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Steelers vs. Ravens live score, updates, highlights from NFL wild-card playoff game

The Steelers and Ravens will meet up in the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs. Like their last game in Week 16, a 34-17 Baltimore win, Pittsburgh will be on the road after losing the AFC North. 

Mike Tomlin authored another winning season in 2025, but he’s in need of a deep playoff run. The legendary Steelers’ coach hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016 and hasn’t been back to the Super Bowl since losing to the Packers in 2010.

He retains the honor of never having a losing regular season, but that also means that Pittsburgh hasn’t had a high draft pick in years. The Steelers have been good, not great, for over a decade now, and Tomlin needs a big win over Baltimore to help silence the critics.

The Ravens haven’t been to the Super Bowl since winning it in 2013. Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has a chance to win his third MVP overall after turning in arguably the best season of his career. Running back Derrick Henry ran for nearly 2,000 yards and scored 16 rushing touchdowns in his first season with the team, and Zay Flowers (1,059 yards, four TDs) made the Pro Bowl. Unfortunately for Baltimore, he’s unlikely to play after injuring his knee in Week 18. 

The Ravens also have a great defense now that Kyle Hamilton has been unleashed as a free safety, so the team is hoping to strike while the iron is hot and capitalize on the momentum built from the regular season.

A win over the Steelers would be big for the Ravens. Jackson has largely struggled against his division rival, especially in Baltimore. A Ravens victory would likely mean that they go on the road to face the Bills next week, but the team can’t afford to look past Pittsburgh on Saturday night. 

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the Steelers vs. Ravens wild-card game on Saturday night. Follow below for complete results from the 2025 NFL playoffs.

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Steelers vs. Ravens highlights from 2025 NFL wild-card playoff game

All times ET.

9:45 p.m. — Since the Steelers took the ball to start the game, the Ravens scored right before half and get the ball back. Henry, who had 100 yards and a touchdown in the first half, picked up three yards on first down. The RB got another touch, this one for eight yards and the first down. 

Hill gets a carry to give Henry a break and picks up three. He gets the next touch too and runs to the right for five yards. Henry got the third down carry, but didn’t get any yards and Baltimore will punt to start he half. 

HALFTIME — Ravens 21, Steelers 0

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN — Ravens 21, Steelers 0

9:25 p.m. — Henry starts the next drive with a three-yard gain to the left. He ran the ball up the middle for four yards and Pittsburgh takes its first timeout of the half with 1:08 left. Jackson hits Bateman for nine yards and a first down. 

Jackson scrambles right and finds Nelson Agholor over the middle of the field for 25 yards. Baltimore calls its second timeout of the half. Miller picks up four yards, but doesn’t get out of bounds. The Ravens took their final timeout of the half. Out of the timeout, Andrews picked up 20 yards and got out of bounds to stop the clock. 

Jackson finds Likely coming across the field for 19 yards. He spikes the ball with 11 seconds left in the half. The Ravens are on the five-yard line. The Steelers took their second timeout of the half. Jackson was pressured and scrambled. After nearly being sacked multiple times, he finds Hill who takes it in for the five-yard touchdown. MVP chants rain down from the crowd. The Steelers kneeled the ball out after the kickoff and we go to halftime. 

9:10 p.m. — Wilson found his top receiver George Pickens for the first time this game. It was a short pass to the left for a gain of eight. Warren picked up a first down on a five-yard reception.

Fields came back in for Wilson, and after play action was forced out of the pocket and threw the ball away. With Wilson back in, Warren picked up two yards. After Baltimore’s first timeout of the half, Wilson connected with Pickens for a big gain, but the receiver very clearly shoved the cornerback away from him. It was a 10-yard penalty and now is third and 18. Wilson checks down to Freiermuth for a nine-yard gain. Pittsburgh punting after the two minute warning. 

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN — Ravens 14, Steelers 0

9:00 p.m. — Henry got the first touch of the drive and picked up one-yard. Jackson goes back to what was working a few drives ago and keeps it while running up the middle for a gain of eight. Andrews gets the tush push and picks up two yards for a first down.

Henry slices the defense for nine yards. Pittsburgh’s defense was ready for the option and kept Jackson to no gain on second down. On third and short, the give it to Henry who converts by picking up four yards. 

The running back got another carry, this time for three yards. A false start for the offense moves the ball back five yards. With a ton of time, Jackson chooses to scramble. He picks up 20, but after a big hit is slow to get up and is wincing. The defense got flagged for holding, so an additional five yards were added to the play. 

Jackson scrambled to the right for two yards. He went right again, tis time for nine and the first down. Henry got another carry for three yards. The running back got a toss to the left and took it 17 yards down to the eight yard line. Henry got another carry, and punched this one into the endzone for the score. 

8:50 p.m. — Pittsburgh’s defense held strong, and the offense is in need of a big drive. It starts with Harris picking up five yards on first down. Harris got the ball again and picked up eight. On third and short, the Steelers keep Wilson under center. He fires a pass to Freiermuth to the right, but the tight end gets popped right at the first down marker. It was ruled a one-yard gain, and Pittsburgh elected to punt. 

8:45 p.m. — At the start of the new quarter, Pittsburgh blitzed again and Jackson had to check down to Hill again. The backup running back picked up five yards and Baltimore will punt. 

End of Quarter 1: Ravens 7, Steelers 0

8:40 p.m. — Pittsburgh blitzed on first down and kept Henry to only a one-yard gain on first down. Jackson hit Anthony Miller for a five-yard pickup on second down. Jackson then found Likely for a big 24-yard gain with the backup tight end making an impressive leaping grab. 

Jackson scrambled on first down, picking up two. He checked down to Hill to the left, but the backup running back was swarmed for a loss of three yards. This was the final play of the quarter. 

