Steelers Clinch AFC North Title with Ravens' Missed Kick at Death
The Pittsburgh Steelers secured their first division title in five years by beating the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night. The decisive moment came when Ravens kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, allowing the Steelers to clinch the AFC North.
Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with just 55 seconds left, giving Pittsburgh the lead. Chris Boswell's missed extra point attempt gave the Ravens another chance, but Loop's missed field goal sealed their fate.
The game was an electric fourth-quarter affair, with four lead changes and three in the final minutes. Lamar Jackson connected with Isaiah Likely for a 28-yard gain that put the Ravens within Loop's range, but ultimately proved insufficient.
Rodgers passed for a season-high 294 yards and his touchdown to Austin made it 26-24. The Steelers will host Houston in the opening round of the playoffs on Monday, January 12th.
Other notable results saw the New England Patriots complete their remarkable turnaround season with a 38-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, while the Los Angeles Chargers secured the AFC's top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Denver Broncos. The Buffalo Bills will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild-card round next weekend.
The Green Bay Packers finished their season with a 16-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, who will face them in the NFC playoffs after securing the No 7 seed.
The Pittsburgh Steelers secured their first division title in five years by beating the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night. The decisive moment came when Ravens kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, allowing the Steelers to clinch the AFC North.
Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with just 55 seconds left, giving Pittsburgh the lead. Chris Boswell's missed extra point attempt gave the Ravens another chance, but Loop's missed field goal sealed their fate.
The game was an electric fourth-quarter affair, with four lead changes and three in the final minutes. Lamar Jackson connected with Isaiah Likely for a 28-yard gain that put the Ravens within Loop's range, but ultimately proved insufficient.
Rodgers passed for a season-high 294 yards and his touchdown to Austin made it 26-24. The Steelers will host Houston in the opening round of the playoffs on Monday, January 12th.
Other notable results saw the New England Patriots complete their remarkable turnaround season with a 38-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, while the Los Angeles Chargers secured the AFC's top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Denver Broncos. The Buffalo Bills will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild-card round next weekend.
The Green Bay Packers finished their season with a 16-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, who will face them in the NFC playoffs after securing the No 7 seed.
... 55 seconds left on the clock and he still manages to blow it 
meanwhile, Steelers are just chillin', win division title and all that jazz 
congrats to them for finally doing something right after like five years of nothin' 
can't believe the season is already almost over feels like just yesterday we were in week 1 
I mean I know it was a tough kick but come on! You gotta make it when it matters most, ya feel? And Aaron Rodgers is just clutch as ever 
294 yards and a TD with like 55 seconds left? That's some serious skills right there 
! I was literally on the edge of my seat when Tyler Loop missed that field goal 
. The Ravens were so close to taking it, but it just didn't happen. Now the Steelers get to host Houston in the playoffs 
and I'm sure they're gonna crush them 
! and can we talk about Tyler Loop's missed kick though? it's like the ultimate plot twist in football games 
! anyway, i'm so proud of my steelers for clinching that division title and now they get to host houston in the playoffs - bring on the excitement! 
️ but at the same time, ravens should've made that 44 yard kick 
still gotta respect the team for making it to the playoffs they'll bounce back from this loss and come strong next year 
. And those other teams having successful seasons... New England's resurgence is cool I guess 
but not enough to save them from the impending doom of losing in the playoffs. Packers got destroyed by the Vikings, that's not good for their season 
i mean who else can make a go-ahead TD with 55 secs left on the clock? meanwhile the ravens are like "wait, what happened?" 
Aaron Rodgers is definitely having an MVP season, but can he do it without his team's defense being super weak? The fact that Chris Boswell missed an extra point attempt shows they're not exactly setting the world on fire. And don't even get me started on the Patriots' win over the Dolphins... 38-10 just sounds like a blowout to me 
. They didn't exactly nail it down without any drama? A missed kick from 44 yards out is a pretty big deal, and I wonder how much of a game-changer that was for the Ravens. Did they even have enough time to regroup and try again after that? And what's with all these lead changes in the final minutes? Sounds like a wild back-and-forth to me...