For much of the game, Dixon did his best impersonation of Roethlisberger. He threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes, and even added a personal touch, running for a 24-yard touchdown to put Pittsburgh up, 17-14, in the fourth quarter.
But in overtime, Dixon’s lone turnover provided the Ravens (6-5) a much-needed win and sent the Steelers (6-5) to their third straight defeat - their longest skid since 2006.
Kruger picked off the pass and returned it 26 yards to the Pittsburgh 28, and six plays later Cundiff delivered the winner in Baltimore’s first overtime win since November 2005, also against the Steelers.
Joe Flacco completed 23 of 35 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown to keep Baltimore in the thick of the playoff hunt.
The game was a rematch of last season’s AFC title game, when eventual champion Pittsburgh completed a three-game sweep of the Ravens with a 24-13 victory.
With Roethlisberger looking on from the sideline as the third quarterback, Dixon (12 of 26, 145 yards) ran around the right end for a touchdown on third and 5 to give the Steelers their first lead, 17-14, with 6:24 left.
But the Ravens came back. Facing fourth and 5 from his 46, Flacco completed a 44-yard pass to Ray Rice to set up a 24-yard field goal by Cundiff with 1:51 to go.
Cundiff came up short on a 56-yard try on the final play of regulation.
Bengals 16, Browns 7
Less than two weeks after the Bengals signed him as an inexpensive insurance policy, Larry Johnson rushed for 107 yards as host Cincinnati completed a sweep of its AFC North schedule by beating Cleveland.
The Bengals (8-3) were determined to run against the Browns (1-10), who have given up a lot of yards on the ground. Cedric Benson missed his second straight game with a sprained hip, and rookie backup Bernard Scott was slowed by a minor knee injury for part of the game. That left Johnson, who was released by Kansas City after a suspension. He carried 22 times and averaged 4.9 yards per attempt.
The Bengals rushed for 210 yards overall, throwing the ball only 24 times and running it 45. Carson Palmer passed for only 110 yards and a touchdown.
