Ravens-Steelers Capsule
BALTIMORE (5-3) at PITTSBURGH (5-3)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m., ET, NBC
OPENING LINE -- Pick 'em
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Ravens 5-3, Steelers 4-4
SERIES RECORD -- Steelers lead 23-17
LAST MEETING -- Ravens beat Steelers 26-6, Sept. 11, 2014
LAST WEEK -- Ravens lost to Bengals 27-24; Steelers beat Colts 51-34
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Ravens No. 14, Steelers No. 13
RAVENS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (9), RUSH (8), PASS (13)
RAVENS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (13), RUSH (7), PASS (22)
STEELERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (3), RUSH (9), PASS (9)
STEELERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (16), RUSH (19), PASS (11)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Ravens have won three of their previous four regular-season trips to Pittsburgh. ... Steelers have won consecutive games for first time this season. ... Ravens sacked Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger twice and forced three turnovers in Week 2 victory in Baltimore. ... Last time a team swept season series was 2011, when Ravens won both meetings. ... Nine of last 11 games between teams have been decided by three points or less. ... Ravens LB Terrell Suggs has sacked Roethlisberger 16 1-2 times. ... Baltimore coach John Harbaugh is 20-7 in November. ... Ravens WR Steve Smith's 47 100-yard receiving games are tied for eighth most in NFL history. ... Baltimore is second in NFL in points against, allowing 16.4 points per game. ... Ravens K Justin Tucker's 18 field goals made rank second in NFL. ... Baltimore will play without CB Jimmy Smith (foot sprain). ... Roethlisberger set club records with 522 yards passing and six touchdowns in win over Colts last week. ... Steelers WR Antonio Brown is second player in NFL history to have at least five receptions and 80 yards receiving in each of team's first eight games. ... Pittsburgh RB Le'Veon Bell has topped 100 total yards every game this season. ... Roethlisberger is 40-14 against AFC North teams, including 8-7 mark against Ravens. ... Steelers will retire the No. 75 jersey worn by Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene during halftime. Greene anchored Steel Curtain defense that helped Pittsburgh win four Super Bowl titles.
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