Going into halftime, it looked like the Pittsburgh Steelers were packing up their tents and going home. But then the second half happened and the Steelers found a way to not only come back against the Baltimore Ravens but to beat them on the road in exactly the fashion you would expect to extend their record to 7-0.
Offensively, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger came alive in the second half. After letting the Ravens defense bully them in the first half, Roethlisberger finished the game with 182 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, almost all of which came after halftime.
His favorite target was wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster seven receptions for 67 yards including multiple catches in the second half to keep drives alive.
The defense had a miserable effort stopping the run but to make up for it were ballhawks creating turnovers and sacking Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Pittsburgh forced three fumbles and picked off Jackson twice. The best part was the Steelers were able to turn those turnovers into points.
There is no understating how important this win is for the race in the AFC North. Pittsburgh’s next game is a road matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.
