{"id":593310,"date":"2023-01-02T09:49:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/sunday-night-football-steelers-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-with-late-touchdown-16-13-win-nbc-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T09:49:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:49:23","slug":"sunday-night-football-steelers-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-with-late-touchdown-16-13-win-nbc-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/sunday-night-football-steelers-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-with-late-touchdown-16-13-win-nbc-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Night Football: Steelers keep playoff hopes alive with late touchdown, 16-13 win &#8211; NBC Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"page\">\n<p>\t<main id=\"primary\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2978368\" data-ad-tags=\"{\"cat\":[\"PFT\"],\"chrome\":\"\",\"cag[tags]\":[],\"cag[categories]\":[\"baltimore ravens\",\"pittsburgh steelers\",\"rumor mill\",\"top stories\"],\"cag[athletes]\":[\"cameron heyward\",\"chris boswell\",\"demarcus robinson\",\"isaiah likely\",\"j k dobbins\",\"jason pierre paul\",\"justin tucker\",\"kenny pickett\",\"mark andrews\",\"minkah fitzpatrick\",\"najee harris\",\"pat freiermuth\",\"roquan smith\",\"steven sims\",\"tyler huntley\"],\"cag[teams]\":[]}\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1453698358-e1672633304786.jpg?w=560&#038;h=316&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens\"  ><\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Steelers were fighting for their playoff lives. The Ravens were fighting to remain alive in the AFC North race.<\/p>\n<p>A defensive battle came down to the wire, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/63652\/najee-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Najee Harris<\/a> catching a 10-yard touchdown pass from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/66964\/kenny-pickett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenny Pickett<\/a> with 56 seconds left to give the Steelers a 16-13 win.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers moved to 8-8 and stayed alive, though they will need help to get a wild-card berth. They started the season 2-6. The Ravens fell to 10-6, giving the Bengals a chance to clinch the division with a win Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ravens edge rusher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/12130\/jason-pierre-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Pierre-Paul<\/a> nearly sacked Pickett on third-and-eight from the Baltimore 10, but the Steelers quarterback broke free, rolled left and hit a perfect pass to Harris, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/1420\/roquan-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roquan Smith<\/a> covering him. Harris\u2019 touchdown ended a streak of 40 consecutive possessions for the Baltimore defense without allowing a touchdown at home.<\/p>\n<p>Pickett had back-to-back big plays in the 11-play, 80-yard drive, connecting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/63768\/pat-freiermuth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Freiermuth<\/a> for 20 yards and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/52013\/steven-sims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Sims<\/a> for 28 yards to get the Steelers in position for the win.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens, with the league\u2019s best kicker on their side, had plenty of time to get in field goal range. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/9481\/minkah-fitzpatrick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minkah Fitzpatrick<\/a> intercepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/60408\/tyler-huntley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Huntley<\/a> on a pass intended for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/8750\/demarcus-robinson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demarcus Robinson<\/a> with 13 seconds left.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers\u2019 first three scores came on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/11406\/chris-boswell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Boswell<\/a> field goals of 21, 51 and 33 yards. He missed a 48-yard try, kicking it off the upright, after missing two last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens led 10-3 at halftime, getting a 7-yard touchdown pass from Huntley to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/67660\/isaiah-likely\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isaiah Likely<\/a> with seven seconds left in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>It followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/11331\/cameron-heyward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cameron Heyward<\/a>\u2018s unnecessary roughness penalty with 11 seconds left. The Steelers had stopped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/57716\/jk-dobbins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.K. Dobbins<\/a> short of the line to gain on third down before Heyward did whatever he did as both teams tussled in the pile.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens took a 13-3 lead on a 51-yard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/647\/justin-tucker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Tucker<\/a> field goal with 9:31 remaining in the third quarter, but they didn\u2019t score again.<\/p>\n<p>Pickett went 15-of-27 for 168 yards and a touchdown, while Huntley was 14-of-21 for 130 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ravens tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/football\/nfl\/player\/698\/mark-andrews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Andrews<\/a> had nine catches for 100 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Harris had 22 carries for 111 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards and the game-winner.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/main><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMihwFodHRwczovL3Byb2Zvb3RiYWxsdGFsay5uYmNzcG9ydHMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDEvMDEvc3VuZGF5LW5pZ2h0LWZvb3RiYWxsLXN0ZWVsZXJzLWtlZXAtcGxheW9mZi1ob3Blcy1hbGl2ZS13aXRoLWxhdGUtdG91Y2hkb3duLTE2LTEzLXdpbi_SAYsBaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9mb290YmFsbHRhbGsubmJjc3BvcnRzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzAxLzAxL3N1bmRheS1uaWdodC1mb290YmFsbC1zdGVlbGVycy1rZWVwLXBsYXlvZmYtaG9wZXMtYWxpdmUtd2l0aC1sYXRlLXRvdWNoZG93bi0xNi0xMy13aW4vYW1wLw?oc=5\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Yuri Badon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images The Steelers were fighting for their playoff lives. The Ravens were fighting to remain alive in the AFC North race.A defensive battle came down to the wire, with Najee Harris catching a 10-yard touchdown pass from Kenny Pickett with 56 seconds left to give the Steelers a 16-13 win.The Steelers moved to 8-8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":593311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790,1361,863],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-593310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"category-night","9":"category-sunday"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}