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In a season of defeats and injuries, the Ravens added a memorable chapter to this contentious rivalry with a 20-17 victory Sunday.

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''This might sound brash, but we believed the whole time that we were going to beat Pittsburgh,'' Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith said. ''Records, score, how good they're playing - nothing matters when you're playing Pittsburgh.''

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''It makes this season because obviously we can't go to the playoffs,'' Smith said.

Making his seventh career start - the first with Baltimore - Ryan Mallett went 28 for 41 for a career-high 274 yards and a touchdown. Signed by the Ravens on Dec. 15, he was the fourth quarterback to start for Baltimore in a span of six weeks.

''Getting the start was awesome,'' he said. ''Getting a win was even better.''

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DeAngelo Williams ran for 100 yards and had six catches for 53 yards. Ben Roethlisberger went 23 for 33 for 227 yards with two interceptions.

''We controlled our own destiny and we gave the ball away,'' Roethlisberger said.

Baltimore, which came in with a minus-15 turnover differential, had two takeaways and did not commit a turnover.