Ben Roethlisberger capped a stellar 18-year career by leading the Steelers to a front-back victory in Baltimore. A year later, Roethlisberger’s replacement, Kenny Pickett, led Pittsburgh to a dramatic last-minute win in Baltimore that kept Steelers’ playoff hopes alive.
A month after leaving the first Steelers-Ravens game early, Pickett’s game-winning touchdown pass to Najee Harris propelled Pittsburgh to a 16-13 win. The win keeps Pittsburgh (8-8) alive in the race for the AFC’s seventh playoff spot.
Trailing 13-3, Pickett helped lead two second-half goals that ended in field goals from Chris Boswell. The Steelers defense then forced a punt before watching Pickett orchestrate an 80-yard drive that won the game and culminated with his 10-yard pass to Harris with 56 seconds left.
Pickett’s finishes from 20 yards to Pat Freiermuth and 28 yards to Steven Sims set up his game-winning touchdown pass. The Pittsburgh defense then finished the job when Minkah Fitzpatrick picked up Tyler Huntley with 13 seconds remaining.
Pickett was joined all night by Najee Harris, who recorded his first 100-yard rushing performance of the season. The Ravens’ offense was led by Mark Andrews, whose 100 yards fell short on nine catches on a points-contested night. The loss dropped Baltimore to 10-6 and 1.5 games behind Cincinnati for first place in the AFC North.
We’ll have a full breakdown of Sunday night’s game shortly, but in the meantime, check out our live blog below to relive the action in real-time.