Kirk Herbstreit said he will be playing in the wild-card round against the Ravens on Saturday as Baltimore jumped out to an early two-touchdown lead and Pittsburgh – again – struggled to find any rhythm on offense. It was a scathing indictment of the Steelers' efforts to start the game with a loss. response.
“It's another thing to lose the X-Os to a really talented offense,” Herbstreit said on Amazon Prime with just over four minutes left in the first half. This is the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nothing. They're just going through the motions. ”
The same issues that plagued the Steelers as they lost four straight and lost five of their last seven games to end the regular season carried over into the postseason opener, with the Ravens losing 464-280 in total yards and 299-29. surpassed the Steelers. ground.
Derrick Henry ran through defenders for 186 yards and two touchdowns. After falling behind 21-0 late in the second quarter, the Steelers didn't score until Russell Wilson hit Van Jefferson for a 30-yard touchdown. Third quarter.
“If I was a Steelers fan, the thing that worries me about this first half is that you're in the postseason,” Herbstreit said during the second quarter. “You are being dominated. I don't see any conflict. I don't see any backlash.”
At one point, the Steelers had a chance to cut the deficit to one possession after Pittsburgh's defense finally forced Lamar Jackson and the Ravens to punt, but the offense stalled.
They punted the ball back to Baltimore.
And as time continued to run down in the fourth quarter, elimination from the postseason was all but certain.
“They were the better group today,” head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters after the game, according to the Associated Press. “The X-factor was Lamar's unique talent. Every time we put him behind, he seemed to make up for it.”
Wilson, who took over the starting spot from Justin Fields after missing the first six games with an injury, completed 20 of 29 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns, but was a regular. During the season, the offensive line struggled, averaging 22.4 points and 10 points per game. -Less yards per game in the NFL (319.4) by a Baltimore squad that failed to hit either mark in the playoffs against Stout.
The advance Ravens will either travel to Orchard Park to face the Bills if second-seeded Buffalo beats the seventh-seeded Broncos on Sunday, or host the fourth-seeded Texans in the district round next weekend. We will be welcoming you to
