Final Score Prediction
Steelers 24, Ravens 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 11 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Ray Rice |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 1 |
| RB 52 |
Willis McGahee |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 24 |
Anquan Boldin |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 44 |
Derrick Mason  |
Rec: 6-70, 0 TD |
| WR 80 |
T.J. Houshmandzadeh |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 6 |
Todd Heap |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 14 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers Club aims for 3rd consecutive win against Ravens in Dec... Steelers are 5-1 on road this season... Incl. postseason, 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)... 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.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
ATL |
H |
W 15-9 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
TEN |
A |
W 19-11 |
+8 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
TB |
A |
W 38-13 |
+25 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
BAL |
H |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
CLE |
H |
W 28-10 |
+18 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
MIA |
A |
W 23-22 |
+1 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
NO |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
| 9 |
2010-11-08 |
CIN |
A |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
NE |
H |
L 26-39 |
-13 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
OAK |
H |
W 35-3 |
+32 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
BUF |
A |
W 19-16 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
BAL |
A |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
CIN |
H |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-23 |
CAR |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
CLE |
A |
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 10-9 |
+1 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-15 |
-5 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
CLE |
H |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
PIT |
A |
W 17-14 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
DEN |
H |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
NE |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
BUF |
H |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
MIA |
H |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 10 |
2010-11-11 |
ATL |
A |
L 21-26 |
-5 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
CAR |
A |
W 37-13 |
+24 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
TB |
H |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
PIT |
H |
L 10-13 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2010-12-13 |
HOU |
A |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
NO |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
CLE |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
CIN |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Offense |
BAL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.8 |
28.0 |
23.6 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards |
116.8 |
117.0 |
112.1 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.20 |
4.03 |
4.18 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
62.9% |
67.1% |
61.3% |
BAL |
| Passing yards |
243.0 |
247.3 |
237.1 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.23 |
11.33 |
11.10 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.69 |
7.60 |
6.80 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
BAL |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
BAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.9% |
32.8% |
38.9% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
66.7% |
50.3% |
BAL |
| Time of possession |
31:11 |
30:26 |
30:21 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Defense |
BAL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.8 |
16.3 |
23.6 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards |
63.3 |
98.0 |
112.1 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.30 |
4.05 |
4.18 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
61.5% |
58.9% |
61.3% |
BAL |
| Passing yards |
252.5 |
226.7 |
237.1 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.74 |
10.73 |
11.10 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.00 |
6.31 |
6.80 |
PIT |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
BAL |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
PIT |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
29.9% |
46.2% |
38.9% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
50.0% |
50.3% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
28:46 |
29:43 |
30:21 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
BAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.2 |
6.8 |
9.9 |
PIT |
| Yards per kick return |
24.3 |
25.8 |
22.2 |
BAL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.2 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.2 |
27.1 |
22.2 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
BAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
BAL |
| Penalty yards |
65.8 |
30.0 |
52.1 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
BAL |
PIT |
16-0 |
BAL |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
PIT |
BAL |
9-6 |
PIT |
| 2001 |
8 |
2001-11-04 |
BAL |
PIT |
13-10 |
BAL |
| 2001 |
14 |
2001-12-16 |
PIT |
BAL |
26-21 |
PIT |
| 2002 |
8 |
2002-10-27 |
PIT |
BAL |
31-18 |
PIT |
| 2002 |
17 |
2002-12-29 |
BAL |
PIT |
31-34 |
PIT |
| 2003 |
1 |
2003-09-07 |
BAL |
PIT |
15-34 |
PIT |
| 2003 |
17 |
2003-12-28 |
PIT |
BAL |
10-13 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
2 |
2004-09-19 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-30 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
16 |
2004-12-26 |
BAL |
PIT |
7-20 |
PIT |
| 2005 |
8 |
2005-10-31 |
BAL |
PIT |
19-20 |
PIT |
| 2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-16 |
BAL |
| 2006 |
12 |
2006-11-26 |
PIT |
BAL |
0-27 |
BAL |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
BAL |
PIT |
31-7 |
BAL |
| 2007 |
9 |
2007-11-05 |
BAL |
PIT |
7-38 |
PIT |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
PIT |
BAL |
21-27 |
BAL |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-29 |
BAL |
PIT |
20-23 |
PIT |
| 2008 |
15 |
2008-12-14 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-9 |
PIT |
| 2008 |
CF |
2009-01-18 |
BAL |
PIT |
14-23 |
PIT |
| 2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
PIT |
BAL |
17-20 |
BAL |
| 2009 |
16 |
2009-12-27 |
BAL |
PIT |
20-23 |
PIT |
| 2010 |
4 |
2010-10-03 |
BAL |
PIT |
17-14 |
BAL |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. CF = Conference Final
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