Hope still remains alive so that Pittsburgh Steelers reach the postseason NFL after staging a miraculous comeback that allowed him to win 16-13 over Baltimore Ravensand thus extend their wait until the last week, where they depend on a combination of results that allows them to reach the wild card round.
The marshal Kenny Pickett threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Najee Harris with 56 seconds remaining after a 20-yard attempt at Pat Freiermuth and from 28 yards to Steven Sims to put the team in scoring position. Six plays later, he rolled to the left to escape the pressure and found Harris with a clever shot against tight coverage from Roquan Smith.
a miraculous night
Pickett finished 15 of 27 passing for 168 yards as the Steelers won for the fifth time in six games. Pittsburgh can earn a playoff spot by beating Cleveland in Week 18 and picking up losses from New England and Miami.
The result could have hurt the Ravens’ chances of winning the AFC North. Baltimore (10-6) needs Buffalo to beat Cincinnati on Monday night or else the Bengals will clinch the division.
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Baltimore fell short
Tyler Huntley completed 14 of 21 passes for 130 yards with a touchdown, but threw the game-sealing interception to Minkah Fitzpatrick at the Steelers 40-yard line with 13 seconds remaining.
Harris ran for 111 yards on 22 carries as Pittsburgh sliced through the Ravens’ run defense for 198 yards, the most they have given up this season.
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The road to comeback
Pittsburgh started the scoring on the game’s first drive, melting 7:59 off the clock and leading to the Baltimore 2. But a third-down fade pattern from Pickett to George Pickens missed, and Chris Boswell hit the first of his three fields. goals, a 21-yard shot.
The Ravens evened up on their first drive, consuming 7:52 and driving 61 yards before the Steelers held. Justin Tucker struck from 30 yards out 51 seconds into the second quarter.
Baltimore found the end zone seven seconds before halftime when Huntley connected with Isaiah Likely on a 7-yard touchdown pass, capping an 11-play, 62-yard drive. That came one play after a needless roughness flag in Pittsburgh prevented the Ravens from settling for a field goal, allowing them to take a 10-3 lead until halftime.
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