Steelers ignore noise, back Mike Tomlin in win vs. Ravens - ESPN

BALTIMORE — Seven days after fans at Acrisure Stadium loudly chanted for him to be fired, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin blew a kiss to the camera as he walked off the field after the Steelers' 27-22 win against the Baltimore Ravens.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who completed 23 of 34 attempts for 284 yards with a passing touchdown and a rushing score, was blunt when asked what the win meant for Tomlin and the Steelers, who face questions about their coach's job security after their loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 13.

«Means maybe you guys would shut the hell up for a week,» Rodgers said with a smirk.

The outside noise reached a fever pitch in the fourth quarter against the Bills, but Steelers players insisted they ignored calls for Tomlin to lose his job.

«We knew not to pay attention to any outside noise,» said wide receiver DK Metcalf, who had a season-high 148 yards on seven receptions (12 targets). «Coach T is a great leader for us, and he's done nothing but take the bullets for us. Even when we're high and when we're low, he's always come in every day, has been steady and stayed the same, always motivated us to always play our best ball, and that's what he did last week.

»We knew what was at stake — first place in this heated rivalry, and yeah, the better team came on top."

The Steelers (7-6) entered the day with a 63.1% chance to make the playoffs if they beat the Ravens (6-7), according to ESPN Analytics. A loss would've dropped Pittsburgh to 16.8%.

Not only did the win significantly improve the Steelers' playoff odds, which sat at just 32% entering the game, but it also gave Tomlin a 22-17 head-to-head record, including the playoffs, against Ravens coach John Harbaugh, the most wins by one coach over