1 December 2009 / REUTERS, BALTIMORE
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ postseason chances suffered a painful blow when the Super Bowl champions were edged 20-17 in overtime by a resurgent Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Newly acquired Billy Cundiff kicked a 29-yard field goal with 6:42 left in the extra session to energize the Ravens’ playoff push and hand Pittsburgh a third straight loss. “We will not go gently,” Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters. “We will unleash hell here in December because we have to. We won’t go into a shell. We’ll go into attack mode.” The loss drops the Steelers (6-5) two games behind the front-running Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North and into a dogfight with several teams for a wild card berth. “It hurts,” Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward said. “Three games in a row. We’re not accustomed to that around here. We have to find a way to get back on the right track.” Other NFL results (home team in CAPS): ATLANTA 20, Tampa Bay 17; BUFFALO 31, Miami 14; CINCINNATI 16, Cleveland 7; Seattle 27, ST. LOUIS 17; MINNESOTA 36, Chicago 10; NY JETS 17, Carolina 6; PHILADELPHIA 27, Washington 24; Indianapolis 35, HOUSTON 27; SAN DIEGO 43, Kansas City 14; SAN FRANCISCO 20, Jacksonville 3; BALTIMORE 20, Pittsburgh 17 (OT).
