New week, same cleats, Ravens get beat by the Steelers 27-22

Baltimore tried to mount a comeback against the Steelers but fell short 27-22 at home.

Ravens Offense:

Lamar still appears to be not fully healthy. The game was rough for him early on.

Number 8 threw an interception in the second quarter, trying to get the ball to Rasheen Ali after being flushed out of the pocket.

In the second half, the 2x MVP was righting the ship.

He would find WR Rashod Bateman underneath in the red zone on a critical 3rd down early in the 4th quarter.

The pass if caught would've given Baltimore a new set of downs at minimum.

However, Bateman dropped the ball. This halted a big drive for the Ravens.

Later, to much controversy, Lamar would also find TE Isaiah Likely for what was ruled on the field as a TD.

This could've given the Ravens a one-point lead with 2:43 left in the game.

But Ravens fans know how this story ends - the touchdown that became an incompletion.

Football fans on X/twitter let their voices be heard, arguing over the call.

NFL rules analyst Gene Steratore would also check in with the tweet below.

In other offensive issues, the Ravens seem to dislike running the ball to the outside, which is where they’ve had the most success with Henry and Mitchell.

Instead, they run into the teeth, the strength of most NFL defenses.

Most notably, Keaton Mitchell gashed the Steelers on a pitch play for 55 yards before he left the game with a knee injury.

Last week, Mitchell punched it in against the Bengals on an outside run.

Even though Derrick Henry had 25 carries, he needed more. It felt like he was missing for large chunks of the game.

Holes in the offensive line:

Guard Daniel Faalele continues to get beaten.

On most downs, it appears he doesn’t know who he should be blocking, what the play is, where he is, or what day it is.

There's a pile of tape already amassed that shows him completely whiffing on run and passing plays this season alone.

Too many plays are dead before they start because he's missing his assignment by a mile.

Ravens Defense:

Ravens' secondary was getting tormented for most of the afternoon.

Rodgers looked 10 years younger as the virtually non-existent Ravens pass rush gave him all day in the pocket.

Pittsburgh got everything they wanted on the perimeter, sailing the ball over the heads of Ravens defenders.

By the third quarter, Rodgers had 280 yards passing.

He would end the day with 284 yards and one touchdown.

The Zebras:

Bringing this back up reluctantly, the highlight that all but decided the game was a catch by Isiah Likely that was ruled a TD late in the 4th quarter, but overruled on a second look by the refs as an incomplete pass.

The second most critical call, which swung the momentum, was a phantom unnecessary roughness call against Travis Jones, which takes the Steelers from kicking a field goal to eventually getting a TD.

Ravens now at 6-7 will face the Bengals next week.