Overview
- Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 26-24 to secure the division title and a playoff berth, ending the Ravens’ season.
- Baltimore rookie Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field-goal try with two seconds left that would have won the game.
- Days earlier, Mayor Brandon M. Scott posted an Instagram video joking about a bet and saying the Terrible Towel is only good to “wipe your butt.”
- After the defeat, Scott shared a “Speechless!” facepalming selfie and told followers not to talk sports to him until Orioles opening day.
- Media and fans linked his taunt to the Terrible Towel’s long-standing lore, a symbol created in 1975 by broadcaster Myron Cope.