The Pittsburgh Steelers got help on their way to the playoffs today after both the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets lost. to beat the Baltimore Ravens. It came in the last seconds, but a late Kenny Pickett touchdown to Nagy Harris gave Pittsburgh a 16–13 win.
The Ravens won the coin toss and postponed, so the Steelers started the game with the ball. Pittsburgh moved the ball well on its first drive. After an initial down conversion by FB Derek Watt in the 3rd and 1st, when QB Kenny Pickett found RB Jaylen Warren to gain 10 yards from the backfield in the 3rd and 2nd, another conversion continued. Yards to Baltimore’s 13-yard line, the Steelers scored first and a goal after a QB sneak by Pickett at third and short. A false start penalty against TE Pat Freiermuth pushed the Steelers back to the Baltimore 7, with the Steelers unable to find the end zone after his third, and a goal to WR George Pickens in the end zone to score his own. The fade was imperfect. K Chris Boswell scored his goal down the field 21 yards and the Steelers took a 3–0 lead with 7:01 remaining in the first quarter.
Baltimore moved the ball into Pittsburgh territory with a 4-yard scramble by QB Tyler Huntley, setting up thirds and sixths, and on third down Huntley sent TE Mark Whitley for the first down at the Pittsburgh 43. , Huntley connected with WR DeMarcus Robinson for a 9-yard gain and a first down, and RB JK Dobbins pitched the Steelers for 120 yards on 15 carries in the first meeting between the two teams. I toned up and ran in the middle at 15. – Yard Gain. The drive stalled on 3rd and 5th with an incomplete pass to WR Desean Jackson and K Justin Tucker scored a 30-yard field goal to tie the game at 3-3 at 14:09 in the first half.
RB Nagy Harris scored first with a 9-yard run and a 5-yard run, but QB Kenny Pickett stumbled on a rollout on the next play, with the Steelers facing second and 17th. There was a 14-yard gain on second down, but on third and third down, George Pickens was flagged for an illegal touch and the Steelers had to punt. P Pressley Harvin III launched a 48-yard punt as he went down on his line of Baltimore’s 6 yards.
The Steelers forced a three-and-out, and P Jordan Stout’s punt went to the Baltimore 36. S Minka holding his Fitzpatrick on a punt cost the Steelers 10 yards on him, so they started with their own 26. A jet sweep second down by WR Gunner for 6 yards Olshewski went first, then back-to-back runs by Warren gave the Steelers another first. 2nd from Pittsburgh 46 and he was 10th, Warren got his 5 yards, 3rd and he was 5th, Pickett escaped the pocket and TE putt he gave Fly El Moose his 10 yards and brought the first down. This would be the final first down of the drive, as Pickett’s pass to Frei Elmousse was split by S Chuck Clarke at 3 and 3. His 48-yard field goal for Boswell hit the right upright and went poorly, forcing the Ravens to take over on his 30-yard.
A 17-yard run by Dobbins after a false start kicked off the Baltimore drive, and Huntley picked up another first down just after a two-minute caution to Pittsburgh 39. On the next play Dobbins ran 12. It was followed by a 9-yard completion to TE Mark Andrews two plays later for a first down inside the red zone. The engineered QB run by Huntley was crammed in without a gain, and TE Isiah Likely was stopped for a 6-yard loss by LB Robert Spillane. With 22 seconds remaining, Baltimore faced his 3rd place and his 16th place Pittsburgh 22. in half. On the next play, Riley caught a touchdown pass and Tucker’s extra point gave the Ravens a 10-3 lead heading into the half.
Baltimore had the ball to start the second half and started the drive with a 14-yard completion to Andrews. In the third and seventh a few plays later, Andrews gained 18 yards and S Minka Fitzpatrick was injured. It could have been prevented, but K Justin Tucker completed a 51-yard field goal attempt to give the Ravens a 13-3 lead with 9:31 remaining. Third quarter.
