Steelers-Ravens: While Lamar Jackson, Baltimore leave little doubt in 28-14 win, there’s plenty of doubts building vs. Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ challenge was steep on Saturday night. It didn’t get easier when the Baltimore Ravens started their AFC wild-card playoff game with a 95-yard touchdown drive.

And when the Steelers had fourth-and-inches, trailing 7-0, head coach Mike Tomlin decided to punt. It was an unfathomable moment.

The Ravens went on a 13-play, 85-yard drive after that, with every play being a run, and Derrick Henry scored to give Baltimore a 14-0 lead. Everyone watching at home could find other Saturday night plans after that. The game was practically over.

The Ravens would win 28-14.

Tomlin isn’t the problem with the Steelers. Saying he is also requires a belief the Steelers should have won more than 10 games this season with their roster. That’s probably not the case. But the frustration from Steelers fans is valid. That punt wasn’t the reason the Steelers lost, but it epitomized a stale approach that has many Pittsburgh fans begging for a change.

Pittsburgh has been good enough to get to the playoffs and nowhere close to being competitive in the postseason for many years. That was the case again Saturday night, as the Ravens were never truly tested. The Steelers finish the season having not led a game since Dec. 8. They started 10-3 before completely collapsing. The performance against the Ravens was embarrassing in many ways.

Should the Steelers feel OK about this season, when Tomlin got plenty out of a roster without a top-end passing game and made the playoffs when very few predicted that? Or should they wonder if the coach who has kept them from being below .500 for 18 straight seasons is really what’s holding the team back?

Steelers blown out by Ravens

Watching Saturday night’s game, it’s fairly amazing that the Steelers beat the Ravens once this season, and had a shot to take down Baltimore for the AFC North crown until late in the season.

Because on Saturday, there was never a moment of doubt over who was the better team. The Ravens looked like a true Super Bowl contender, and light years ahead of the Steelers. When Baltimore had a 13-play touchdown drive without passing once, it almost seemed like the Ravens were bored and challenging themselves. According to Amazon’s broadcast, it was the first TD drive in the NFL all season with 13 or more runs and no passes. And the Steelers were helpless to stop it.

By halftime, the Ravens led 21-0. Lamar Jackson had a highlight touchdown pass, buying time for almost seven seconds before hitting Justice Hill for a 5-yard score. They had outgained the Steelers 308-59. The Ravens had 19 first downs and the Steelers had two. Playoff games aren’t supposed to look like that. Playoff teams aren’t supposed to look as inept as Pittsburgh did, either.

There was a glimmer of hope in the second half when the Steelers finally hit some big plays, including a 30-yard touchdown to Van Jefferson. But right after that the Ravens went on another scoring drive, easily picking up a second-and-20 and then Henry breaking a 44-yard touchdown run. Henry tied Terrell Davis’ NFL record with his fourth 150-yard game in the playoffs. It was stunning how easily the Ravens moved the ball on the Steelers during that drive, or most of the game really.

When you play that poorly in a playoff game, after losing four in a row to finish the regular season without ever holding a head in any of those games, touting a 10-win season seems completely empty. It felt like the Steelers were no closer to being a contender than some of the teams who have a top-10 pick in this year’s NFL Draft.

The difficult question is: How can a 10-win team also feel in some ways like one that should be rebuilding?

What can change Steelers’ playoff drought?

This isn’t the first time over the past few years the Steleers were blown out in a playoff game shortly after kickoff. They’ve trailed by at least 10 points early in each of their past six playoff appearances, and a few times by more than 20.

If what happened Saturday night was an outlier, showing little fight in a one-and-done playoff game, it might be excusable. When it has happened over and over for the better part of a decade, it’s a reason to justifiably wonder if big changes are needed, just to try something else.

“(That’s) my story, not this collective’s story,” this week when asked about the Steelers playoff drought, which dates back to the end of the 2016 season. “Many of these guys involved do not tote those bags. I happily tote those bags. But that’s not something I’m going to project on the collective.”

There are issues out of Tomlin’s control. The Steelers haven’t had good quarterback play since Ben Roethlisberger retired, and they’re always too low in the draft to land a top prospect. It would be fair to see if getting a quarterback could change the disappointing trajectory the Steelers and Tomlin are on. Tomlin doesn’t have a Jackson, or anything remotely close. It won’t be easy for Pittsburgh to find one either. But Tomlin also needs to be scrutinized for why his team has looked so bad in the playoffs for many of their recent appearances.

