched the other way.It was just what the (3-2) needed to gain a little breathing room in a game much tighter than they probably expected."I like the way Reilly Smith Kids Jersey we finished, especially when you consider that we didn't do a good job of it last week and it cost us the game," coach said. "The defense had the nece sary stop there in the latter part of the game, created a turnover and put points on the board for us."Trailing by eight, the (0-5) forced a punt and got the ball back. But Bortles failed to muster a first down. closed it out from there, directing a four-minute drive that ran out the clock. Roethlisberger completed 26 of 36 pa ses for 273 yards and a touchdown. His 1-yard scoring pa s to tight end put the up 10-3 late in the second quarter.Roethlisberger also connected on 15 of his final 17 pa ses.But much of the postgame talk was about McCain's game Mark Stone Men Jersey -changing play."Any time you get a turnover, it's huge," cornerback said. "But any time you get a turnover and score off it, it's bigger. That turnover swung the momentum back in our favor."Pittsburgh's defense looked somewhat suspect in the first four games, giving up 350 yards and 25 points a game.The defense seemed to return to form against Jacksonville - no surprise given defensive coordinator 's history against rookie quarterbacks.The finished with 243 yards and were 3 of 12 on third-down conversions. The improved to 18-2 against rookie QBs since LeBeau returned in 2004. McCain's pick was the highlight."Anytime you can get an interception, it gets you off the field and that's what you aim to do," he said. "When you can score, it makes it that much better."The didn't want a moral victory, but surely they will try to build on a close lo s after dropping their past five Malcolm Subban Women Jersey games by double digits.Jacksonville was in this one from start to finish.Making his first start at home, Bortles completed 22 of 36 pa ses for 191 yards. He was hampered by several dropped pa ses - including three by Hurns - and a handful of untimely penalties. But Bortles' second interception was the biggest mistake."Bad read, bad throw," Bortles said.Hurns dropped pa ses on three of Jacksonville's first four po se sions. He also was flagged for offensive holding."I'm very disappointed," Hurns said. "You've got to be accountable. When the ball's coming to you, you've got to make those plays. So at the end of the day it's not acceptable. It's all about being consistent. When the plays come to you, you've got to make them."Jacksonville had plenty of other chances, but Pittsburgh held on three trips inside the 25-yard line and forced the Jags to settle for field goals.Jacksonville's defensive effort was Mikhail Grabovski Jersey more surprising.The had been gouged in every game this season, giving up an average of 451 yards and 38 points in the first four weeks. Coach made a couple of personnel changes, but insisted the unit's better days were ahead.Jacksonville held to 82 yards rushing on 15 carries and kept and in check, too. Brown finished with five receptions David Perron Jersey for 84 yards, and Miller added three catches for 46 yards a week after hauling in a career-high 10 pa ses."At the end of the day, our focus here is to get better and to correct the things we haven't been doing well," cornerback . "Today, just playing for four quarters, that's what I'm energized about. That's one thing we should build on."Notes: backup SS (hamstring) left the game and did not return. ... lost RBs , , and to ankle injuries at different points in the game. ... WR caught two pa ses for 12 yards and returned three punts for 14 yards in his first game back from a four-game suspension.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre sRelive 's performance against the with