Ravens hit Steelers with knockout punch

Ed Bouchette and Gerry Dulac talk about the Steelers loss to the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

The Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens game today on CBS Sports live TV and live streaming has little effect for the home team.

The Ravens’ win gave the Bengals their second AFC North title in three years, their third in seven seasons, and the fourth under head coach Marvin Lewis. They can still win the division, though they will need some help.

Mallett threw for a career-high 274 yards and the Ravens shocked the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 20-17 victory on Sunday.

“It’s very disappointing”, linebacker Ryan Shazier said. “That’s the most frustrating part”. “… We just didn’t take care of business”.

Time will tell whether Mallett can show this is more than a one-game aberration.

The Steelers went into Baltimore as 10-point favorites against the completely depleted Ravens, and ended up leaving with their playoff aspirations in dire straits following a 20-17 loss. Signed by the Ravens on December 15, the former Patriot was the fourth quarterback to start for Baltimore (5-10) in a span of six weeks. With Ryan Mallett making his first start for the Ravens at quarterback, yet.

Even if the Steelers win in Cleveland in Week 17, what are the chances of Buffalo holding up its end of the bargain?

The Steelers didn’t get the ball again until there was four seconds left.

Combined with Decker’s 6-yard touchdown catch, which gave the Jets a 26-20 overtime win against the Patriots, the Steelers’ loss meant the Jets now control their playoff fate.

The Steelers then settled for a field goal after an apparent 16-yard touchdown catch by Brown was overturned by a replay. “But it was about us trying to play good football”. Ben Roethlisberger, who is having one of the finest seasons of his prolific career, threw for just 215 yards and tossed two interceptions and no touchdown passes.

“That’s our fault, my fault”. And we didn’t today.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has departed because of an injury for the fourth game in a row. We can’t say the same about the Panthers, who will have to consider resting starters now that their dream of a flawless season is over.

“I know what [the rivalry is] about now”, Mallett said.

Where quarterback Ben Roethlisberger goes, so go the Pittsburgh Steelers. That opened up shorter passing lanes over the middle. They got one last chance at the end, but Roethlisberger missed on two passes on their final series, and was also sacked.

Williams was one of the few bright spots on offense, rushing for 84 of his 100 yards in the first half and also adding six catches for 53 yards.

“We’re going to discuss this when I get back in there”, Smith said. Pittsburgh never seemed to recover after getting stuffed on 4th-and-1 on the opening possession, unable to extend drives while converting just 2-of-8 third downs.

It was the first time in seven games Pittsburgh was held to less than 30 points.

ROOKIE RETURNS: Benched in the first quarter last week after losing a fumble against Kansas City, Ravens rookie running back Javorius Allen returned to the starting lineup and shined against Pittsburgh. “This kid was in there 24/7”, Harbaugh said.