This time, Baltimore was the team to make the game-changing plays needed to earn a massive victory and tie Pittsburgh atop the AFC North.
Fortune finally smiled on the Baltimore Ravens in their heated rivalry with Pittsburgh. The Ravens recovered three of their own fumbles — and one big one by the Steelers.
Saturday’s game will be the middle contest in an 11-day stretch during which Baltimore plays three times. The Ravens defeated the New York Giants 35-14 on Sunday and play the Houston Texans on Wednesday as part of the NFL’s Christmas doubleheader.
The wiggle room the Pittsburgh Steelers once enjoyed atop the AFC North is gone. The Steelers have dropped two straight to fall to 10-5 after a 34-17 loss to Baltimore, which is now tied with Pittsburgh for the division lead.
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey intercepts the pass from Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson and returns it 44 yards for a touchdown in Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season.
Clinching a playoff berth and keeping their AFC North title hopes alive, the Ravens notched a huge win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the Ravens’ 34-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Lamar Jackson was solid in Baltimore’s biggest game of the season so far. Then, after one of the star quarterback’s rare slip-ups, one of his teammates delivered the play of the day. Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Ravens
BALTIMORE – This week, the Pittsburgh Steelers referred to their Week 16 matchup against ... quarterback Russell Wilson and an interception thrown to Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who returned it for a touchdown, were two game-changing plays the ...
PITTSBURGH — Technically, the standings still show the Pittsburgh Steelers atop the AFC North. It just doesn’t exactly feel that way at the moment.