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Ravens vs. Steelers: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 Regular Season
- Updated: December 26, 2016
The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched the AFC North on Sunday evening with a 31-27 victory over the division-rival Baltimore Ravens from Heinz Field.
Trailing by a field goal with 1:20 remaining in the game after a Kyle Juszczyk touchdown, the Steelers drove 75 yards in one minutes, 11 seconds to win the game with nine seconds left when Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown on a four-yard slant.
Brown looked as though he was initially stopped upon catching the ball right at the goal line, but he was able to extend the football while being draped by a pair of defenders to break the plane, via the NFL:
Big Ben. @AntonioBrown…Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. #HereWeGo https://t.co/wBSLw9XRS6
— NFL (@NFL) December 26, 2016
It was the exclamation point of a monster second half in which Brown caught nine of his 10 passes on his way to a 96-yard effort.
Roethlisberger threw for 279 yards and three scores, while running back Le’Veon Bell rushed for 122 yards with two total touchdowns.
The Steelers Big Three did enough to outduel Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, who passed for 262 yards and a touchdown.
His play along with Baltimore’s defense, which forced two interceptions from Roethlisberger, helped build a 10-point fourth-quarter lead despite a hot start from the hosts.
Pittsburgh found paydirt on its opening possession as Roethlisberger and Bell led a 10-play, 87-yard drive that ate up 5:17.
While Bell gained 39 yards on the drive, Roethlisberger capped it off with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Grimble, via the NFL:
Big Ben.Xavier Grimble.That’s a @Steelers TOUCHDOWN! #HereWeGo #BALvsPIT https://t.co/MtYsBSBlp6
— NFL (@NFL) December 25, 2016
The play even got Washington Redskins running back Silas Redd up:
X man!!!!! @justfollowZae23 #PalaceBoyz
— Silas Redd Jr. (@ThirdEyeSi_) December 25, 2016
And it got ESPN’s Trey Wingo in the holiday spirit:
The Grimble’s heart grew 3 sizes that day
— trey wingo (@wingoz) December 25, 2016
Behind a Steve Smith 44-yard reception, the Ravens looked poised for a quick answer, but a stall inside Pittsburgh territory forced them to settle for a Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal just 1:18 after Grimble’s score.
He didn’t get a chance to tack on another at the beginning of the second quarter when holder Sam Koch wasn’t able to wrangle in a high snap on a 45-yard field-goal attempt and fumbled it away to Pittsburgh.
But he did manage to tack on a 38-yarder with 18 seconds left in the quarter to cut it to a one-point game at 7-6 heading in to halftime.
The most accurate kicker in NFL history continued to build on his stellar career, as made field goals have become a given to CSN Ravens:
THINGS THAT ARE AUTOMATIC1) socks from grandma for christmas2) post-christmas dinner nap3) justin tucker
— CSN Ravens (@CSNRavens) December 25, 2016
It was a waste of Baltimore opportunities, though, as all five of the Ravens’ first-half drives ended in Steelers territory.
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