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NFL: St. Louis 24, Jacksonville 21

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Published: Oct. 30, 2005 at 7:30 PM

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Steven Jackson ran for a career-high 179 yards Sunday to help the St. Louis Rams beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-21.

One of his scores was a go-ahead touchdown on a pass from Jamie Martin in the fourth quarter.

Jackson had 25 attempts, including one for 51 yards. He added two catches for 21 yards.

Martin was 13-of-21 passing for 200 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Marshall Faulk, who had six carries for 23 yards, has 12,129 yards for his career, surpassing Franco Harris (12,120) for 10th place all-time list.

Kevin Curtis made three receptions for 105 yards and Chris Hanson returned a blocked punt for a score for the Rams (4-4).

For the Jaguars, Fred Taylor ran for 165 yards and one touchdown on 22 attempts, and Byron Leftwich went 18-of-31 for 213 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

The Jaguars dropped to 4-3.

Topics: Byron Leftwich, Chris Hanson, Franco Harris, Fred Taylor, Jamie Martin, Kevin Curtis, Marshall Faulk, Steven Jackson
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