BALTIMORE - Jamal Lewis bulled his way into the exclusive 2,000-yard club, then fell agonizingly short of rushing past Eric Dickerson into the league record book.
That wasn't nearly enough to ruin a memorable day for the 2003 league rushing champion and the Ravens, who beat Pittsburgh 13-10 in overtime Sunday night.
After clinching the AFC North title in the afternoon, the Ravens won on a 47-yard field goal by Matt Stover 4:28 into OT.
Lewis ran for 114 yards on 27 carries to finish the season with 2,066 yards rushing, 39 yards short of Dickerson's single-season mark of 2,105, set in 1984. Lewis reached 2,000 yards in the first quarter and entered the fourth needing 45 yards to break the record.
But he gained only 2 yards on six carries in the quarter and got 3 yards in overtime to finish with the second-best rushing season in the history of the league.
The others to reach 2,000 yards in a season: Barry Sanders (2,053 in 1997); Terrell Davis (2,008 in 1998); and O.J. Simpson (2,003 in 1973).
Dickerson was shown on television after the game holding up a hand-made sign that said: "19 years and counting."
The game became meaningless when Cincinnati lost to Cleveland earlier, clinching the first division title for the Ravens.
The Steelers are done for the season after losing in Baltimore for the first time in seven games since 1996.
Pittsburgh's Jerome Bettis ran for 54 yards to move past Jim Brown into sixth on the career list with 12,353. Tony Dorsett ranks fifth with 12,739 yards.
Lewis gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead with a 25-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Pittsburgh tied it in the third when Chris Hope scored an 81-yard pass from Josh Miller on a fake punt.
With the score tied at 10, Stover missed a 52-yard field goal try with 46 seconds left in regulation and teammate Wade Richey was short on a 51-yarder at time expired.
Lewis, who had never run for 100 yards against the Steelers, had 73 in the first quarter. He came in needing 48 yards to reach 2,000. Lewis reached the number exactly with a 9-yard run midway through the first quarter. Then he rambled 25 yards for the touchdown on the next play to pass Simpson and Davis.
