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George Pickens delivers late TD catch as Steelers come back to beat Ravens
By Sydney Hunte
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George Pickens and the Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-2 after a 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon.
The Steelers trailed 10-0 with just over 3 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter before a Chris Boswell field goal pulled it to within 10-3. But they edged closer in the 4th quarter behind a blocked punt for a safety, followed later by a field goal to pull within 10-8 in the game’s closing moments.
That set up Pickens’ scoring catch with 1 minute, 18 seconds remaining, as Kenny Pickett’s throw from the Ravens’ 41 dropped in to his hands to put the Steelers up for good. Take a look at the play below:
PICKETT TO PICKENS! What a comeback for the @steelers ?
?: #BALvsPIT on CBS
?: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/LxW25sxPWA pic.twitter.com/pnwYXp2abd— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2023
The win put the Steelers above the .500 mark going into the bye week, and was a much-needed victory after a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans.
Pickens, by the way, made 6 catches for 130 yards, but none was as big as his touchdown catch that ultimately saw his team come away with a win. They take on the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7 on Oct. 22.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
