The Ravens didn’t get a Christmas gift from the Buffalo Bills this weekend.
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The Steelers are 6-point favorites and are leading the AFC North.
On the other hand, the Ravens could keep their division title hopes alive with a win in Pittsburgh. This gives a bolstering affect to the run game, where the Ravens really need to get something going. Including the postseason, Baltimore has won two straight in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers can attack the Ravens with the run or the pass, with Bell as the pivotal player. Then, from there, you can either download the Sling desktop app (if you’re watching on a desktop or laptop computer), or download the Sling app for iOS/Apple devices, Android, Roku, Microsoft, Nexus player, ZTE or XBox One.
This season, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has been nearly supernaturally good. It marks his first missed game of the year after sitting out only two last season.
GROWING UP: Pittsburgh’s defense found itself ranked 30th in October, but has risen all the way to eighth in yards allowed after limiting the Bengals to 222 yards in a 24-20 comeback win last week.
As for Bell, he averages just 67.7 yards per game against Baltimore over six previous contests. While some of the walking wounded have been cleared to dress this Sunday, one or two have been held out, giving the opportunity for some newer faces to see action in this pivotal contest for the AFC North crown.
What made this a great rivalry in the past was that both teams were good and you never knew which was going to get the better of the play when they got together. The Steelers will be wearing all-black uniforms with yellow block numbers and letters. Tuitt didn’t practice on Friday, but his playing status will be a game time decision.
The Steelers are wearing that all-black combo as part of the NFL’s Color Rush campaign.
The Steelers were insistent on attempting to control the game on the ground in November, but failed to do so.
If the Steelers can do that and force Flacco to beat them, they should be OK.
TV: NFL Network (Mike Tirico and Doug Flutie on the call, Heather Cox on the sideline).
Behold, the Steelers and Ravens playing on Christmas Day, proof that the makers of the National Football League schedule have a sense of humor. One of those vintage Roethlisberger-Brown games is much-needed. If the Steelers take to the air early, they may be able to exploit this favorable matchup.
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The elimination came about on Saturday, by virtue of the Raiders 12th win of the season (a 33-25 victory over the Colts in Oakland).
