This time, Baltimore was the team to make the game-changing plays needed to earn a massive victory and tie Pittsburgh atop the AFC North.

With clutch defensive plays and a brutally efficient running game, the Ravens finally achieved a sound victory, 34-17, over their archrivals from Pittsburgh. Here are five things we learned from the game.

The first touchdown for a former Alabama player in Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season was scored by Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey, when the Hoover High School alumnus picked off Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown as the Ravens took a 31-17 lead with 13:06 to play.

The Steelers and Ravens had a wild couple of minutes with three huge momentum swings. With 14:08 remaining, Derrick Henry ran for 44 yards to the Pittsburgh 11 before Damontae Kazee pulled him down. Henry now has 133 yards on 17 carries.

All season long, the Pittsburgh Steelers have depended on a standard formula for winning: stop the run, protect the ball, force the opponent into mistakes.

Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Baltimore Ravens pull even with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North with a 34-17 vic

CB Marlon Humphrey on beating the Steelers and more.

The Ravens’ defense stepped up in a 34-17 win over the Steelers, which clinched a playoff berth for Baltimore.

National reaction to Marlon Humprhey’s pick six off Steelers QB Russell Wilson to keep the Ravens AFC North hopes alive

In a hotly contested Week 16 battle against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Baltimore Ravens defense bailed their MVP-caliber quarterback Lamar Jackson out after a costly turnover. As the game reached the final quarter of play,

The Baltimore Ravens secured a playoff spot with a 34-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, moving to a 10-5 record.