PITTSBURGH (8-3) At BALTIMORE (8-3)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC
OPENING LINE – Ravens by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Pittsburgh 5-5-1; Baltimore 5-6
SERIES RECORD – Pittsburgh leads 17-12
LAST MEETING – Ravens beat Steelers 17-14, Oct. 3, 2010
LAST WEEK – Steelers beat Bills 19-16 in OT; Ravens beat Buccaneers 17-10
STEELERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (9), PASS (22)
STEELERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (1), PASS (22)
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (14), RUSH (14), PASS (16)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (11), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – First place in AFC North on line. … Pittsburgh won six straight in Baltimore from 1997-2002 but have won only once on road vs. Ravens since. … Ravens seeking second season sweep of Steelers. They did it in 2006. … With exception of 2008 playoff game, last five games in series have been decided by four points or fewer. … Pittsburgh and Baltimore rank 1-2 in fewest points allowed since 2007 season. … Steelers 14-16 in Sunday night games but 13-5 in prime-time games under coach Mike Tomlin. … Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger 26-7 lifetime as starter against AFC North, 7-2 against Baltimore. … Steelers LB James Harrison has team-high 10 sacks, first Pittsburgh player to reach double figures in three straight seasons. He also has four fines totaling $125,000. … Pittsburgh 5-1 on road, lone loss at New Orleans. … Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall need 38 yards rushing to reach 1,000 in two straight seasons. … Ravens seek franchise-record ninth straight home win. … Baltimore QB Joe Flacco has 10 TD passes and one INT in Baltimore’s five home games. … Ravens RB Ray Rice needs three catches to pass Jamal Lewis (160) for most career receptions by running back in team history. … Ravens LB Terrell Suggs has 11 career sacks against Steelers. … LB Ray Lewis has 291 career tackles against Pittsburgh, most against any team. … S Ed Reed, who has a team-high four INTs, did not play in first game against Pittsburgh this season because of hip injury.
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