Baltimore Ravens: 3 keys to sweeping the Steelers
2. Joe Flacco must shred a beatable secondary:
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If the Joe Flacco from the Ravens 26-14 win over the Steelers shows up, Pittsburgh fans won’t be happy. Flacco went 28-42 for 363 yards and two touchdowns in the Heinz Field showdown. The Steelers secondary isn’t very good and even better for the Ravens, it is banged up. This is a golden opportunity for Flacco to prove that this year is truly his Renaissance. The offensive line will be a problem but that could be balanced out by the Steelers inability to cover.
The biggest problem for the Ravens (on a good day) is that their offense is too one dimensional. Flacco runs the show and the offense is completely on his shoulders. If he completes passes and finds that perfect Flacco groove, the Ravens look deadly sharp. If he stumbles or the receivers continue to have problems with drops, the offense stalls. Passing the football is the only way to beat the Steelers. While that may be steering into their pass blocking woes, when you have two linemen out, anything you do is a bit harder.
Flacco is capable of beating this Steelers defense. He’s done it once this season and now Baltimore is desperate for him to do it again. This is a game where Flacco has to be his absolute best. An average day may not do it and a bad day gives the team no shot against the Steelers. Flacco needs to play like he did against Buffalo, Denver and Pittsburgh earlier this season for the Ravens to stand a chance.