BALTIMORE (2-1) At PITTSBURGH (3-0)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Steelers by 1 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 1-2; Pittsburgh 3-0
SERIES RECORD – Steelers lead 19-11
LAST MEETING – Steelers beat Ravens 23-20, Dec. 27, 2009
LAST WEEK – Ravens beat Browns 24-17; Steelers beat Buccaneers 38-13
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (23), PASS (17)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (23), PASS (1)
STEELERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (26), RUSH (3), PASS (31T)
STEELERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (3), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Each defense has allowed only two TDs in three games. … Baltimore is 4-12 in Pittsburgh, 2-9 in Heinz Field with nine losses in last 10 games. … Baltimore allows fewest yards per game in NFL (244.3); Steelers allow fewest points per game (11.0). … Each of last four Ravens-Steelers regular-season games has been decided by four points or fewer. … Ravens RB Ray Rice (gametime status uncertain because of knee injury) has 229 yards in two games vs. Steelers, including 141 yards in Pittsburgh last season. … Ravens RB Willis McGahee, who would replace Rice, has six rushing TDs in seven games against Pittsburgh. … Baltimore WR Anquan Bolden, who had three TD catches against Cleveland, has 16 receptions for 202 yards and 1 TD in last two games against Pittsburgh, while with Arizona. … Pittsburgh is 3-0 for second time in four seasons under coach Mike Tomlin. Steelers haven’t been 4-0 since 1979, season they won their fourth Super Bowl. … Final game of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger’s four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. … QB Charlie Batch last started against Baltimore during final game in 2007, completing 16 of 31 passes for 218 yards, two TDs and two INTs in 27-21 loss. Only start since was Pittsburgh’s win at Tampa Bay last weekend. He was 12 of 17 for 186 yards, three TDs and two INTs. … Steelers 38-11 at home last seven seasons. … Pittsburgh has won last six regular season games. … Steelers lead league with 10 takeaways. … Steelers WR Hines Ward (80 touchdowns) needs one more TD to pass Jerome Bettis for second place in team history. Franco Harris scored 100 touchdowns from 1972-83.
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