Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger recently made headlines after admitting to wanting another crack at the Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs. Thanks to the Jaguars' victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card, he now has that chance.

Roethlisberger's comments may have been a bit out of character, however, they were certainly understandable. Needless to say, they did not fall on deaf ears. According to Phillip Heilman of the Florida Times-Union, A.J. Bouye had some words of advice for the veteran:

“Be careful what you wish for,” Bouye said. “This is what he wanted, so this is what he is going to get. … We remember. We know they are going to be motivated. We are, too. Everybody thinks we’re not going to do it again. We know what we’re capable of. We’re looking forward to it.”

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Although their victory over the Bills was not exactly the most impressive outing, the Jaguars still have an edge going into their matchup with the Steelers after handing them their worst loss of the 2017 NFL season. The defense wreaked havoc on Roethlisberger by picking him off five times en route a 30-9 win back in Week 5. They even managed to make the two-time Super Bowl champ question whether or not he was still capable of playing the game.

Fortunately, both Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense have managed to pick things up since then. That said, it will be interesting to see how he responds to squaring off against the league's best defense for a second time in a win-or-go-home situation.