Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens Match Player Stats On Oct 01, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 1, 2017

BALTIMORE -- Le'Veon Bell ran for 144 yards with two touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers took over sole possession of first place in the AFC North with 26-9 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.

Bell carried the ball 35 times, the most by a Ravens' opponent since 2003, and also caught four passes for 42 yards. Pittsburgh won in Baltimore for the first time since 2012.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 18 of 30 passes for 216 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Pittsburgh was 7 of 13 on third-down conversions.

Baltimore running back Alex Collins had 82 yards on nine carries, including a 50-yard scamper midway through the third quarter that helped set up the Ravens for their lone touchdown. Baltimore cut the lead to 19-9 on a 16-yard pass from Joe Flacco to Mike Wallace. Running back Terrance West was ruled down on an attempted 2-point conversion after a review.

Flacco's second interception of the day set up a 1-yard touchdown by Bell that gave Pittsburgh a 26-9 lead with 2:26 left in the game.

Flacco was 31 of 49 for 235 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He has thrown a pick in 10 consecutive games, the longest streak in the NFL. Flacco was also sacked four times.

Wallace caught six passes for 55 yards against his former team.

The Steelers put together an impressive 16-play, 84-yard drive on their first possession that took 10:23. However, they had to settle for a 30-yard field goal by Chris Boswell.

A fumble by Collins gave the Steelers the ball on the Baltimore 28. This set up a 1-yard score by Bell that boosted the lead to 13-0 with 3:24 left in the second quarter.

Flacco managed just 3.5 yards per pass attempt in the first half.

Pittsburgh took a 19-0 lead into halftime on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to JuJu Smith-Schuster.

NOTES: The Ravens were booed as they knelt in prayer prior to the national anthem. Players for both teams stood for the song. ... Ravens TE Benjamin Watson was under concussion protocol late in the second quarter, but was cleared to return. Fellow TE Maxx Williams was out with an ankle injury. ... Steelers LB James Harrison was inactive because of an illness. ... Baltimore LB Terrell Suggs came out of the pregame tunnel wearing a Bane mask from the movie "Batman."