For one night, Aaron Rodgers showed he still has it.
After blowing a chance to clinch the AFC North in Cleveland last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers took care of business at home on Sunday night behind Rodgers’ big fourth-quarter performance. The Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 in the 272nd and final game of the 2025 regular season, clinching a division title for the first time since 2020 and sending the rival Ravens home for the postseason for the first time since 2021.
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It didn’t come easy. Pittsburgh, playing without suspended No. 1 receiver DK Metcalf for a second straight game, struggled to generate offense early. Meanwhile, the Ravens scored an opening-drive touchdown and stretched the lead to 10-0 with an early second-quarter field goal.
After failing to score from Baltimore’s 1-yard line on the final play of the first half, Pittsburgh went into the locker room trailing 10-3 as Derrick Henry surpassed 100 rushing yards through two quarters.
After halftime, the Steelers put together a pair of third-quarter scoring drives.
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