The Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers face each other today in a renewal of the NFL’s best rivalry. Want to sound smart during the game? Here are some bullet points for you:
The Pittsburgh Steelers lead the all-time series with a record of 22-20 in the regular season against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens have won nine of the last 14 games against Pittsburgh, including four straight wins at M&T Bank Stadium.
When the Ravens played the Steelers at home last season, they won 21-14. They built a 21 point lead and staved off a Steelers comeback.
The Steelers eliminated the Ravens from playoff contention on Christmas Day of the 2016 season. The Ravens lost to a last second touchdown by Antonio Brown. The score was 31-27.
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Baltimore forced 10 turnovers and allowed 10 points in the first two weeks of the season. Was this a fluke or was it because of a weak opening schedule? Who are the real Ravens? That’s what will be found out today.
The Ravens are about to start their fourth game and their wide receivers have totaled only 132 yards collectively. This is incredibly low production.
The Ravens will be missing Brandon Williams in this game. This injury could have huge implications, especially stacked on top of Brent Urban’s injury.
Carl Davis is expected to start in the place of number 98.
Key Stats:
- Despite having 10 takeaways the Ravens are only +4 in the turnover ratio. Joe Flacco has thrown four interceptions this season.
- Baltimore has a top five running game. The Ravens are averaging 142.3 rushing yards per game.
- Pittsburgh’s defense ranks 3rd in points allowed, 2nd in pass defense and 3rd in total yards allowed. The Ravens offense has a tough test in front of it, especially considering Joe Flacco only threw for 28 yards last week.
- Stopping Antonio Brown is a huge key in this game. Brown has 26 receptions on the season. No other Steelers wide receiver has more than seven receptions.
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There is only one thing we know for sure, this should be a great game. The Ravens and the Steelers seldom have a clunker of a game. A typical Ravens-Steelers battle is an instant classic that goes down to the wire. Stay tuned to Ebony Bird all day for your game day coverage.