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I'm just appreciative of that mental fortitude being displayed by those men in that locker room." - Tomlin on the Steelers' 2021 season after a slow start That's been our position since September. We've got a lot of warts, but we're here. Even though it's not surprising, it's still appreciated." - Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on his team, Roethlisberger and his young players, as he specifically mentioned Harris, Freiermuth, and McCloud overcoming adversity He's been smiling in the face of adversity for 18 years. "And obviously, I'm appreciative of our quarterback, QB1. They smiled in the face of it, and I'm appreciative of that. The growth and development of these young guys throughout this journey and the negativity that's usually associated with growth and development did not take away from their efforts. I'm just appreciative of it, and particularly, some some of those young ones. I just can't say enough about the men in that locker room. Watt, who tied Michael Strahan's sack record while also batting down a pass that forced the Ravens to settle for a field goal at the end of the first half. Among their strong defensive performances was the play of linebacker T.J.

Pittsburgh's defense then gave the ball back to Roethlisberger and the Steelers' offense after forcing a Ravens punt at the start of overtime. With the Ravens trying to win the game at the end of regulation, Minkah Fitzpatrick's big hit on Marquise Brown helped force an incompletion and overtime. Down 10-6, Cam Sutton kept the Ravens from adding to their lead with an end zone pick of Huntley to open the fourth quarter. Henry Mondeaux's recovery of Tyler Huntley's fumble set up the game's first points on Boswell's first-quarter field goal. Why the Steelers wonĭefense carried the Steelers for most the game. Here's a closer look at how the Steelers pulled off the win in Baltimore. He finished with 244 yards with a touchdown and an interception on 30 of 44 passing. In what was likely the final regular-season game of his career, Roethlisberger engineered his seventh game-winning drive of the season, an NFL best. Pittsburgh won despite playing most of the game without Harris, who suffered an elbow injury on the Steelers' opening possession.

Najee Harris' 15-yard run two plays later set up Boswell's game-winning field goal. In overtime, Pittsburgh's defense forced a Baltimore punt to set up the Steelers' 15-play, 65-yard drive that included three third-down conversions by Roethlisberger as well as his crucial fourth-down throw to McCloud. But the Ravens were able to force overtime on Justin Tucker's 46-yard field goal with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter. The Steelers took a 13-10 lead on Roethlisberger's 6-yard touchdown pass to Chase Claypool with 2:56 left in regulation. The loss officially knocked Baltimore (8-9) out of playoff contention. Along with taking care of business in Baltimore, Pittsburgh received outside help by virtue of the Jaguars' upset win over the Colts. The Steelers won the game on Chris Boswell's 36-yard field goal with 1:59 left in overtime on a kick that was set up by Roethlisberger's fourth-down completion to Ray-Ray McCloud four plays earlier.Īt 9-7-1, the Steelers will clinch a playoff berth as long as Sunday night's Raiders-Chargers game does not end in a tie. In a vintage Roethlisberger performance, the 18-year gunslinger delivered the 57th game-winning drive of his career to lift the Steelers to a 16-13 overtime win over the Ravens. Ben Roethlisberger's career will likely continue for at least one more week.