Ravens’ win over Steelers is biggest upset in team history

The Ravens also halted the Steelers’ streak of scoring in 21 straight quarters by holding them scoreless in the first.

For the record, the Steelers are consensus 10-point favorites to beat Cleveland, so if they do not, it would not be their worst upset under Tomlin, only their second worst.

The playoff picture in the AFC is still clearly murky (oxymoron not intended), but the Bengals will look to dilute some of the muck with a victory over the Broncos on Monday Night Football.

It was the offense, however, that just never seemed to get into any kind of rhythm. They not only have to win their regular-season finale Sunday on the road against the Cleveland Browns (3-12) to have any chance to make the playoffs but the New York Jets (10-5) must also lose Sunday when they play at the Buffalo Bills (7-8).

However, that is later in this week. When the offense stumbles as it did in a bewildering performance against Baltimore, the Steelers can let ordinary quarterbacks look considerably better than their pedigree.

“We controlled our own destiny and we gave the ball away, ” Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger said, after throwing a pair of interceptions that led to 10 Baltimore points. On fourth-and-15 play from Pittsburgh’s 37, a pass from Roethlisberger to Markus Wheaton fell incomplete following the two-minute warning. Even worse was his 62.7 passer rating.

A flag was thrown on Ravens outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw for lining up offside.

Running Backs- DeAngelo Williams doesn’t deserve a high grade, but he doesn’t deserve a low one either.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends- The receiving corps is like a roller coaster. Instead, Pittsburgh scored a touchdown to make it 20-17. The receiving corps was so limited their top two targeted receivers were Antonio Brown and Williams. Jack Doyle (Western Kentucky) had two catches for seven yards for Indianapolis.

Offensive Line- Normally the offensive line would get the same grade as the running back, but not this week.

He then hit rookie tight end Maxx Williams for seven yards on third-and-5 to set up a first-and-goal.

The Ravens have another big test against the Bengals, who have won the past four games in the series. The Steelers could not get any yardage down the field after that. The Ravens eventually scored a touchdown on the drive to go ahead, 20-10. Tim Hightower had 122 yards and two rushing TDs for New Orleans (6-9). It was a great thing for us.

“To get a win in this game, it’s awesome”, Mallett said.

“It means a lot to this team, to this defense, the way we ended the game on defense, just to let them know, the defense, we are still here”, cornerback Lardarius Webb said. “But they executed, so it’s six in one hand, a half-dozen in the other”. Now for the first time in three weeks, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is able to say who his quarterback is without waiting all week. Other than that, the secondary did not have a good day at all.

Pittsburgh had run the ball seemingly at will on Baltimore up to that point, with 11:04 left in the first quarter.

Falcons 20, Panthers 13 – After Julio Jones’s 70-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter gave host Atlanta the lead, Carolina came up empty in two possessions in the final three minutes and suffered its first loss of the season. The Texans finally had enough of him when Mallett infamously overslept one morning, missing the team’s flight to Miami.