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 "You probably don't want to hear some kicker stand up here and give
a detailed explanation about a kick," Baltimore's kicker said on
Thursday after the Ravens beat the Steelers 23-20.
"I'm sure you'd rather hear about guys throwing touchdowns passes or
catches."
Not on this night. The pinpoint kicking of Turner and the
scattershot performance of his Pittsburgh Steelers counterpart, Josh
Scobee, made a big difference.
Tucker's third field goal of the game, a 52-yarder with 5:08
remaining in overtime, gave the Ravens their first win of the
season.
The Ravens drove 32 yards in eight plays for the field goal. The
winning march came after the Steelers drove to the Baltimore 33-yard
line on their second possession of overtime but eschewed a
game-winning field goal attempt by Scobee on fourth-and-1.
Scobee missed two field-goal tries, from 49 and 41 yards, in the
last 2:24 of the fourth quarter.
Steelers quarterback Michael Vick threw incomplete to give the ball
back to the Ravens (1-3), who erased a 13-point, second-half deficit
and avoided their first 0-4 start.
"In this league, most games come down to three points," Ravens coach
John Harbaugh said. "We have a great kicker."
'WASN'T MY NIGHT'
Scobee, acquired in a trade just before the start of the season
after spending the first 11 years of his career with the
Jacksonville Jaguars, said he felt awful about his performance.
"I feel like I let the team down, and it's not something that I ever
want to remember doing," Scobee said. "It's a bad feeling. I wish I
had been able to come through, but it just wasn't my night."
Ravens running back Justin Forsett rushed for 150 yards on 27
carries while quarterback Joe Flacco completed 20 of 33 passes for
189 yards and one touchdown with one interception.
Baltimore wideout Kamar Aiken had five catches for 77 yards and a
touchdown.
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"One of the greatest feelings in the world is winning a game in the
National Football League because it's so hard," Flacco said. "This
one was extra special because we were staring 0-4 in the face.
You're together so much as a group. You work so hard. It's tough to
lose but great to win."
Vick was 19-for-26 passing for 124 yards and a touchdown in his
first start for the Steelers (2-2). The four-time Pro Bowl selection
replaced Ben Roethlisberger, who sat out after sustaining a sprained
medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Sunday in a win over
St. Louis.
Roethlisberger is expected to miss at least four weeks.
"This probably the toughest loss of my career," said Vick.
"We had our chances to win the game. I had plays that I could've
made but didn't, and it's disappointing."
Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell rushed for 129 yards and a score
on 22 carries. Last season, he managed a combined 79 yards against
the Ravens in two games.
Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown was limited to five
receptions for 42 yards, ending his NFL-record streaks of 35
consecutive games with at least five receptions and 50 yards, and 14
games in a row with at least seven catches.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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