Ben Roethlisberger’s six TD passes lift Steelers over Ravens, 43-23

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 340 yards and six touchdowns to set an NFL record for most touchdown passes in consecutive games, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 43-23 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.

A week after passing for a franchise-record six touchdowns against Indianapolis, Roethlisberger duplicated the feat as Pittsburgh earned its third consecutive victory. Roethlisberger’s 12 touchdown passes over the last two games surpassed the mark of 11 set by Oakland’s Tom Flores in 1963 and matched by New England’s Tom Brady in 2007.

Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. Martavis Bryant had two touchdown receptions and has five touchdowns in three games.

Joe Flacco passed for 303 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, but the Ravens were undone by a sloppy second quarter.

“We took advantage of turnovers our defense gave us,” Roethlisberger said. “We were slow starting but made plays down the stretch.”

The Ravens were ahead, 7-0, midway through the second quarter and the Steelers were sputtering when their defense turned the tide.

Cornerback Brice McCain raced 26 yards after a Lorenzo Taliaferro fumble to set up a five-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Le’Veon Bell, and Jason Worilds picked off a Flacco pass and returned it 30 yards to put Roethlisberger in position to find Bryant for a 19-yard touchdown to put the Steelers up, 14-7.

At halftime, the Steelers retired the No. 75 jersey of Hall of Fame defensive lineman Joe Greene, whose 13-year career included four Super Bowl titles.