Late reversal helps Steelers hold on for 27-22 win over Ravens and sole possession of division lead

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr breaks up a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely during the second half of an NFL football competition Sunday Dec in Baltimore AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr breaks up a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely during the second half of an NFL football encounter Sunday Dec in Baltimore AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough BALTIMORE AP Aaron Rodgers threw for yards and a touchdown and even ran for TD in perhaps his best championship with the Steelers and Pittsburgh took sole possession of first place in the AFC North holding on for a - win over the Ravens on Sunday when a Baltimore touchdown with remaining was overturned by a replay review Isaiah Likely secured a pass from Lamar Jackson with two hands in the end zone and both his feet came down but as he was about to complete another step with his right foot Joey Porter Jr of the Steelers knocked the ball free It was initially called a touchdown but then changed to incomplete The Ravens eventually turned the ball over on downs Baltimore - held defensively and then reached the Pittsburgh -yard line but Jackson took a sack when the Ravens had no timeouts left and the clock expired Rodgers didn t complete a pass longer than yards in the whole month of November but he had four of at least that distance Sunday plus two more for more than The first offensive play for Pittsburgh - was a -yard throw to DK Metcalf which set up a -yard run by Rodgers that put the Steelers up - That was the -yard quarterback s first rushing touchdown since the season As they have for several weeks now Jackson and the Ravens sputtered offensively through bulk of the first half and although there were eventually specific signs of life Baltimore is now in another precarious spot The Ravens rebounded from a - start with five straight victories only to lose back-to-back divisional games at home to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh The Steelers led - at halftime and as he did in the first half Rodgers connected for a big gain to Metcalf to start the third quarter That -yard pickup led to a field goal but Keaton Mitchell raced free for a -yard gain for the Ravens who made it - on Jackson s -yard scoring pass to Likely Rodgers answered with a -yard pass to Calvin Austin III on third down then Jaylen Warren took a short pass yards to the end zone also on third down for a - lead The Ravens managed a couple of field goals then a pass by Rodgers was batted into the air by C J Okoye before the ball disappeared into a mass of humanity with Rodgers in the middle of it The play was initially ruled an interception but after a review officers determined Rodgers caught his own pass and was down by contact The Steelers still had to punt but the reversal cost Baltimore quite a bit of field position Rodgers who played the previous weekend against Buffalo with a brace on his broken left wrist wasn t sacked a single time by the Ravens This was his majority of yards passing since joining the Steelers before this season Jackson was intercepted in the first half by his cousin defensive back James Pierre A penalty on a field-goal attempt gave Pittsburgh a new set of downs and Kenneth Gainwell s -yard touchdown run made it - Jackson scored on a -yard run just before halftime but Tyler Loop missed the extra point Injuries It was a bruising afternoon typical of this rivalry Tight end Darnell Washington and linebacker Malik Harrison left with concussions for Pittsburgh cornerback Brandin Echols was evaluated for one and guard Andrus Peat went into the protocol as well Mitchell left with a knee injury for Baltimore Up next Steelers Host Miami next Monday night Ravens At Cincinnati on Sunday AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL Source