Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers Match Player Stats On Nov 02, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 3, 2014

Steelers 43, Ravens 23: Ben Roethlisberger turned in his second straight six-touchdown performance, throwing for 340 yards to spark host Pittsburgh to its third consecutive victory.

Roethlisberger established an NFL record with 12 scoring passes in back-to-back games, following up last week's 522-yard, six-TD masterpiece by completing 25-of-37, including a pair of touchdown tosses to rookie Martavis Bryant for the second game in a row. Antonio Brown made 11 catches for 144 yards and a touchdown while rookie Markus Wheaton, Le'Veon Bell and Matt Spaeth also had scoring receptions as the Steelers (6-3) avenged a 26-6 loss at Baltimore in Week 2.

Joe Flacco finished 30-of-45 for 303 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for the Ravens (5-4), who lost their second in a row to drop into last place in the AFC North. Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff 108 yards for Baltimore, which struggled offensively following an early 35-yard TD pass from Flacco to Torrey Smith.

The momentum turned when the Steelers forced a pair second-quarter turnovers and Roethlisberger converted them into scoring passes of 5 yards to Bell and 19 to Bryant less than two minutes apart. Justin Tucker's 46-yard field goal with 1:44 left in the half cut the deficit to 14-10, but Roethlisberger hit Wheaton on a 47-yard strike down the right sideline before punter Brad Wing tossed a two-point conversion pass to Spaeth after bobbling the snap to make it 22-10.

Pittsburgh struck in the opening minute of the fourth quarter as Roethlisberger tossed a pass in the right flat to Brown, who reversed his field and sped 54 yards to the end zone, but Jones zipped untouched through a gaping hole on the ensuing kickoff to get the Ravens within 29-17. Undaunted, Roethlisberger guided the Steelers 71 yards in nine plays, capping the drive with an 18-yard TD pass to Bryant with 9:31 remaining for a 36-17 advantage.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Brown has at least five receptions and 50 yards receiving in 25 consecutive games, extending his NFL record. ... Jones registered his fourth kickoff return for a TD since the start of the 2012 season, the most in the league during that span. ... Steelers S Troy Polamalu suffered a sprained left knee while rookie LB Ryan Shazier injured his right ankle and also did not return. ... ... Hall of Fame DT Mean Joe Greene, the leader of the Steel Curtain defense that led Pittsburgh to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, had his number retired in a halftime ceremony.