If history is an indicator, Tomlin will get more opportunities to get the Steelers back to a point in which they feel like legitimate championship contenders. But at some point, Pittsburgh can’t just keep doing the same thing and expect to catch a team like the Ravens. But the loss to the Ravens was more evidence that something is going to have to change.

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  The average Steelers point differential over their last four playoff games is -15.

  Obviously, they were all losses.

  — Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) January 12, 2025

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM GMT+8

  Meanwhile, the Steelers finish a season that started well and ended with five straight losses. Russell Wilson played some good football in the second half, but his future is now extremely unclear as a free agent.

  The Steelers still haven’t found a consistent offensive identity since the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger and this offseason represents a chance to wipe the slate clean. And perhaps, just maybe, make a coaching change?

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM GMT+8

  Lamar Jackson: 16-of-21 for 175 yards, two passing touchdowns, 81 rushing yards.

  Derrick Henry: 186 rushing yards on 26 carries, two touchdowns.

  The Ravens ran the ball 50 times.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM GMT+8

  FINAL: Ravens 28, Steelers 14

  The second half got a little wobbly, but the Ravens took care of business against an overwhelmed Steelers team. They ran it down their throats.

  The Ravens will play the Buffalo Bills on the road next week if the Bills beat the Denver Broncos tomorrow. If the Broncos win, they host the Houston Texans.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM GMT+8

  The Ravens turn to Mark Andrews for a third tush push to get a first down, and that pushes them to an even 300 yards rushing on the night. Sounds like a fun time against a division rival in the playoffs.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM GMT+8

  Lamar Jackson became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing yards during the regular season. He just took the postseason crown too.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM GMT+8

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  This is the Ravens team that needed to show up today and the rest of the postseason. Let the run game lead you to the Super Bowl. Lamar continues to be efficient in the pass game as well. The defense continues to play well but Stephens has become a major liability

  — Cordell Woodland (@CordellWoodland) January 12, 2025

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM GMT+8

  The Steelers’ list of pending free agents is… significant. It should be an eventful offseason in Pittsburgh, which will have $52.4 million in cap space per OverTheCap.

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  Steelers key free agents this off-season: QB Russell Wilson, QB Justin Fields, RB Najee Harris, OT Dan Moore Jr., CB Donte Jackson, WR Mike Williams, WR Van Jefferson, LB Elandon Roberts, G James Daniels, S Damontae Kazee, TE MyCole Pruitt, CB Cameron Sutton, CB C.J. Henderson, G…

  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2025

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM GMT+8

  Related: Derrick Henry is up to 183 rushing yards.

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  Ricard is driving Steelers off the field on some of these blocks.

  — Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) January 12, 2025

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM GMT+8

  A holding penalty gives the Ravens a first down in Steelers territory with only 3:10 left. We’re nearly done here.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM GMT+8

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  Derrick Henry up to 333 rush yards in the past 2 games vs Steelers

  — Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) January 12, 2025

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  Lamar Jackson now has 77 rushing yards, his highest total in seven career starts against the Steelers.

  — Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) January 12, 2025

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM GMT+8

  Lamar Jackson breaks the Ravens huddle to request the crowd stops chanting MVP. First-world problems.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM GMT+8

  Russell Wilson went for the big one on fourth down, and the target was George Pickens in triple coverage. Ar’Darius Washington bats the ball down in the end zone and it’s Ravens ball.

  Still 6:06 left, but the Ravens can basically end the game with a long drive.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM GMT+8

  The Steelers are going for it on 4th-and-15 after a quick third-down pass to Van Jefferson.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM GMT+8

  Now there’s a big sack. Odafe Oweh gets Russell Wilson to push the Steelers to 3rd-and-22.

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM GMT+8

  Some of the Ravens’ weak points in the secondary are coming back in this half.

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  Brandon Stephens played off coverage and still gave up a jump ball catch to George Pickens.

  — Jonas Shaffer (@jonas_shaffer) January 12, 2025

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  Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM GMT+8

  Back-to-back passes to George Pickens nets the Steelers 32 yards and they’re already in Baltimore territory.

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