The Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers just can't get enough of each other. This is the third matchup of the season between these two AFC North rivals. The Ravens won the division and finished the regular season with four straight wins. The Steelers finished with four straight losses.
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens finished off the regular season in the best way possible. The Ravens defeated The Browns (35-10), The Texans (31-2), The Steelers on December 21st (34-17), and the Giants (35-14) in the last four weeks. The Ravens also played the Steelers on November 17th, and the Steelers won the game, 18-16. The Ravens won five out of their last six regular season games. They are full of confidence and believe in themselves. It’s noteworthy that Lamar Jackson is 2-4 versus the Steelers so far in his NFL career.
Pittsburgh has not won in the playoffs in the last eight years. A long time, for sure. The Steelers and the Ravens will square off for the fifth time ever in the NFL playoffs. There is a special vibe whenever these bitter archrivals face each other. Pittsburgh had an awful ending to the regular season with four straight losses. A lot of hard-earned momentum vanished in the last four weeks for the head coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers lost to The Bengals (17-19), The Chiefs (10-29), The Ravens (17-34), and the Eagles (13-27).
The key to success for the Steelers in this matchup is far from easy. Just try to stop Lamar Jackson and the running back Derrick Henry. As we all know, that is so much easier said than done. The Ravens have many weapons to go to offensively on the field. So the Steelers defence will have their work cut out for them at the M&T Bank Stadium. Jackson had 41 touchdown passes in the regular season and passed for more than 4,000 yards in total.
The Steelers offence looked really bad in their four-game losing streak to finish off the regular season. If the Steelers don’t step up on that end, the game could easily become a blowout loss. Can Russell Wilson avoid being sacked? Can he still make a big play when it’s most necessary?
The Steelers will have to do without Roman Wilson, Logan Lee, and Greg Holcombe. Calvin Anderson and Mason McCormick are questionable. Justice Hill is doubtful for the Ravens.
