Initial thought:
It would have been a whole lot easier to just beat Cleveland last week.
Other thoughts:
1) Watching Rodgers waste timeouts in the second half was hard to comprehend. Worked out in the end, I guess. But damn, I don't think I've ever seen any team blow three TOs like that...in a close game when they very well may have needed every one. You're 42 years old, man -- just call your own freaking play at the line.
2) Cam Heyward had one hell of a game. I've been critical of his contractual actions, but even at his advanced age, he is still bringing it on the field.
3) Conversely, Jalen Ramsey had his worst game as a Steeler. No idea what he was doing or who he was covering on several crucial plays. Misplayed the ball on Likely that could/should have ended the Steelers' season.
4) I never understood why coaches go turtle ball and set up for 40+ yard field goals with the game in the balance. 44 yards at Acrisure Stadium for all the marbles with a rookie kicker is certainly no gimme. Ironically, Boz missing that extra point may have indirectly led to the Steelers win. Had they been down by 3, the Ravens would have run a couple more plays and possibly scored a TD.
5) Tomlin should have put three points on the board at the end of the first half. It's not like a 4th-and-goal at some random point in the game, where if you don't make it, you back the opponent up and force them to go the entire length of the field. To their credit, the Steelers rebounded after halftime and coming away with zero points did not seem to affect the positive momentum they had built.
