NFL Recap - Pittsburgh Steelers Win In Baltimore & Clinch Division
- By Lisa Smith
- Published 12/14/2008
- Week Fifteen NFL News
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Pittsburgh vs Baltimore Sunday afternoon the Pittsburgh Steelers headed down two Baltimore as underdogs and left as AFC North Champions.
With 43 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Ben Roethlisberger found Santonio Holmes for a 4-yard touchdown pass to take a 13-9 and clinch their second straight division title.
In this battle between defensive powerhouses, the Steelers yielded just 202 yards of offense. That makes 14 straight games that they have let up less than 300 yards, tying an NFL record set by the 1973 Los Angeles Rams.
"This is like our biggest win," said Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker. "I know we won the Super Bowl, but you just can't understand the feeling of the players in this locker room right now."
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The strong Ravens defense bottled up Pittsburgh for most of the contest, but for the second week in a row the Steelers stepped up in the fourth quarter.
"We make the plays when they count," Holmes said. "It doesn't matter how the game goes through the course of three quarters. It always comes down to playing four quarters of football."
Ravens kicker Matt Stover booted three field goals for Baltimore's only offense. They remain in the wild-card hunt despite being eliminated from the division race.


