PITTSBURGH, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched home field advantage through the playoffs Sunday by beating Baltimore 20-7.
Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for two touchdowns before leaving the game with a rib injury in the third quarter. He was replaced with the Steelers leading 17-7 by former starter Tommy Maddox and Pittsburgh then added a 40-yard field goal by Jeff Reed.
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Jerome Bettis ran for 117 yards for Pittsburgh but Baltimore's Jamal Lewis was held to just 26, including the Ravens' only touchdown, a 5-yard run in the first quarter.
Pittsburgh is 14-1, Baltimore 8-7.