Welcome to the Christmas edition of the Week 17 grades! The NFL doesn't usually give us Wednesday football, but that changed this year with the league scheduling two games for Christmas Day. Going into the 2024 season,

The Steelers entered Saturday’s game missing three defensive starters (safety DeShon Elliott, cornerback Donte Jackson and defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi). Early in the game, they lost another when cornerback Joey Porter Jr. went down with an ankle injury.

The win was especially significant for Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who famously came into the matchup with just a 1-4 record against the Steelers in his career. Jackson has missed a number of games against the Steelers in his career because of injuries, but when healthy, had only defeated the Ravens' arch nemesis just once until Saturday.