PHILADELPHIA -- The Pittsburgh Steelers had every reason to fear the worst. T.J. Watt's pursuit of Jalen Hurts ended with the star linebacker briefly hopping before he fell to the turf in the fourth quarter against the Eagles and clutched his left ankle.
Losing Watt for an extended stretch with the AFC North still at stake would be a brutal blow -- especially with a matchup against division rival Baltimore looming next weekend.
Watt said after the game he was in "wait-and-see" mode for that game. The 30-year-old former defensive player of the year came away with a rolled ankle that he didn't think was a serious injury.
Watt, who leads the Steelers with 11½ sacks, was checked out in the medical tent and did not return.
Watt and the rest of the Steelers' defense couldn't put enough pressure on Hurts or slow down DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown -- who each topped 100 yards receiving -- in a 27-13 loss to the Eagles.
The Steelers (10-4) clinched a playoff berth thanks to losses by Indianapolis and Miami.
"No consolation," Watt said.
The Ravens trail their division rivals by one game, and the teams play Saturday at Baltimore.
"We need to find ways to get off [the field]", Watt said. "We've been pretty good all year long on three-and-outs and getting off the field on third downs. We weren't good enough today. There were a lot of long, sustained drives."
After facing the Ravens, the Steelers then host Kansas City and finish the season at home against Cincinnati.
Playoff seeding and a division title remain in the balance.
"It is a loss. I mean, let's not get dramatic," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said.
The Steelers also lost backup quarterback Justin Fields when he took a hard hit to the abdomen from safety Reed Blankenship, and cornerback Donte Jackson suffered a back injury.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.