Overview
- NFL Vice President of Instant Replay Mark Butterworth explained that Likely’s apparent score was incomplete because the ball came out before a third step or other football move was completed.
- Baltimore turned the ensuing series over on downs and later reached the Pittsburgh 30-yard line before a game-ending sack of Lamar Jackson sealed the 27-22 result.
- An earlier fourth‑quarter interception initially credited to the Ravens was overturned on review, with officials ruling Aaron Rodgers maintained control and was down when his knees hit.
- Pittsburgh improved to 7-6 and sits atop the AFC North, while Next Gen Stats dropped Baltimore’s playoff probability from 64% entering Week 14 to 33% after the loss.
- Rodgers went 23-of-34 for 284 yards with a touchdown and D.K. Metcalf posted a season-high 148 receiving yards, as Jackson and coach John Harbaugh questioned the pivotal rulings and DeAndre Hopkins briefly criticized them in a deleted post.