Steelers vs. Ravens: Historic AFC North rivalry by the numbers

The Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) face the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens (9-5) on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). Pittsburgh gained the primary recreation of the 2024 season sequence in opposition to Baltimore in Week 11, 18-16.

Additionally, the Week 16 matchup would be the 62nd time these two groups will face one another in what is among the most iconic rivalries in NFL historical past.

Here are the numbers from the historic AFC North rivalry:

• 1: The Steelers and Ravens have every gained a Super Bowl beneath their present head coaches, with Pittsburgh profitable Super Bowl XLIII with Mike Tomlin and Baltimore profitable Super Bowl XLVII with John Harbaugh.
• 3: Both franchises have been a notable mannequin of stability, because the Steelers have employed solely three coaches since 1969 (Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Tomlin) and the Ravens have employed solely three coaches since their inception in 1996 (Ted Marchibroda, Brian Billick and Harbaugh ).
• 4: Pittsburgh and Baltimore have met 4 instances within the playoffs, with Pittsburgh boasting a 3-1 report in these conferences. The Ravens earned their first postseason win over the Steelers the final time they met in that play, which was the 2014 wild card spherical; 5 sacks by Baltimore’s protection and 259 passing yards by Joe Flacco helped Baltimore safe a 30–17 victory. Staying at No. 4, nonetheless, the Ravens have misplaced 4 straight video games at house to the Steelers.
• 5: Both groups’ defenses have been top-five this season, with the Ravens surrendering an NFL-best 80.7 speeding yards per recreation and the Steelers surrendering simply 94.4 speeding yards per recreation ( fourth within the NFL).
• 6: Most instances these two groups meet, scoring alternatives are few and much between. This is finest exemplified by the truth that neither workforce has scored 20 factors in opposition to the opposite in every of the final six conferences. Additionally, neither workforce has scored 30 factors in opposition to the opposite within the final 13 conferences.
• 7: Ravens star quarterback and two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson struggled in opposition to the Steelers. In seven video games as a starter in opposition to Pittsburgh, Jackson recorded simply 5 passing touchdowns, eight interceptions and a passer ranking of 66.7, finishing 57.0 % of his passes. Jackson’s profession passing ranking in opposition to the Steelers is the bottom of any workforce within the NFL, whereas his profession completion proportion in opposition to the Steelers is the second-lowest of any workforce within the NFL. The Ravens are 2-5 in opposition to the Steelers with Jackson beneath heart.
• 8: Despite the bitter historical past between the 2 groups, the Steelers have had the Ravens’ quantity as of late, having gained 4 straight video games within the sequence and eight of the final 9. The quantity 8 additionally represents the variety of Super Bowls performed by the 2 groups (Pittsburgh has six and Baltimore two).
• 9: Each of the final 9 video games between the Steelers and Ravens has been determined by one rating.
• 10: Both groups’ offenses rank within the high 10 in speeding this season, with the Ravens averaging 178.4 speeding yards per recreation (second) and the Steelers averaging 126.6 speeding yards per recreation (tenth).
• 22: Under Tomlin (2007-present), the Steelers are 22-16 total in opposition to the Ravens.
• 27: Former Steelers quarterback and certain First Ballot Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger began 27 of the workforce’s 61 video games in opposition to the Ravens from 2004-21, with Pittsburgh 17-10 in these video games.
• 28: After a season wherein he earned his first Pro Bowl nomination, Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen left Baltimore for Pittsburgh in free company. In doing so, Queen, who leads the Steelers with 109 mixed tackles this season, grew to become the twenty eighth participant to line up for each groups, that includes Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, Carnell Lake, Eric Green, Alejandro Villanueva and Mike Wallace amongst people with that distinction.
• 35: Tomlin (2007-present) and Harbaugh (2008-present) are the 2 longest-serving head coaches within the NFL, having led their respective sidelines for a mixed 35 consecutive seasons. The Steelers are 183-104-2 within the common season, 8-10 within the postseason and have by no means had a shedding season beneath Tomlin; the Ravens are 169-104 within the common season, 12-10 within the postseason and have had simply two shedding seasons beneath Harbaugh.
• 36: The Steelers lead the all-time sequence in opposition to the Ravens, boasting a report of 36-25 (common season plus postseason).
• 40: Of the 61 matches, 40 have been determined by one rating.

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