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Replay Reversal Costs Ravens as Steelers Seize AFC North Lead With 27-22 Win

The NFL replay office ruled Isaiah Likely lost control before a required third step, leaving Baltimore with a damaging defeat that slashed its playoff odds.

Overview

  • The potential go-ahead TD with 2:47 left was overturned after VP of Instant Replay Mark Butterworth said Likely did not complete the catch because the ball came out before a third step.
  • Baltimore failed to score after the reversal, turning it over on downs on fourth-and-5 and later ending its final drive on a sack as time expired.
  • An earlier fourth-quarter interception call on a tipped Aaron Rodgers pass was changed on review to a completion to Rodgers, with officials ruling he was down by contact with control.
  • A second-quarter unnecessary-roughness flag on Ravens DT Travis Jones for contact on the long snapper turned a field-goal try into a first down and set up a Steelers touchdown on the next play.
  • Pittsburgh moved to 7-6 and into first in the AFC North as Aaron Rodgers (about 284 passing yards, 1 TD plus a rushing score) and D.K. Metcalf (148 receiving yards) led the offense, while Next Gen Stats dropped Baltimore’s playoff probability from roughly 64% pregame to about 33%.