Pittsburgh’s offense got a first down on the second play of their next drive on a 15-yard run by RB Nagy Harris, but two plays, 2nd and 7th, allowed Harris to break the block. I lost 7 yards on the run when I got blown up. In the 3rd and 14th, Pickett threw for the stick and WR George Pickens made an impressive grab and picked up the first down. In his 3rd and his 4th from the Baltimore 44 two plays later, Pickett shorted to his RB Jaylen Warren, who scored his 6 and first down. The Steelers faced another 3rd and 4th after 5- and 1-yard runs by Harris, while Pickett was electrocuted by S Kyle Hamilton and an incomplete throw to WR Dionte Johnson. The Steelers were able to send Boswell off for his 51-yard try to cut the lead to his 13–6 with 3:42 left in the third quarter.
The Ravens drive again started with a bang as Dobbins ran for 22 yards to score a first down. Two plays later and eight plays later, OLB TJ Watt was able to reach Huntley for Pittsburgh’s first sack of the game, with the Ravens in 3rd and 18th. WR Stephen Sims at the Pittsburgh 10. Elijah holding against his Riley means the Steelers’ drive starts with his five of their own.
Nagy Harris’ strong run on first down gained 10 yards and was marked just short of a first down, but his next run just before the fourth quarter put him far enough for a first down. rice field. Harris then had a reception for 15 yards and Pickens for 15 yards. A few plays later on Warren’s first-down run the Steelers moved to the Baltimore 42, three days after a 6-yard Harris run and he had 4, Pickett hit Johnson with a curl route and several after 21 catches. Picked up yards – yardage gain. Inside the red zone of the Baltimore 15, the Steelers ran the ball on consecutive plays and ultimately he didn’t gain a single yard. Pickett’s passes in the third and tenth were incomplete, and Boswell’s third field goal of the game cut the Ravens’ lead to 13–9 with 9:44 left in the fourth quarter.
Boswell’s ensuing kickoff was returned to the Pittsburgh 40 56 yards out by RB Justice Hill. The Ravens punt and Sims Fair caught the punt at the Pittsburgh 8 with 8:45 left. On first down, Warren ran for 6 yards and on second down picked up the first down with a 9-yard run. Pittsburgh aired it on the next play, with Pickett putting it right to Johnson, who was unable to fully bounce both his feet along the sidelines. On 2nd and 10th, Pickett was dismissed for failing to find an open receiver, and on 3rd and 18th he made an incomplete pass to Frei Elmuth. With 6:42 remaining, the Steelers had to punt it to Baltimore. Harvin’s punt was him 50 yards, returned and he doubled. Baltimore starts the drive with a 36 of its own.
The Ravens gained 4 yards on a short pass to Andrews on first down, and a 3-yard run by Dobbins put them on 3rd and 3rd. Stout’s punt goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Harris gained 7 yards on a first down and another 2 yards on a picket dumpoff to move to 3rd and 1st. The Steelers went for a QB sneak on third down to score a first down. Pickett went downfield on first down and threw a dart to Freiel Muth for a 20-yard gain to midfield. On the final play before the two-minute caution, Pickett threw another strike. This was until the Baltimore 22 when he turned to Sims for 28 yards.
The Steelers jet-swept back to Sims, who ran 4 yards to take second and sixth. Harris ran his five yards, jumped over the hole, and came just short of the first down. The Steelers returned to his proven and true QB sneak, and a push from Harris allowed Pickett to score a first down. With the clock ticking, the Steelers were airborne on 1st down and Pickett’s pass to the end zone was incomplete. With 1:06 remaining, Harris tripped just behind his line of scrimmage. On 3rd and 8th, Pickett eluded a sack and found Harris in the end zone for a touchdown, giving the Steelers a 15–13 lead. Boswell’s extra point was good and the Steelers took a 16-13 lead with his 56 seconds remaining.
Boswell’s kickoff was a touchback, with Huntley’s pass dropped to Isaiah Likely on first down. A holding penalty against the Ravens on second down put them up 10 yards. On 2nd and 20th, Huntley threw 18 yards to Andrews in the middle of the field and the clock ticked. After completing the first down to Andrews, the Ravens spiked the ball with 20 seconds left and threw it at the Baltimore 38. Huntley went down the field, but his pass was picked up by Minka Fitzpatrick. The Steelers exit Baltimore with a 16-13 win.
The win keeps the Steelers’ playoff hopes alive heading into Week 18, pushing them to an 8-8 record on the season.
