PITTSBURGH — This time, the Baltimore Ravens finished the job.

No big collapse. No dramatic comeback. No miracle finish.

The Ravens merely held one of the most prolific offenses scoreless in the second half to provide the backbone to a 26-14 victory against the Steelers that must have felt like an exorcism.

I mean, we’re talking Heinz Field, where in recent years Ravens dreams have become nightmares.

“I think the last couple of years, ending the way it has for us here, this was huge for us,” Ravens safety Eric Weddle said. “Listen, you live and learn from mistakes. We showed that tonight.”

This is the place where Antonio Brown ripped out their hearts, capping a Pittsburgh rally from 10 points down in the fourth quarter by stretching the football across the plane of the end zone with nine seconds left as three Ravens crashed into him from multiple angles. The loss eliminated the Ravens from the playoffs in 2016. The “Christmas Miracle,” it was called.

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Last December, on a night Ben Roethlisberger threw for 506 yards, the Steelers came back from 11 points down in the fourth quarter and clinched the AFC North title on a last-minute field goal.

On Sunday night, the Ravens saw their chance to take a 21-3 lead in the second quarter evaporate when Coty Sensabaugh stripped Alex Collins near the goal line ... turning the game into a nail-biter.

The stage was set for another Ravens collapse in crunch time.

“I think it was in the back of our heads,” Weddle admitted. “The way we’ve lost here have not been fun. It’s never easy to lose the way we have.”

The Ravens got a big night from Joe Flacco (363 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs) and followed the lead of a defense that demonstrated why they are ranked No. 2 in the NFL through the first quarter of the season.

A snapshot of Pittsburgh’s second-half possessions: punt-punt-punt-punt-interception-four and out.

For the second week in a row, the Steelers (1-2-1) didn’t score a single point in the second half. That should cause more concern about the absence of holdout all-pro running back Le’Veon Bell, the flow of a unit operating under first-year coordinator Randy Fichtner and the next round of drama.

Roethlisberger, who logged 47 passes, threw for just 50 yards in the second half, as Ravens D-coordinator Wink Martindale dialed up more pressures. Brown, the star receiver, caught just one pass after the intermission. The running game was no factor in a game that was tied 14-14 at halftime and remained a one-possession contest until late in the fourth quarter.

James Conner, Bell’s sub, rushed for only 19 yards on 9 carries, while the imbalance was amplified as Pittsburgh converted just 2-of-12 third downs. The team’s 284 total yards were fewest for Pittsburgh since a loss at Chicago in Week 3 last year.

Last Monday night, the Steelers survived with a victory despite a scoreless second half because of a barrage of first-half points and three Ryan Fitzpatrick interceptions.

“I am not looking for patterns,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said, mindful that before last week his high-powered offense hadn’t been shut out in the second half in more than two years.

Then again, the Ravens will take one particular pattern: Baltimore (3-1) hasn’t allowed a touchdown in the second half all season.

"In the second half, it’s all about adjusting,” said Ravens cornerback Brandon Carr. “We want to finish what we need to do.”

That theme went far beyond defense. The Ravens set up Justin Tucker for four second-half field goals. And three of the drives extended for 12 plays, 11 plays and 14 plays – the type of ball-hogging efforts that wears down one defense while providing rest for another defense.

In the fourth quarter, when Pittsburgh managed one first down, the Ravens finished the job with 12 minutes, 20 seconds of possession time.

It’s no wonder that Ravens coach John Harbaugh couldn’t keep a straight face when someone asked whether Sunday night’s win was more meaningful because of the last two setbacks in Pittsburgh.

"In some ways, this can be the end,” he said, “but it’s also the beginning in terms of where we are going from here. So yeah, it’s a pretty special win.”

Or as Weddle put it: “This isn’t the same Ravens (team), gosh dang it. We talk about it all the time. You can’t become a true Raven until you win in Pittsburgh, so I’ve officially become a Raven.”