Tony Romo made headlines during his first season in the CBS Sports broadcast booth as the network's top color analyst alongside the network's top play-by-play man, Jim Nantz. Romo gained instant popularity as a broadcaster for his ability to accurately predict what offenses would do before the snap. Conversely, Romo's 2018 AFC Championship Game prediction isn't looking so hot. Romo, who will be on the call with Jim Nantz for Sunday's game between the Steelers and Jaguars, predicted a Jacksonville -- New England AFC title game rematch after the Jags defeated the Pats at home in Week 2.

At the end of the game, a 31-20 victory by the Jaguars, Nantz began praising Jacksonville and the work that head coach Doug Marrone has done during his short time in Jacksonville.

“Doug Marrone is building something special here in Northeast Florida," Nantz started to say before Romo stepped in.

“I don’t think they’re building anymore," Romo said. "I think it’s built, it’s here, and I’m telling you, I think you’re going to see this rematch right here, these two teams, in the AFC title game back here. And it’s gonna be a monster.”

While the Jaguars roared out to a 3-1 start, they have since lost five consecutive games and are in major jeopardy of falling out of postseason contention, making Sunday's game against the Steelers a virtual must win.

Despite their recent collapse, the Jaguars are not throwing in the towel with regard to the 2018 season. They know that a win this Sunday over Pittsburgh could propel them to a late season surge that could get them back into the postseason for a second consecutive season.

"We know we can't get down in the dumps because it's going to get a whole lot worse [if they do]," defensive tackle Abry Jones said following Sunday's loss, via ESPN's Michael DiRocco. "We've been losing; some game we've been blown out, this last one we were fighting. At least we're fighting. I feel like you've got to have the optimism and stuff like that, because if you don't, next thing you go out there and there's going to be no more fight. It's just us getting our butt whooped. That's [the optimism] there. People are believing, and we're ready to fight, and we just got to get back to the drawing board and get it done."

Offense remains the issue for the Jaguars. Jacksonville is currently 17th in total yards per game, 15th in passing yards per game and 26th in rushing yards per game, as running back Leonard Fournette has struggled to stay healthy during his second NFL season. Ironically, embattled quarterback Blake Bortles has played well since getting benched back in Week 7, completing 63.3 percent of his passes for 606 yards with three touchdowns and zero picks over the Jaguars' last two games.

But if the Jaguars are going to beat the Steelers and keep their season alive, they're going to need a complete game from all three phases of their team, something they have't been able to do during their recent losing streak.

"It's probably going to take 7-0 for us to go where we want to go, but is it possible? Without a doubt," defensive end Calais Campbell said following the team's most recent loss. "Teams have [done it] before? Yes. And that's what it's going to take. Can this team do it? I believe we can. If we play like we played the second half I believe we can. It all comes down to doing it, and that's to be determined. But this team is very capable of doing it."