In bitter loss to Steelers, Ravens raise an ‘annoying’ question: Where was the help?

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PITTSBURGH — The Ravens’ 18-16 loss Sunday did not come down to one play, even if all of the Ravens’ losses to the Steelers these days seem to come down to one play. But there was a cruel irony to the manner in which Pittsburgh broke the Ravens’ spirits one last time inside Acrisure Stadium.

For 59-plus minutes Sunday, the Ravens’ defense had not been the problem. It had been the backstop, the stabilizing force, the momentum swinger. It had allowed 4.3 yards per play until the Steelers lined up for the game’s decisive run, and that has usually been enough to win. But, after running back Najee Harris converted a third-and-1 with 57 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, leaving the Ravens out of time and timeouts, it was the defense that was left to absorb the on-field agony of another rivalry game stinker.

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