Pittsburgh shut down Baltimore’s offense in a 19-14 win to remain undefeated and improve to 11-0 on the season, taking another big step toward earning home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn’t have his sharpest game, but after an early interception he did what he needed to do, completing 36 of 51 passes for 266 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. The Pittsburgh receivers dropped several catchable passes from Roethlisberger.
The Pittsburgh defense played very well, but late in the game linebacker Bud Dupree went down with an apparent knee injury.
Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III struggled to throw the ball, but finished with 68 rushing yards. He was abysmal throwing the ball, going 7-for-12 for 33 yards, with no touchdowns, one interception, one lost fumble and three sacks. Eventually he was injured and replaced by third-stringer Trace McSorley, who connected with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown on a 70-yard touchdown pass that made the game close in the end.
