Fast Facts: Steelers (9-5) vs. Ravens (8-6)
Fast Facts is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game.
Odds
The opening line has the Steelers as a 5.5 point favorite. The over/under is 44.5 points.
Team Records
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) at Baltimore Ravens (8-6)
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin
- Overall regular-season record: 101-57 (.639)/10th season
- Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 101-57 (.639)/10th season
- Playoff Record/Years: 6-5 (.545)/six years
Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh
- Overall regular-season record: 85-57 (.599)/ninth season
- Regular-season record with Baltimore: 85-57 (.599)/ninth season
- Playoff Record/Years: 10-5 (.667)/six years
Steelers-Ravens History
- Series History: Series began in 1996
- Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 21-20
- At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 12-8
- At Baltimore: Ravens lead, 12-9
- Neutral Sites: N/A
- Streak: Ravens won previous three meetings
- Last Regular-Season Meeting: Nov. 6, 2016, at Baltimore
Baltimore 21, Pittsburgh 14 - Postseason Series: Steelers lead, 3-1
- Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 3, 2015, in Pittsburgh
Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 – AFC Wild Card
(preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)
This week’s game will mark the 42nd regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Baltimore, with the Steelers holding a one-game advantage in the series (21-20)… Sunday’s game will be the 21st time the two teams will meet in Pittsburgh where the Steelers are 12-8 against the Ravens… the two teams have met 13 times in the month of December (Steelers lead, (7-6 overall and 3-2 at home in the month).
Gameday Information
- Date: Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016
- Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
- Site: Heinz Field (68,400) | Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Playing Surface: Natural Grass
- TV Coverage: NFL Network (locally WPXI-TV, channel 11)
- Announcers: Mike Tirico (play-by-play) | Tony Dungy and Doug Flutie (analysts) | Heather Cox (sideline)
- Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network | WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
- Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) | Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfley (sideline)
- National Radio: Westwood One
- Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play) | Ross Tucker (analyst) | Hub Arkush (sideline)
Storylines
- The Steelers can clinch the AFC North with a win.
- The Ravens can claim the division title with wins in each of the team’s final two games.
By The Numbers
Steelers
- QB Ben Roethlisberger
- passed for 340 yards & 6 TDs for 136.3 rating in last home meeting
- Has 10 pass TDs vs. 4 INTs in past 6 vs. Bal
- Has most career TD passes (28) by any player vs. Bal
- RB Le’Veon Bell
- has 620 scrimmage yards (103.3 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in past 6 meetings
- Has 713 rush yards (142.6 per game) & 5 TDs in past 5
- Leads NFL with 158.8 scrimmage yards per game avg
- WR Antonio Brown
- had rec. TD in last meeting
- Since 2013, has most catches (471) in NFL history over any 4-year span
- Ranks 2nd in NFL in catches (96) & rec. TDs (11)
- LB James Harrison
- had 2 sacks in last meeting
- Has 5 sacks in past 4 vs. Bal
- LB Lawrence Timmons
- has 10+ tackles in 5 of past 7 meetings
Ravens
- QB Joe Flacco
- has 8 pass TDs vs. 3 INTs in past 6 vs. Pit
- In past 3, has 89 completions (29.7 per game) for 911 yards (303.7 per game) with 8 TDs for 100.0 rating
- RB Terrance West
- had 122 scrimmage yards (77 rush, 45 rec.) last week
- Rookie RB Kenneth Dixon
- has 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 2
- WR Steve Smith Sr.
- ranks 7th in NFL history with 14,618 rec. yards
- Had TD catch last week
- TE Dennis Pitta
- is 3rd among NFL TEs with 67 catches
- WR Mike Wallace
- had 124 rec. yards, incl. 95-yard TD catch in last meeting
- S Eric Weddle
- has 20 tackles, sack & INT in past 2
- LB Zachary Orr
- ranks 3rd in AFC with 122 tackles
- Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 120+ tackles (122) & 2+ INTs (2)
- LB C.J. Mosley
- ties for lead among NFL LBs with 3 INTs
- K Justin Tucker
- has made 10 FGs of 50+ yards, tied for most in season in NFL history
Team Rankings
Passing | Joe Flacco: 374-579-3788-19-13-84.8 | Ben Roethlisberger: 304-476-3540-26-11-94.9 |
Rushing | Terrance West: 178-729-4.1-5 | Le’Veon Bell: 241-1146 (3L)-4.8-6 |
Receiving | Dennis Pitta (TE): 67-563-8.4-2 | Antonio Brown: 96 (2L)-1188 (3L)-12.4-11 (2L) |
Offense | 347.1 | 374.6 |
Pass Yds/Game | 256 (11th) | 262 (5th) |
Rush Yds/Game | 90 (28th) | 111 (12th) |
Points Scored | 306 (19th) | 341 (11th) |
Points Allowed | 263 (7th) | 276 (9th) |
Take/Give | +6 (6th) | +3 (11th) |
Defense | 312.6 | 334.1 |
Def. Pass Yds/Game | 230 (10th) | 245 (14th) |
Def. Rush Yds/Game | 82 (2nd) | 89 (5th) |
Sacks | Terrell Suggs: 8 | James Harrison: 5 |
INTs | Eric Weddle: 4 | Artie Burns (R): 3 |
Punting | Sam Koch: 46.3 | Jordan Berry: 45.5 |
Kicking | Justin Tucker: 124 (2L) (25/25 PAT; 33/34 FG) | Chris Boswell: 89 (29/29 PAT; 20/24 FG) |
Referee | John Parry |
Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.