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Ravens, Mallett shock Steelers 20-17
They can take consolation in being the reason why the Pittsburgh Steelers may suffer the same fate. The Steelers lost by three points, 17-20.
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Linebacker Ryan Shazier blew a coverage which effectively gave up a touchdown on a later play. “We take ownership over that”. “That’s the most frustrating part”. The Chiefs and Jets now have a better record (10-5) in the race for the two AFC wild-card slots. “A lot of times the guys, they’ll warn you and tell you that, ‘You were close on that last one, so back up, ‘ or [I will] check the sideline and they’ll back you up”.
Much like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, they wrote the rulebook on how to lose a game on Sunday, losing in Baltimore 20-17 and giving the Ravens a two-game season sweep.
Mallett completed 26 of 41 passes for a career-best 274 yards and one touchdown in Sunday’s 20-17 over Pittsburgh.
We can’t say the same about the Panthers, who will have to consider resting starters now that their dream of a ideal season is over. Today his INTs were even more costly, with Jimmy Smith getting one in the end zone. Winners of three straight games, Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff spot with a victory over the Ravens and a loss by the New York Jets to New England.
Joe Flacco is out for the season with a knee injury, making this the first time since his rookie season in 2008 he’s missed a game against the Steelers.
The Steelers then settled for a field goal after an apparent 16-yard touchdown catch by Antonio Brown was overturned by a replay.
The Panthers (14-1) got the ball for the last time with 90 seconds left and no timeouts remaining.
“That’s our fault, my fault”.
Baltimore (4-10), like the Cowboys, saw their season go downhill in a hurry when their starting quarterback was lost for the year. Roethlisberger threw two forced balls that ended up in the Ravens’ hands, having his worst outing in four games.
Mallett got the nod, and after his performance it became clear who would call the signals in the finale at Cincinnati.
“That’s winning football”, Harbaugh said. At the moment that would mean a match up against the Seattle Seahawks, which would be a massive challenge as they have made huge strides in the second half of the season and at the moment look like one of the most unsafe teams in the league.
After a pause, he laughed and said, “Probably not”.
Big Ben is back for the rematch Sunday, looking to secure a playoff berth for the Steelers. As a result of the loss, the Steelers now need to win next weekend and rely on some other teams for help, as well. That opened up shorter passing lanes over the middle.
Baltimore came out in “22” man-to-man defense, Bryant said, which is when both corners match up in man with safety help for each of them.
Pittsburgh scored a touchdown on a 2-yard run by DeAngelo Williams shortly after the penalty, but the Ravens held on. Even beyond that, the offense seemed too often to line up in heavy formations when it was obvious the team would run, and spread formations with no running option in the backfield when it was obvious they would pass. This makes it less hard for any defense to key off on what you are trying to do and for them to execute their scheme while knowing what you are trying to do.
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The Steelers were 2 for 8 on third downs – 1 for 5 in the first half.