The Pittsburgh Steelers have allowed the Ravens to close the gap
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers lost 34-17 to the Baltimore Ravens. The loss is only the third to two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 217 yards on 66.6% completion percentage, two touchdowns, and an interception returned for a touchdown. Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III caught four passes for 65 yards.
On second-and-10, Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith knocked the ball out of Jackson's extended arm, but the Ravens recovered the fumble. Highsmith got pressure on the next snap and forced an incompletion, but a great play by the Ravens special teams on the ensuing punt pinned the Steelers on the three-yard line.
The Steelers forced another punt on their next defensive stand. Highsmith, linebacker T.J. Watt, and defensive tackle Cam Heyward stifled the Ravens and returned the ball to their offense. The Ravens continued their offensive assault. Jackson looked to his most reliable targets: tight end Mark Andrews and wide receiver Zay Flowers. Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker, who has struggled for much of the season, knocked in a 51-yard field goal and extended the Ravens' league 17-7.
With the momentum-shifting play, Austin III had the best drive of his NFL career. On the first play of the series, Wilson saw Austin III one-on-one and completed a 44-yard pass. On third-and-six, Wilson saw Austin III streaking open over the middle of the field and connected for 16 yards. Then, Wilson gave running back Cordarrelle Patterson to 'moss' a Ravens defender for a 12-yard touchdown, tying the game 17-17.
Henry broke off a 44-yard run on the first play of the series to get 11 yards from a touchdown. Then, Jackson threw a terrible interception to Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick--the first thrown pick for Jackson since the previous outing against the Steelers. Fitzpatrick returned the pick for 25-yards to negate much of Henry's big run.
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