8:35 p.m. — The Steelers ran a flea flicker on first down, and tried throwing it deep. Wilson was pressured and was able to pull down the throw. He was sacked for a three-yard loss. On second down, the QB checked down left to Warren for a six-yard gain. Wilson found Freiermuth for a five-yard gain and the tight end fought for the first down line, but couldn’t get there. Pittsburgh punts for the second time.

SCORE — TOUCHDOWN — Ravens 7, Steelers 0

8:30 p.m. — Henry got the carry on first down and picked up 12 yards. The running back got the direct snap and broke off a 33-yard run, which included his patented stiff arm at the end of the play.

After the big gain, Jackson was pressured by T.J. Watt, and he had to throw the ball away. Backup running back Justice Hill ran the ball left, but couldn’t get around the defense and lost three yards bringing up third and long. Jackson had plenty of time in the pocket and connected with Rashod Bateman for the 15-yard touchdown. Justin Tucker knocks through the extra point, and Baltimore is up seven early. 

8:20 p.m. — Ravens punt returner Steven Sims had the punt hit him in the helmet. It bounced off toward his endzone, but he recovered it. The Ravens started deep in their territory on the five-yard line.

Derrick Henry picked up four yards on first down, his first carry of the game. Baltimore had a false start on second down which was the first penalty of the game. Lamar Jackson completed his first pass of the game. It was an eight-yard strike to backup tight end Isaiah Likely. On third down, the Ravens ran an option with Jackson keeping it. He juked a defender ad picked up four yards for the first down. 

Jackson tried to scramble on first down, but only picked up one yard. Baltimore shows how dangerous its option offense is. Most of the defense bit on the fake and Jackson gained eight yards and then five yards on his next two rushes.

Jackson kept the ball for the fifth consecutive play and picked up four. He found Mark Andrews on second down for a gain of seven for another first down. 

8:15 p.m. — Pittsburgh is a run-heavy team, but veteran quarterback Russell Wilson started with a pass. It was incomplete to Pat Freiermuth. Wilson hit Darnell Washington for a nine-yard gain. On third and short, backup quarterback Justin Fields came into the game. He handed off to Jaylen Warren for a four-yard gain and the first down.

Wilson came back in, but missed Mike Williams on first down. Najee Harris – who could be playing in his final Steelers game since he is a free agent at the end of the season -picked up four on second down. Wilson was under pressure on third down and scrambled, but only picked up two yards coming up short of the first down. The Steelers will punt. 

8:10 p.m. — The game was running a little behind the scheduled 8 p.m. ET kickoff, but we are about to get underway. The Steelers won the coin toss and surprisingly elected to receive. High risk, high reward move for the underdogs. 

Pre-game

7:45 p.m. — The Steelers are taking the field, and we are minutes away from kickoff. 

7:30 p.m. — Ahead of the game, Russell Wilson and T.J. Watt were sure to show appreciation for Pittsburgh fans who made the trek to Baltimore.

7:15 p.m. — Derrick Henry arrives to the game in style. He torched the Steelers defense for 162 yards in the Week 16 win. 

7 p.m. — We have about an hour before kickoff. These division rivals met twice during the regular season. Pittsburgh won the first 18-16 at home, but Baltimore got its revenge in Week 16 with a 34-17 win when it was the home team.

This game is being played in Baltimore and the Ravens are nine-point favorites. The point total is set at 44.5. 

6:45 p.m. — We knew that the Ravens were going to be without WR Zay Flowers, but he isn’t the only player Baltimore is missing. Here are the Ravens’ inactives for Saturday night’s wild-card game. 

Here are the Steelers inactives. DE Preston Smith being inactive was a bit of a surprise. 

6:30 p.m. — It is going to be a chilly game, per AccuWeather. It will be 30 degrees at kickoff with a real feel of 16. The wind is expected to consistently blow at 14 mph with gusts up to nearly 30 mph. 

6:10 p.m. — We are just under two hours from kickoff. While there was winter weather in the forecast, it looks like it will be a cold night in Baltimore, but snow-free. 

Steelers vs. Ravens start time

  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 11
  • Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

The Steelers and Ravens will duke it out in the wild-card round on Saturday, Jan. 11. There is inclement weather expected, so there could be changes to kickoff, but for now, the game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET at M&T Bank Stadium.

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What channel is Steelers vs. Ravens on today?

The Steelers-Ravens wild-card game will not air on national television. Fans can stream the game exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Viewers in Canada can stream the game on DAZN.

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NFL playoff schedule 2025

Wild-card round

Saturday, Jan. 11

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
Texans vs. Chargers 4:30 p.m. CBS Fubo, Paramount+
Ravens vs. Steelers 8 p.m. — Amazon Prime Video

Sunday, Jan. 12

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
Bills vs. Broncos 1 p.m. CBS Fubo, Paramount+
Eagles vs. Packers 4:30 p.m. Fox Fubo
Buccaneers vs. Commanders 8:15 p.m. NBC Fubo, Peacock

Monday, Jan. 13

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
Rams vs. Vikings 8:15 p.m. ESPN, ABC Fubo, ESPN+

Divisional round

Saturday, Jan. 18

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
TBD vs. TBD 4:30 p.m. TBD TBD, Fubo
TBD vs. TBD 8:15 p.m. TBD TBD, Fubo

Sunday, Jan. 19

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
TBD vs. TBD 3 p.m. TBD TBD, Fubo
TBD vs. TBD 6:30 p.m. TBD TBD, Fubo

Conference championships

Sunday, Jan. 26

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
NFC championship game 3 p.m. Fox Fubo
AFC championship game 6:30 p.m. CBS Fubo, Paramount+

Super Bowl 59

Sunday, Feb. 9

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
TBD vs. TBD 6:30 p.m. Fox Fubo

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