It’s my favorite rivalry in the NFL. There’s real hate and the games never disappoint. Sunday’s installment was simply delicious.

With the season on the brink following three straight winless Sundays, Pittsburgh won a classic, 20-19, surviving a last-minute two-point conversation attempt for all the marbles.

This was a slugfest, per usual. The Ravens largely controlled the first half, but only went into the locker room with a four-point lead. That cost them. Ben Roethlisberger turned back the clock in the Steelers’ 17-point fourth quarter, completing 9 of 10 pass attempts for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Yep, that’s a perfect 158.3 passer rating in the final period. Meanwhile, T.J. Watt terrorized Lamar Jackson all game, racking up a career-high 3.5 sacks to give him an NFL-best 16 on the season. But Lamar just wouldn’t go quietly.

Trailing 20-13 with under two minutes remaining and one timeout, Jackson guided the Ravens 60 yards to paydirt. And then, instead of kicking the extra point and heading to overtime, John Harbaugh decided to go for two. That’s what the Ravens do. That’s how they use analytics and the emotion of football. And as Harbaugh said postgame, mounting injuries in the defensive backfield — most notably to Pro Bowl CB Marlon Humphrey, who’s likely out for the rest of the season — rightly changed the calculus for the visiting team. The Ravens weren’t at full strength, so might as well go for the game when you have the opportunity. The play call was perfect. Lamar had tight end Mark Andrews wide open in the flat. But Watt applied pressure once again, causing Jackson’s pass to sail inches too wide, deflecting off Andrews’ outstretched fingertips and hitting the turf.

This was fun. Can’t wait for the rematch in Baltimore — on the final day of the regular season!