BALTIMORE — This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com.
Through his first eight games of his Pittsburgh Steelers tenure, quarterback Russell Wilson turned the ball over just six times, helping the Steelers to become the top turnover differential team in the NFL this season.
Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers quarterback had two huge turnovers that twice turned the tide against the Black and Gold, as they lost 31-17 to their AFC North rivals, squandering a chance to clinch the division.
In the first half, Wilson was leading a drive that would have given the Steelers their first lead of the game, when he took off for a scramble from the Baltimore 23-yard Wilson. Wilson got within the 5-yard line, when he cut back behind MyCole Pruitt and was hit by Baltimore safety Ar’Darius Washington, fumbling the ball. Baltimore linebacker Kyle Van Noy recovered the ball.
The Ravens responded with an eight-play, 96-yard drive that ended in a Lamar Jackson to Rashod Bateman touchdown that gave the Ravens the lead with 7:33 to play in the second quarter.
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