Steelers 16, Baltimore Ravens 13
January 9, 2022

In what has become commonplace in the Steelers-Ravens rivalry, this game was another low-scoring contest with both defenses doing their part to keep the other team out of the end zone as much as possible.

Kicker Chris Boswell got the Steelers on the board first with a 28-yard field goal, but it didn’t take long for the Ravens to tie the game, 3-3.

Ravens running back Latavius Murray, who had 16 carries for 150 yards, gave the Ravens a lead with a 46-yard touchdown run. Boswell cut the lead to 10-6 with a 40-yard field goal, before the Steelers took a 13-10 lead when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit receiver Chase Claypool for a six-yard touchdown and 13-10 lead.

The Ravens wouldn’t go away, though, tying the game, 13-13 with 1:41 to play.

“For whatever reason, it didn’t feel like, ‘Okay, this is it,'” said Roethlisberger. “And no point did I think, ‘This is it, it’s almost over.'”

The game went into overtime, and Roethlisberger directed a 15-play, 65-yard drive in 4:28, which included a 10-yard completion to receiver Ray-Ray McCloud on fourth-and-8 from the Ravens’ 41-yard line with 2:27 left in overtime. Boswell sealed the win with a 36-yard field goal with 1:56 left in overtime that helped the Steelers secure a playoff spot with a little bit of help.

“That’s Steelers-Ravens, I can’t say enough about the men in that locker room. Their collective will was on display,” said Coach Mike Tomlin. “It was on display throughout a hostile environment today. Obviously, dire circumstances and so forth. A lot of competition in the stadium. Distractions, potentially on the outside. They were able to process all of that and make the necessary plays to secure a victory.

“I’m just appreciative of it, particularly some of those young ones. The growth and development of these young guys throughout this journey and the negativity that’s usually associated with growth and development did not take away from their efforts. They smiled in the face of it, and I’m just appreciative of that. And, obviously, I’m appreciative of our quarterback—QB 1 (Ben Roethlisberger). He’s been smiling in the face of adversity for 18 years. So, even though it’s not surprising, it’s still appreciated.”