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NFL: Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 17 (OT)

Pittsburgh Steelers Santonio Holmes catches a pass from backup quarterback Dennis Dixon for a 12 yard gain against the Baltimore Ravens during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on November 29, 2009. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn
1 of 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers Santonio Holmes catches a pass from backup quarterback Dennis Dixon for a 12 yard gain against the Baltimore Ravens during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on November 29, 2009. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn | License Photo

BALTIMORE, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Baltimore rookie Paul Kruger picked off a Dennis Dixon pass in overtime Sunday, leading to a Billy Cundiff field goal that sank the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-17.

Cundiff, who had missed a hurried 56-yard attempt as time ran out in regulation, booted the winner from 29 yards with 6:43 left in the extra session.

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The kick came six plays, most of them runs by Ray Rice after Kruger snared Dixon's pass and returned the ball into Pittsburgh territory.

Willis McGahee ran 2 yards for a touchdown, Joe Flacco passed 10 yards to Derrick Mason for a score and Cundiff kicked a 24-yard field goal in regulation for the Ravens (6-5).

Flacco, who completed 23-of-35 passes for 289 yards, was sacked five times.

Rice gained 155 yards -- 88 rushing and 67 receiving.

The Steelers (6-5) scored on a 33-yard pass from Dixon to Santonio Holmes and a 24-yard run by Dixon, the team's third-string quarterback, playing in place of the the injured Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batrch.

Dixon, who had previously thrown just one NFL pass, completed 12-of-26 for 145 yards.

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