I've already outlined why I couldn't be more excited for Sunday night's matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. Let's take a look at a few trends, facts and figures about the two teams' series history, as well as other preview notes and up-to-date season stats for both squads.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-3) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-3)
SERIES
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STEELERS |
RAVENS |
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SERIES LEADER |
17-12 |
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STREAKS |
3 of past 5 overall |
6 of past 7 at home |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Tomlin: 5-3 |
Harbaugh: 2-4 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 19-16 at Bills (OT) |
W 17-10 vs. Buccaneers |
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LAST GAME |
10/3/10: Ravens 17 at Steelers 14. Baltimore QB Joe Flacco completes game-winning 18-yard TD pass to WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds remaining in 4th quarter. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/29/09: Ravens 20, Steelers 17 (OT). Flacco passes for 289 yards & throws 10-yard TD pass to WR Derrick Mason as Baltimore outlasts Pittsburgh in OT. |
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BROADCAST |
NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Sean Landeta (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (WW1), 125 (Pit.), 126 (Bal.). XM: 104 (WW1), 102 (Pit.), 103 (Bal.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Roethlisberger: 137-220-1,825-12-4-99.1 |
Flacco: 231-365-2,722-18-8-93.2 |
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RUSHING |
Mendenhall: 238-962-4.0-9 (T3L) |
Rice: 204-815-4.0-3 |
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RECEIVING |
Ward: 40-510-12.8-4 |
Boldin: 51-652-12.8-6 |
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OFFENSE |
334.5 |
348.3 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+11 (T1C) |
-2 |
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DEFENSE |
304.5 (3C) |
307.4 |
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SACKS |
Harrison: 10 (T3L) |
Suggs: 7.5 |
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INTs |
Polamalu: 4 (T2C) |
E. Reed: 4 (T2C) |
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PUNTING |
Sepulveda: 45.6 (3C) |
Koch: 43.5 |
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KICKING |
Suisham: 18 (6/6 PAT; 4/4 FG) |
Cundiff: 82 (28/28 PAT; 18/21 FG) |
NOTES
STEELERS
- Club aims for 3rd consecutive win against Ravens in Dec...Steelers are 5-1 on road this season
- Including postseason play, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 7-2 against Bal. & has 14 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 84.0 passer rating. Leads NFL w/ 122.2 4th-quarter passer rating this season.
- RB Rashard Mendenhall (9) needs rush TD to become 5th RB in Steelers history to have 10+ rush TDs in single season. Mendenhall (962) needs 38 rush yards to reach 1,000 in consecutive seasons. Tied career-high w/ 2 rush TDs in last game vs. Bal.
- WR Hines Ward posted 3rd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (107). Since '09, Pit. has 7-1 record when Ward has 100+ rec. yards.
- WR Mike Wallace averages 21.4 yards per catch vs. Ravens (5 rec., 107 rec. yards).
- Defense is allowing league-low 64.0 rush yards per game this year.
- S Troy Polamalu aims for 3rd straight game w/ INT & Pit. has 20-3 record (.870) when Polamalu has INT.
- LB James Harrison (10) is 1st Steeler to have 3 consecutive seasons w/ 10+ sacks.
RAVENS:
- Club aims for 9th consecutive win at M&T Bank Stadium.
- At home in '10, QB Joe Flacco has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 111.2 passer rating. Flacco has franchise record 53 career TD passes.
- RB Ray Rice (158) needs 3 rec. to surpass Jamal Lewis (160) for most career rec. by Ravens RB in franchise history. Ranks 2nd in AFC among RBs w/ 47 catches (Arian Foster, 48) this season. Rice averages 90.6 rush yards per game at home in '10 (453 total).
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WR Derrick Mason led team w/ 80 rec. yards in last game vs. Pit.
- WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught game-winning 18-yard TD pass in last game vs. Steelers.
- TE Todd Heap has TD rec. in 2 of past 3 games.
- Incl. postseason, LB Terrell Suggs has 11 career sacks against Steelers.
- LB Ray Lewis had INT in last game against Pit.
There ya have it. Back at you here in a bit this evening.
Go Steelers!