The Steelers are bound for the playoffs.
In a hard-fought matchup between archrivals, the Steelers prevailed over the Ravens on Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium, 26-24. With the win, the Steelers improved to 10-7 and secured their first AFC North title since 2020. They’ll go into the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the AFC.
The Steelers fell behind early, 10-0, thanks to an opening drive 38-yard touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson to Devontez Walker and a 40-yard field goal by Tyler Loop in the second quarter. However, the Steelers clawed their way back with 13 straight points, starting with a Chris Boswell 57-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Steelers went down the field on their first drive of the second half and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Connor Heyward on their own version of the tush push, then Boswell added a 25-yard field goal after T.J. Watt intercepted a pass from Jackson that was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Cam Heyward.
The first three quarters were overshadowed by a back-and-forth fourth quarter. It started with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to Zay Flowers to put the Ravens up, 17-13. The Steelers answered with a 2-yard Kenneth Gainwell touchdown with only 3:49 remaining, but then Jackson hit Flowers for a 64-yard score to put the Ravens back up, 24-20.
With just :55 remaining, Aaron Rodgers hit Calvin Austin III for a 26-yard score to put the Steelers up, 26-24. However, Boswell missed the extra point, allowing the Ravens a chance to go down and kick a game-winning field goal. The Ravens got into position, setting up Tyler Loop for a 44-yard attempt with just two seconds left on the clock. However, Loop’s attempt missed wide right, giving the Steelers the victory.
The Steelers will host the Texans next Monday night at Acrisure Stadium in the wild-card round.