Winners
Ben Roethlisberger - It seems right to put Roethlisberger here. I think it's safe to say he was a winner tonight. Another six touchdowns, another league first (only player ever to throw for six touchdowns in consecutive games), Roethlisberger operated smoothly and efficiently after taking a shot to the jaw by Courtney Upshaw, who was aiming to deliver another hit that would slow Roethlisberger down. But it had the opposite effect. It was another MVP-level performance from a legitimate MVP candidate, 25-for-37 for 340 yards and six TDs - did we mention the Ravens had only given up seven touchdown passes all season heading into this game?
Antonio Brown - Another big prime-time performance for Brown, he's unlikely to escape conversation regarding his own MVP candidacy now, grabbing a season-high 11 catches for 144 yards and another touchdown. He leads the NFL in catches and yards, and he got there with a catch-and-run that left several Ravens' defenders grabbing at air as he burned through to the end zone for what essentially was the game-winning touchdown.
Arthur Moats - Moats got in on the splash-play motif of the recently resurgent Steelers' defense, having notched a sack and forced a critical first-half takeaway when the Steelers were at their lowest point in the game. The offense wasn't moving well and it appeared the Ravens were beginning to put together the same kind of methodical approach they took in their Week 2 win over the Steelers. Moats stripped the running back of the ball, leading to a new possession that kick-started a scoring explosion by the Steelers' offense.
James Harrison - Harrison bench-pressed the setting sun of his career back into the sky to put on another epic Harrisonian Sunday Night performance vs. Baltimore. He was in Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco's back pocket all night, having hitting and harrassing the usually comfortable and cool-headed passer repeatedly, leading to a few key errant passes. It was a performance for the ages for Harrison.
Antwon Blake - Appearing in the Steelers' nickel package in place of Cortez Allen, Blake drew 1-on-1 coverage against Steve Smith, one of the top receivers in the league and he held his own - impressively so. Smith was limited to one of his least productive games of the season, catching just five passes (on eight targets) for 38 yards. He wasn't a factor in the game at all.
Losers
Ramon Foster - He's taking it on the chin for the play of an offensive line that looked nothing like it did in Pittsburgh's Week 8 win over the Indianapolis Colts (when the entire offensive line appeared in the Winner's column). Foster struggled to maintain position on an excellent Ravens' defensive line. This led to the worst rushing performance from the Steelers in some time and multiple pressures on Roethlisberger.