PITTSBURGH (AP) -They spent the week complaining the NFL was targeting them. The Pittsburgh Steelers now find the target is on them.
The Steelers were bloodied and beaten up, yet turned game-saving plays by Troy Polamalu and Ben Roethlisberger into a come-from-behind 13-10 victory over Baltimore that gives them full control of the AFC North. Unless they lose a game or two the rest of the way, they’re favored to win the division – and in position for a first-round playoff bye.
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of Sunday night’s victory for a team that put aside concerns over fines and officiating to win its biggest regular season game in two years. Lose, and the Steelers (9-3) essentially would have trailed the Ravens (8-4) by two games with four to play because Baltimore would have owned the tiebreaker.
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