The Baltimore Ravens punched their ticket to the postseason and kept their division title hopes alive on Saturday.
With a 34-17 victory over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore can clinch first place in the final two weeks.
Pittsburgh (10-5) would have clinched the title with a win, but now the teams are dead after the Ravens (10-5) won for only the second time in the last 10 games of this series. Baltimore won the playoff.
The Steelers had already clinched the playoff spot.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws in the pocket during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium. (Photos by Tommy Gilligan/Imagn)
Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, the second of which tied the game at 17 with 5:14 left in the third quarter. Jackson responded with a 7 goal strike on Mark Andrews.
After Pittsburgh turned the ball over on downs, a 44-yard run by Derrick Henry put the Ravens in the red zone.
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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Russell Wilson (3) in the first half at M&T Bank Stadium. (Photos by Tommy Gilligan/Imagn)
That drive ended when Jackson was intercepted for the fourth time this season, but Marlon Humphrey picked off Wilson and raced 37 yards to the end zone to give Baltimore a cushion in what had been a tough series. The last nine games between the Steelers and Ravens have been decided by seven points or less.
Jackson improved to 2-4 against Pittsburgh as a starter. Saturday’s game marks the first time he has faced the Steelers at home since 2020.
Henry ran for 162 yards.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) is protected by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee (23) in the first quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. (Photos by Tommy Gilligan/Imagn)
Pittsburgh entered the game with a plus-18 turnover margin, but the Ravens had the edge in that department on Saturday. Baltimore recovered three of its fumbles and picked up two big possessions.
The Steelers will now face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day before finishing the season at home against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens will travel to Houston to play the Texans on Christmas Day before finishing the season at home against the Cleveland Browns.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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