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The Ravens and Steelers are facing off in Pittsburgh on “Sunday Night Football,” with the winner clinching the AFC North title and a playoff berth and the loser seeing their season end.
Follow along for live updates and real-time analysis from The Athletic’s team of reporters.
Q4 10:39 – Steelers 13, Ravens 10
Some life for the Ravens offense as Lamar Jackson combines with Zay Flowers for a 15-yard completion on the comeback route.
An injury on the play as Baltimore left guard Andrew Vorhees is shaken up.
Q4 11:30 – Steelers 13, Ravens 10
Huge sack by the Ravens to force a Steelers punt and give their offense a chance. Mike Green gets home and may have re-aggravated the injury to Aaron Rodgers’ left non-throwing hand he fractured earlier this season.
Q4 13:10 – Steelers 13, Ravens 10
Phenomenal catch by Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a third-and-8 throw from longtime friend Aaron Rodgers!
That moves the chains and keeps the Steelers offense on the field as Pittsburgh has dominated time of possession in this game.
Q4 15:00 – Steelers 13, Ravens 10
A Pat Freiermuth catch-and-run off a short Aaron Rodgers pass gets a first down as the third quarter winds down.
One quarter remains in the 2025 season, with Pittsburgh in the driver’s seat looking to clinch a playoff spot.
Another punt for the Ravens. Really feels like the defense needs a turnover if they're going to win this game. Offense has been nonexistent since the first drive.
To make matters worse, do-everything safety Kyle Hamilton has been ruled out for the rest of the game.
Q3 1:04 – Steelers 13, Ravens 10
The Steelers defense has taken control of this game… A Keaton Mitchell run is stuffed, a false start is forced, a Lamar Jackson checkdown to Derrick Henry is batted down, and a pass to Mark Andrews on third-and-16 is nowhere close to moving the chains.
The exact type of game Mike Tomlin has won for nearly two decades as Steelers head coach is in full effect right now.
In his first game back from a punctured and partially collapsed lung, T.J. Watt has made his presence felt. He intercepted a deflected pass from Lamar Jackson to set up the go-ahead fight goal. Cam Heyward, meanwhile, has been having a night. He's been wrecking shop up front and deflected the pass to set up the INT.
Q3 4:28 – Steelers 13, Ravens 10
Alohi Gilman makes a great pass breakup on Pat Freiermuth and forces a chip-shot field goal, which Chris Boswell sends through from 25 yards out.
Still, for the first time tonight, the Steelers lead!
Q3 4:37 – Ravens 10, Steelers 10
Aaron Rodgers tries to draw the Ravens offside on third-and-2 from inside the 15. It fails, and he calls a timeout. Huge moment here for Pittsburgh, looking for a touchdown and its first lead of the game.
Q3 6:50 – Ravens 10, Steelers 10
The Steelers have done it again! Another clutch turnover against the Ravens! This one is batted down at the line of scrimmage, and lands in the hands of TJ Watt, who catches it at the Ravens’ 25! What a massive play for the Steelers superstar in his return from lung surgery. Pittsburgh in business with a short field now!
The immediate damage to the Ravens defense there was allowing a 12-play, 67-yard scoring drive that tied this game up at 10. But it even more damaging development came when star safety Kyle Hamilton collided with teammate Alohi Gilman while going for a pass breakup. Both were shaken up on the play.
Gilman passed concussion protocol and returned on the Steelers' scoring drive. Hamilton, however, did not. He was carted back to the locker room. Hamilton has been the Ravens best defensive player all year and again tonight as he had nine tackles when he went down.
Q3 8:23 – Ravens 10, Steelers 10
Another Connor Heyward tush push gets the Steelers into the end zone!
We’re tied in Pittsburgh, and in even worse news for the Ravens, Kyle Hamilton is headed back to the locker room.
Q3 9:40 – Ravens 10, Steelers 3
Jaylen Warren gets stuffed on third-and-1.
Here come Cameron and Connor Heyward for a tush push… and this time they get it on fourth-and-1!
First-and-goal from the 1 after a literal brotherly shove.
Q3 11:20 – Ravens 10, Steelers 3
Vintage Aaron Rodgers! He drops one to Adam Thielen in the slot for 28 yards to get inside the red zone!
Q3 12:10 – Ravens 10, Steelers 3
With the Ravens’ starting safeties on the sideline, Aaron Rodgers immediately hits Pat Freiermuth up the seam for a first down. Not a coincidence.
Alohi Gilman returns to the game, but Kyle Hamilton remains out.
Q3 13:26 – Ravens 10, Steelers 3
Kyle Hamilton and Alohi Gilman collide on the field while defending an Aaron Rodgers pass… and Hamilton remains down after taking the brunt of helmet-to-helmet contact.
If he’s out, that’s a huge blow to the Ravens. Hamilton is a perennial Pro Bowler and one of the best safeties in the league.
Q3 14:15 – Ravens 10, Steelers 3
A pitch to Jaylen Warren for nine yards gets us started in the second half. The Steelers are right back on the field with a chance to tie.
The Ravens are using a run-heavy script in this game, but Lamar Jackson has looked healthy enough when he’s dropped back to pass. He’s 4-for-6 for 39 yards and the game’s only touchdown. He also had a 7-yard run for to convert on third down and had a longer third-down run in the first half overturned due to a holding penalty.
Aaron Rodgers is 15-for-25 tonight, but only for 98 yards. Without top receiver DK Metcalf, serving a two-game suspension due to an altercation with a fan in Week 16, Rodgers is playing a very conservative approach. Already 10 of his 25 passes have gone to running backs, and the vast majority of his attempts are within five yards of the line of scrimmage. The Ravens’ secondary has also been stingy, with multiple pass breakups from Nate Wiggins on some on-target downfield throws from Rodgers.
