The Baltimore Ravens misplaced 27-22 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and one controversial name within the fourth quarter performed a significant function in a sport with important penalties.
Each the Ravens and the Steelers entered Sunday with 6-6 information, although they arrived at them in utterly reverse methods. Pittsburgh began the season 4-1 earlier than a 2-5 slide. Baltimore, in the meantime, began 1-5 earlier than successful 5 straight, then misplaced to the Cincinnati Bengals final week.
Each side had been determined in a sport that might give the winner the lead within the AFC North.
With lower than three minutes to go within the fourth quarter, the Ravens had been driving when quarterback Lamar Jackson appeared to search out tight finish Isaiah Possible for a 13-yard landing in the midst of the top zone.
Possible caught the ball in the long run zone and took two steps earlier than the ball was knocked out of his palms. Initially, the referees dominated the catch a landing. Upon replay overview, nevertheless, Possible was decided to not have made a “soccer transfer” after his two steps, and the play was dominated an incomplete cross.
“They made a name,” Possible informed reporters after the sport. “Gotta reside with what the refs say on the finish of the day.”
The choice took the go-ahead landing off the board for Baltimore. Three performs later, the Ravens turned the ball over on downs after failing to transform a 4th and 5.
Baltimore would possess the ball yet another time, however with just one timeout and 74 yards wanted to attain, the Ravens fell quick.
The fallout from the non-touchdown is appreciable.
As an alternative of Baltimore getting a late lead, the Steelers held on for the win and moved to 7-6. Pittsburgh is now first place within the division and fourth within the AFC. The Ravens, then again, fell from fourth all the way in which to tenth place, and are two video games behind the Indianapolis Colts for the ultimate playoff spot within the convention.
To make issues worse for Baltimore, its ultimate 4 video games of the season received’t be straightforward.
Three of the Ravens’ final 4 matchups are on the street. Their solely residence sport within the final month of the season is towards the at the moment 11-2 New England Patriots.
Baltimore isn’t carried out, because it has a Week 18 matchup towards Pittsburgh to precise revenge. However as a result of the Ravens can now not win the head-to-head tiebreaker towards the Steelers, they may want some assist to come back again win the AFC North.
