It doesn't get much better or bigger than this - a Week 13 showdown between two hated rivals, with first place in the division at stake. The Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) and Baltimore Ravens (8-3) renew one of the NFL's very best modern rivalries on Sunday night in Baltimore. Both teams have identical overall records, as well as similar conference (6-2) and division records (2-1).
SB Nation Pittsburgh will have more preview coverage leading up to the big game, but let's get things started with a few facts, figures and trends about the two teams' series history, as well as 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) |