Steelers Luck Charm Continues Against Ravens
Do the Pittsburgh Steelers rub an Irish luck charm on the sidelines whenever they are trailing in games? If they do, it worked for the third consecutive week in a row. On a third-and-4 play, Ben Roethlisberger threw a 34-yard pass down the right sideline to Antonio Brown late in the fourth.
It would set up Chris Boswell's game-winning 46-yard field goal with :46 seconds remaining as the Pittsburgh Steelers stormed back once again against arch rivals the Baltimore Ravens 39-38. Pittsburgh has won the AFC North crown for the second straight season.
Brown didn't have a touchdown reception, but he caught 11 passes for 213 yards receiving. In the first quarter, Le'Veon Bell caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Roethlisberger. In the second quarter, Bell also scored on a 1-yard touchdown run.
Later in the second, Joe Flacco threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Chris Moore. Moore finished with three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. With the Ravens trailing 17-7 later in the second, Alex Collins scored on a 18-yard touchdown run. Collins finished with 120 yards rushing on 18 carries and a touchdown. He also caught two passes for 46 yards receiving.
With the Ravens trailing 20-17 in the third, Buck Allen scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. Later in the third, Patrick Ricard caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco. Flacco completed 20-of-35 passes for 269 yards two touchdowns and one interception.
With Pittsburgh trailing 31-23 in the fourth, Roosevelt Nix-Jones caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger (failed two-point conversion). Ben Roethlisberger completed 44-of-66 passes for 506 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for five yards on one carry. This was the third time in his career that he has thrown for 500 yards in a game.
Later in the fourth, Buck Allen scored on a 9-yard touchdown run by Buck Allen. He finished with 25 rushing yards on six carries and two touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 32 yards receiving.
With Pittsburgh trailing 38-29 in the fourth, Le'Veon Bell scored on a 11-yard touchdown run. Bell rushed for 48 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns. He also caught nine passes for 77 yards receiving and a touchdown. Jesse James had a good game for the Steelers with 10 receptions for 97 yards. Chris Boswell also made three other field goals in the game for the Steelers (52, 43, and 24 yards). Pittsburgh also played this game in honor of Ryan Shazier as well.
The Ravens had a chance to seal the game after that drive, but they got too cute with the playing calling and the rest was history. Baltimore will be on the road against the Cleveland Browns (0-13) next Sunday and Pittsburgh will host the New England Patriots (10-2) next Sunday.
