The Ravens lost a huge game to the Steelers on Sunday, 27-22. The win, in tandem with the Bengals’ loss to the Bills, puts Pittsburgh very much in the driver’s seat for the AFC North title and a playoff berth. Baltimore, meanwhile, faces an uphill battle to playoff contention and will look back on several moments from Sunday’s game with great regret. The Ravens will also likely be upset for quite some time about a pivotal and controversial ruling by the officials that took away an Isaiah Lively touchdown.
With fewer than three minutes remaining and Baltimore down by five, Lamar Jackson dropped back to pass in Steelers’ territory. He found Likely streaking across the middle and hit him for what was initially ruled a touchdown despite Likely losing control of the ball after a few steps. But after review, the officiating crew ruled Likely did not complete the process of a catch. The TD was taken off the board and the Ravens instead would turn the ball over on downs three plays later, never to score again.
