The Ravens beat the No. 1-ranked Steelers to get even in the AFC North – Orange County Register

BALTIMORE – Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Baltimore Ravens move into a tie with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North with a 34-17 victory over the Steelers on Saturday to catch up.

Pittsburgh (10-5) would have clinched the division with a win, but now the teams are deadlocked after the Ravens (10-5) won for just the second time in the last 10 games of this series. Baltimore secured a spot in the playoffs. The Steelers had already done this.

Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, the second of which tied the game with 5:14 left in the third quarter. Jackson answered with a 7-yard scoring strike to Mark Andrews, and after Pittsburgh turned the ball over on downs, a 44-yard run by Derrick Henry put the Ravens in the red zone.

That push failed when Jackson was intercepted for the fourth time this season, but then Humphrey Wilson picked it up and went 37 yards to the end zone to give Baltimore a cushion in a series that has been razor-thin of late. The previous nine games between the Steelers and Ravens have been decided by seven points or fewer.

As a starter, Jackson improved to 2-4 against Pittsburgh. This was his first home game against the Steelers since 2020.

Henry rushed for 162 yards.

Pittsburgh entered the game with a plus-18 lead in turnovers, but the Ravens had the edge in that regard Saturday. Baltimore recovered three of its own mistakes and had two big takeaways.

Jackson hit Isaiah Likely for a 9-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Wilson answered with a 1-yard scoring pass to MyCole Pruitt, and the Steelers appeared poised to take the lead when the veteran quarterback broke through for a 19-yard run into Baltimore territory.

But Ar’Darius Washington delivered a hard hit to Wilson at the end of that play that knocked the ball off his feet. Kyle Van Noy rebounded for the Ravens at the Baltimore 4.

The Ravens then drove 96 yards and took a 14-7 lead on Jackson’s 14-yard touchdown toss to Rashod Bateman.