PITTSBURGH — Two plays. That’s all the Pittsburgh Steelers ‘ defense needed to make a statement — forcing and recovering a rare Derrick Henry fumble in Sunday’s 18-16 victory against the Baltimore Ravens .
And as the clock wound down in the fourth quarter, Joey Porter Jr . slung quarterback Lamar Jackson out of bounds on what would’ve been a game-tying 2-point conversion to put a final exclamation point on a complete defensive performance against the MVP front-runner and the league’s highest-scoring offense.
“Going into the week, we knew how important this game was,” Steelers defensive back DeShon Elliott said. “We knew how much talent they have on the team. I feel like we went out there — other than a couple splash plays — we played Steeler football.”…