Pittsburgh Steelers: Ranking the team’s three best wins of 2017
By Derek Snyder
1. Steelers 39-38 win over the Ravens in Week 14
Frankly, I don’t care how many wins and losses the Baltimore Ravens have in a given season, if the Steelers beat them in nail-biting fashion, it’ll always rise to the top of the best wins list. With that said, Pittsburgh’s December match-up with the Ravens did actually turn out to be one of the most exciting games of the year for the Steelers, if not the most-impressive.
This definitely wasn’t a make-or-break game for the Steelers in mid-December, but it sure was for Baltimore. Sometimes ruining the Ravens season is just as fun as winning. Heck, the Steelers actually had the opportunity to do both in 2017.
With only 6:44 left in the fourth quarter, Javorius Allen had a nine-yard touchdown run that put the Ravens up 38-29. A nine point deficit is a tough hill to climb, especially with less than seven minutes left in the game. Needless to say, it looked as though Baltimore had finally won a crucial must-win game in Heinz Field.
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As if some things never change, the Steelers fought back into the game quickly with a Le’Veon Bell touchdown run to bring Mike Tomlin’s squad within two. After a quick three-and-out for the Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger drove Pittsburgh’s offense down the field and Chris Boswell won the game with a 46-yard field goal.
It wasn’t the prettiest win and there was definitely much to improve on, but the Steelers showed incredible resiliency in their win over the Ravens on December 10th.