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Left side of the picture is Sweed's block. WOOOOOOOOO
Heath goes out of bounds to stop the clock with 23 seconds to go. Ben is forced to throw the ball away on the next play, leaving the Steelers with 16 seconds and no timeouts. With coverage downfield, Ben dumps one off to Moore, who charges upfield rather than just going down. The Steelers hustle to the line but can't get the spike off before halftime and they fail to put points on the board at a key juncture in the game.
Halftime
The stadium was more or less silent at halftime because of what had transpired right before the half. A field goal there would have made it a two-possession game, and six points was still too close for comfort.
Third Quarter
The Ravens come out strong and move the chains on a completion to Mason. On first down Flacco tries to run a zone read, but Polamalu blows it up in the backfield.
The Ravens can't recover and wind up punting.
The Steelers respond by getting into positive down and distance (third and three), but a sack forces them to punt.
Harrison gets pressure twice in three plays, leading to another three and out by the Ravens. Exciting stuff at the beginning of the third quarter.
The Steelers look poised to go three-and-out once more, but Ben hits Carey Davis in the middle of the field and Davis turns upfield and is able to gain 20 yards for the first down. The Steelers really seem to want to shoot themselves in the foot on this drive, as Ben gets sacked again, but a 30-yard catch and run to Heath down the sidelines picks up the first down and more.
With the ball in Ravens territory, Parker rips off 11 yards in two carries, getting another key first down. The Steelers do nothing on three plays and Jeff Reed comes out for a 46-yarder.
Nailed it.
16-7
The Steelers respond by getting into positive down and distance (third and three), but a sack forces them to punt.
Harrison gets pressure twice in three plays, leading to another three and out by the Ravens. Exciting stuff at the beginning of the third quarter.
The Steelers look poised to go three-and-out once more, but Ben hits Carey Davis in the middle of the field and Davis turns upfield and is able to gain 20 yards for the first down. The Steelers really seem to want to shoot themselves in the foot on this drive, as Ben gets sacked again, but a 30-yard catch and run to Heath down the sidelines picks up the first down and more.
With the ball in Ravens territory, Parker rips off 11 yards in two carries, getting another key first down. The Steelers do nothing on three plays and Jeff Reed comes out for a 46-yarder.
Nailed it.
16-7
McGahee busts off the biggest run of the game with a 14-yard dash to start off the next drive. Harrison stops McGahee in his tracks on first down, and Woodley buries Flacco on second down. Todd Heap of Sh*t pulls one in for a short gain, but Polamalu pulls him down for a short gain, and it's punt city for Baltimore again.
Parker gets a short gain on first down, then the Steelers roll the dice a bit on second down with an end-around to Nate to end the quarter.
Parker gets a short gain on first down, then the Steelers roll the dice a bit on second down with an end-around to Nate to end the quarter.
Fourth Quarter
The Steelers were 15 minutes from glory, but a third and eight awaited after the break. In a shocking moment, Ben hits Sweed across the middle for the conversion.
Sweed drops the ball when he's wide open, but catches it when he's in coverage.
Two Parker runs get the Steelers to third and one, and Arians (in a move that should be at the top of the list for reasons he should be fired) puts Ben in the shotgun and goes five-wide on third and one. This might have been the singular dumbest play call of the year, and an incompletion brought out the punt team. Berger makes a terrible punt, and the Ravens get the ball at their own 42.
The Ravens come out and run a double-reverse to Clayton for 16 yards to get into Steelers territory. The Ravens get called for a hold against Harrison, setting them back, but two passes to Mason for 14 and 11 gets
Sweed drops the ball when he's wide open, but catches it when he's in coverage.
Two Parker runs get the Steelers to third and one, and Arians (in a move that should be at the top of the list for reasons he should be fired) puts Ben in the shotgun and goes five-wide on third and one. This might have been the singular dumbest play call of the year, and an incompletion brought out the punt team. Berger makes a terrible punt, and the Ravens get the ball at their own 42.
The Ravens come out and run a double-reverse to Clayton for 16 yards to get into Steelers territory. The Ravens get called for a hold against Harrison, setting them back, but two passes to Mason for 14 and 11 gets
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