PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jeff Reed kicked a 46-yard field goal in
overtime and the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame a 10-point deficit,
numerous injuries and a late Baltimore comeback to outlast the
Ravens 23-20 on Monday night.
Reed's third field goal ended a back-and-forth game in which the
Steelers (3-1) were down by 10 late in the third quarter, rallied,
couldn't hold a seven-point lead, then found a way to win despite
being without their top three running backs.
The Ravens (2-1), losing their seventh in their last eight games
in Pittsburgh, won the important overtime coin toss but were backed
up by two penalties and a sack and Sam Koch had to punt out of the
end zone.
Then, on third-and-8, Ben Roethlisberger found fourth-string
running back Mewelde Moore - playing in that situation only because
of the injuries - on a key 24-yard swing pass for a first down at
the Ravens' 31. On third-and-14, Moore made a 7-yard catch to the
28 to give Reed the extra yardage he needed to make it.