Cameron Heyward came back for his next series on defense to help T.J. Watt intercept a Jackson pass that set up the Steelers’ go-ahead points. Heyward batted a third-down pass and Watt intercepted it at the Baltimore 26. It set up a 25-yard field goal by Boswell and the Steelers led 13-10 with 4:28 left in the third.
The Ravens, who hadn’t converted a third down since the middle of the first quarter, converted a third-and-4 in a big way to re-take the lead in the middle of the fourth quarter. Jackson eluded sack attempts by Keeanu Benton and Alex Highsmith to loft a 50-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers. The score, with 8:42 left in the game, gave the Ravens a 17-13 lead.
The Steelers leaned on their recently named MVP, Gainwell, to re-take the lead. His 2-yard touchdown run on a sweep right gave the Steelers a 20-17 lead. The key play of the drive was a 31-yard pass to Freiermuth down the seam.
The Ravens answered quickly. On third-and-1, Jackson faked a pitch right and threw left to a wide-open Flowers for a 60-yard touchdown pass. It gave the Ravens a 24-20 lead with 2:20 to play.
But the Steelers came back. On third-and-10, Austin ran past Ravens cornerback Chidobe Awuzie down the left sideline and Rodgers hit him in the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown with 0:55 left to play. Boswell missed the extra point and the Steelers led by 26-24.
The Ravens’ Keaton Mitchell returned the kickoff 42 yards and Baltimore started its final drive of the season at its 48. A near-sack by Herbig set up a fourth-and-7 at the 50 with 21 seconds left. Jackson eluded Watt to launch a 26-yard completion to Isaiah Likely at the Pittsburgh 24 with 14 seconds left. Jackson took a knee in the middle of the field to set up the 44-yard kick, which Loop pushed right and the Steelers erupted as AFC North champions.
Henry, who had 112 yards rushing at halftime, finished with only 126 to lead all rushers.
Warren led the Steelers with 66 yards on 14 carries. Gainwell caught 8 passes for 64 yards to lead Steelers receivers.
Rodgers finished with a passer rating of 90.2 after throwing for a season-high 294 yards. He drove the Steelers for touchdowns on their final two possessions of the game.
“This was the vision in the spring when we pursued him,” said Tomlin. “That’s why you do business with a 41, 42-year-old guy; been-there, done-that guy with a resume like his. He’s not only capable, he thrives in it. I think he put that on display tonight.”
“I was confident that I was going to play a good game and that I could kind of be the magnetic force out there to keep guys confident and calm,” said Rodgers. “Even in the two-minute, we’re good. We’re going to go down and score, and don’t worry about it, boys. That’s part of it being the old guy, having a lot of gray in your beard. They expect things from you, and it’s nice to be able to deliver in moments like that.”
The Steelers will enter the playoffs next week as the AFC’s No. 4 seed.