The Pittsburgh Steelers have clinched a playoff berth for the fourth straight season after defeating the Baltimore Ravens 39-38 Sunday night.
The team's official account celebrated the win:
Things didn't come easy to the Steelers at the start of the 2017 season. They were 3-2 after the first five games when the offense averaged 19.8 points per game and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (six).
After Roethlisberger threw five interceptions in a 30-9 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 8, he sounded like a player closer to retirement than ever before:
That game wound up being the turning point in Pittsburgh's season. The Steelers would go on to win eight straight games, separating themselves from the pack in the AFC North and challenging the New England Patriots for the conference's best record.
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