BALTIMORE (3-3) at PITTSBURGH (1-4)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m., ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Steelers by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 4-2, Pittsburgh 1-4
SERIES RECORD – Steelers lead 22-15
LAST MEETING – Steelers beat Ravens 23-20, Dec. 2, 2012.
LAST WEEK – Ravens lost to Packers 19-17; Steelers beat Jets 19-6
AP PRO32 RANKING – Ravens No. 12, Steelers No. 26
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (22), RUSH (27), PASS (12)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (7), PASS (17)
STEELERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (31), PASS (7)
STEELERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (22), PASS (4)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Ravens have won each of last three regular-season visits to Heinz Field. … Eight of last nine meetings have been decided by touchdown or less. … Road team 5-1 in last six regular-season meetings. … Ravens RB Ray Rice has two of seven 100-yard rushing games allowed by Steelers since 2008. … Baltimore LB Terrell Suggs’ 15 1-2 sacks against Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is most by any Pittsburgh opponent. … Pittsburgh hasn’t won consecutive regular-season games against the Ravens since 2008. … Baltimore WR Marlon Brown’s three touchdowns already fourth most by a rookie in team history. … Ravens QB Joe Flacco will make 100th NFL start (including playoffs). … Ravens WR Torrey Smith averaging 20.3 yards per catch, highest in NFL. … Baltimore defense allowing touchdowns on 25 percent of red zone trips, tied for lowest percentage in league (Kansas City). … Rice’s 2.8 yards per carry average is career low. … Ravens LB Elvis Dumervil has at least a half-sack in three of four games against Pittsburgh. … Steelers’ victory over Jets marked 600th win in team history. Only three teams have more. … Pittsburgh is 115-59 in October since 1970, best mark in NFL. … Steelers WR Antonio Brown has 30 receptions in last three games, tied for best stretch in team history. Brown’s 41 receptions are second in NFL. … Pittsburgh K Shaun Suisham has made 42 of last 43 field goals inside 50 yards. … Pittsburgh is 4-6 against defending Super Bowl champions since 2000. … Roethlisberger is 35-11 against AFC North opponents. … Steelers haven’t lost first three home games since 1986. … Emmanuel Sanders’ 55-yard touchdown against Jets was longest of career.
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