Lamar Jackson threw three touchdowns and Marlon Humphrey scored in the fourth quarter as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to move into a tie with their rivals atop the AFC North standings.
The Steelers (10-5) would have clinched the division with a win, but the teams are now locked in a stalemate after the Ravens (10-5) won for just the second time in the last 10 meetings between the sides.
Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson threw two touchdowns, the second to Cordarrelle Patterson, to tie the game at 17 with just over five minutes left in the third quarter.But Ravens QB Jackson answered with a seven-yard scoring strike to Mark Andrews to restore their lead.
Humphrey then iced the win early in the fourth quarter by picking off Wilson, who ran the ball 37 yards into the end zone as Baltimore sealed a playoff berth.
Pittsburgh entered the game with a plus-18 turnover margin, but the Ravens had the edge in that department Saturday, with Baltimore recovering its own 3 fumble and picking off two big plays.
Jackson found Isaiah Probably for a nine-yard touchdown to open the scoring in the first quarter, and Wilson answered with a one-yard touchdown to MyCole Pruitt, and the Steelers looked poised to take the lead when the veteran quarterback was gone. A 19-yard run in Baltimore territory only for the QB to fumble the football after a huge hit by Ar’Darius Washington at the end of the same play.
The Ravens then drove 96 yards down the field to take a 14-7 lead on Jackson’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman before Justin Tucker and Chris Boswell traded 51-yard field goals to end the first half.
After a Wilson-Patterson field goal tied the game for the Steelers in the third quarter, the Ravens would eventually run away after that.
Statistics leaders
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Transition. Russell Wilson, 22/33, 217 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
- In a hurry. Jalen Warren, 12, 48 yards
- Receiving. Calvin Austin, 4 catches, 65 yards
Baltimore Ravens
- Transition. Lamar Jackson, 15/23, 207 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
- In a hurry. Derrick Henry, 24, 162 yards
- Receiving. Zay Flowers, 5 catches, 100 yards
Summary of points
What was said?
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. “I feel like we’ve been on the back foot all season, we’ve had our ups and downs this whole season, but to make the playoffs against a great team like that is great. It means we’re moving in the right direction.”
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. “We didn’t control the run game. When you’re not in control, you’ve got to make some big plays and we didn’t. The rest is history, as they say.”
What’s next?
The Steelers host the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Ravens travel to the Houston Texans, both games on Christmas Day to kick off the penultimate week of the 2024 NFL regular season.
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