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Pittsburgh Steelers Clinch AFC North, Earn Playoff Berth with Win vs. Ravens

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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.