{"id":2134,"date":"2024-11-19T01:21:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2024-11-19T01:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:21:17","slug":"breaking-steelers-mike-tomlin-candidly-reveals-what-helped-stop-ravens-key-2-point-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Candidly Reveals What Helped Stop Ravens\u2019 Key 2-Point Try.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\" style=\"width: 548px;\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image  wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2185261454.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2185261454.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2185261454.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2185261454.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mike Tomlin\" width=\"548\" height=\"308\" data-img-load-time=\"474\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1123\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shared why he called a timeout before the Baltimore Ravens ran their 2-point attempt to tie the game with about one minute left in regulation during Week 11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through Week 11,\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0head coach Mike Tomlin is a top choice for the NFL coach of the year award because of how he\u2019s managed the team\u2019s quarterback position and locker room this season. But at the end of the team\u2019s 18-16 victory against the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens, he showed he could be a candidate for the coach of the year award for his in-game decisions as well.<\/p>\n<p>At the 1:06 mark of the fourth quarter, the Ravens needed a 2-point conversion to tie the score.\u00a0But they didn\u2019t get to run their play before Tomlin called a timeout.<\/p>\n<p>The timeout came so close to the start of the snap, though, that the Ravens actually began running the play before they realized the officials blew the play dead.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin planned it exactly that way. With the late whistle, he saw the beginning of what Baltimore planned to run. It appeared as though Ravens quarterback\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0was going to try a jump-pass to score the two points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt did kind of look like that, didn\u2019t it?\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said coyly to reporters on November 18.<\/p>\n<p>When asked a follow-up question on whether he had \u201cJackson jump-pass\u201d on his mind during the timeout, Tomlin bluntly replied with only five words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re damn right I did,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<p>After the timeout, the Ravens ran a different 2-point play, which the Steelers stopped. Pittsburgh then milked the rest of the clock on the next offensive possession to hold onto a 2-point victory.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Explained Why He Called a Timeout Before Ravens\u2019 2-pointer<\/h2>\n<p>Calling a defensive timeout before one play that\u2019s likely to determine the outcome of the game can be tricky. While it can assist a defense in getting into a better position to stop one formation, it also allows the offense another opportunity to change their play.<\/p>\n<p>But whether or not Baltimore was going to change its play after the timeout, Tomlin viewed the pause before the pivotal 2-point try as an advantage for his defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to look at their structure to see what mindset they were in and have an opportunity to maybe talk about it,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told reporters on November 18. \u201cBetter ready our guys and maybe eliminate some other concepts that might be less relevant based on what it is that we\u2019re looking at. That was the mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether or not they repeated their play or changed their play is not up to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In summary, the Steelers were then prepared to stop a Jackson jump-pass. So instead, the Ravens ran Jackson wide to the left.\u00a0But the play was not well executed, and it ended with Jackson throwing a desperation pass that fell incomplete.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the Steelers would have stopped Baltimore\u2019s attempt without calling a timeout. But the timeout appeared to better position Pittsburgh to hold onto its lead.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Ensured Lamar Jackson Didn\u2019t Receive Another Chance<\/h2>\n<p>If the Ravens had tied the score with a 2-point conversion, the Steelers were going to have 1:06 to drive into field goal range. Kicker\u00a0Chris Boswell\u00a0had already made six field goals, including a 57-yarder.<\/p>\n<p>So, perhaps the Steelers would have still won even with Baltimore scoring the 2-pointer.<\/p>\n<p>But had the game gone into overtime, the Ravens probably would gained an advantage. Their touchdown drive to move within two points was their best possession of the second half. Had they won the coin toss, the Ravens could have won with another touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>After the stopped 2-pointer, though, the Steelers offense made sure Jackson didn\u2019t see the field again. The Steelers gained 10 yards on three running plays, moving the chains for a first down. The Ravens burned their three timeouts after each play, so they had no more ways to stop the clock.<\/p>\n<p>With a late fourth-quarter 8-point lead, the Steelers had multiple ways to walk away with a win on November 17. But after giving up Baltimore\u2019s touchdown, the easiest path to victory was stopping the 2-point conversion.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers appeared to do that, at least in part, thanks to Tomlin\u2019s timeout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shared why he called a timeout before the Baltimore Ravens ran their 2-point attempt to tie the game with about one&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Candidly Reveals What Helped Stop Ravens\u2019 Key 2-Point Try.. - 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