Head Coach Mike Tomlin
Opening statement: "Man, it's another one in the history of this series. It's an honor to be a part of this rivalry with that group. Got a lot of respect for them. Obviously, it was a 60-minute football game. I'm just happy for those guys in that locker room. They fought and fought and fought not only tonight but throughout the entire journey, so we move forward."
On what the Steelers did to limit Derrick Henry in the second half: "You know, the guys just played hard. They did. I didn't feel like he was running wild in the first half, although his numbers said that he was. I think the two times we saw him this year we worked hard to make him earn it. He's a special player. They're a special group in terms of what they do around him in that phase of the game, so you're not going to be able to shut them down all the time, but I thought we were game for the fight for sure."
On QB Aaron Rodgers: "This was the vision in the spring when we pursued him. That's why you do business with a 42-year-old guy, been-there, done-that guy with a résumé like his. He's not only capable; he thrives in it. I think he put that on display tonight."
On if the Steelers narrowly missed the playoffs: "You know how it is. If my aunt had male parts, she'd be my uncle."
QB Aaron Rodgers
On the win: "We haven't made it easy on ourselves, really all season, I guess. But I'm proud of our guys. I'm proud of the way that we responded multiple times after they took a lead. It just takes a little belief at this point in the season."
On making the playoffs: "It's pretty emotional, honestly. It's been a great year. I'm thankful for these guys and excited to be going to the playoffs for the first time in a long while."
OLB T.J. Watt
On his interception: "Just trying to rush. Any time you play hard, man, the ball finds you and you just make plays. Any time you feel like you need to make a play, you just got to go as hard as you possibly can, as fast as you can. Even though I wasn't able to get to the quarterback, the ball just popped up in my ear and I was able to make the play. I think it was Cam [Heyward] or Keeanu [Benton] who made the pass, man, and that's what started it all."
On watching Tyler Loop's missed field goal: "Yeah, I was out there for it, so I saw it. Obviously, just really excited. Any time you can win a football game, especially against two historic franchises, feels like every time we get together, we're talking about just those legacy-type plays, just huge moments every time we get together. Glad we were on the winning end of it this time."
On Lamar Jackson's performance: Yeah, he's MVP for a reason. They know us and we know them. I feel like right when you feel like you have them bottled up, he makes one of those big-time MVP plays. We know those things will happen. But to be able to bow up in big-time moments as good as we possibly could. Obviously, there is a lot more plays out there that we want to make. Just happy to have a win."
ILB Patrick Queen
On Loop's missed field goal: "I heard the stadium go crazy. I was just shocked. I was just shocked. I didn't look back. I didn't look at the scoreboard. I just literally just stood there."
C Zach Frazier
On the Ravens trying to tackle running back Jaylen Warren: "They did not want to tackle him. He's a tough runner, and so is Kenny. You love seeing them break tackles. As an offensive lineman, it fires you up."
DL Cam Heyward
On how close it was between winning and losing at the end: "I'm not going to ask questions. The good Lord made a decision tonight. I'm thankful and we keep moving on."
On Loop's missed field goal: "I got my head around, and I was like, 'Damn, he missed it.' We haven't had a lot of misses here. I remember early on in our career, [Justin] Tucker had one to win the game, and that kind of ended our season. So we were due to give them one back."
TE Pat Freiermuth
On getting the win for Tomlin: "It's awesome, man ... being able to get this for Coach [Tomlin]. Coach T is the best coach I ever played for. And I think a lot of people in this locker room feel the same way. And he's one-of-one. We wouldn't be here without him. He instills belief. He instills confidence in us. And I'm just super grateful to be here with him."
