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Final Score Prediction

Steelers 23, Ravens 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 5 Ray Rice Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 1
RB 14 Willis McGahee Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Anquan Boldin Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 13 Derrick Mason Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 19 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Todd Heap Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 6 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 16 Isaac Redman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2 Mike Wallace Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 14 Hines Ward Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 16 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Heath Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Teams meet for 3rd time in postseason. Steelers are 2-0 vs. Ravens in playoffs.

Ravens JOHN HARBAUGH joins BARRY SWITZER as only head coaches in NFL history to win playoff game in each of his 1st 3 seasons... Club has 7-3 road playoff record, best postseason road winning percentage (.700) in NFL history (minimum 5 games)... QB Joe Flacco became 1st QB to start & win at least 1 playoff game in each of his 1st 3 NFL seasons. Has 4-2 postseason record. Flacco had Ravens playoff-best in passing yards (265), TD passes (2) & passer rating (115.4) last week... In past 3 postseason games, RB Ray Rice is averaging 128.3 scrimmage yards per game (283 rush, 102 receiving). Incl. playoffs, club has 14-4 record (.778) when Rice has 80+ rush yards in game. For career, Rice averages 121.4 rush yards per game when he has 25+ attempts (607 total in 5 games). RB Willis McGahee has 4 rush TDs in past 4 postseason games... WR Derrick Mason had 6 receptions for 80 receiving yards in last regular-season meeting at Pit... WR Anquan Boldin had 5 receptions for 118 yards (23.6 avg.) with 1 TD in last game vs. Steelers. In only career postseason game vs. Pit. (SB XLIII w/ Arz.), Boldin had 8 receptions for 84 yards (10.5 avg.). Recorded 2nd postseason TD reception of career last week... TE Todd Heap became 6th TE since Super Bowl era (since 1966) with 10 receptions (10) & 100 receiving yards (108) in playoff game last week... Ravens have 29 INTs in 14 postseason games, incl. 3 INTs last week... In 8 career postseason games, S Ed Reed has 7 INTs. Club allows 12.2 points per game in postseason in franchise history... Bal. has not allowed RB to gain 100+ rush yards in 14 consecutive postseason games (tied for 2nd-longest current streak, Redskins, 17; Steelers, 14)... LB Ray Lewis has 2 sacks in past 3 postseason games... LB Terrell Suggs has 7 sacks in past 6 postseason games... Ravens had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl (K Billy Cundiff, LB Lewis, DT Haloti Ngata, S Reed & LB Suggs).

Steelers Have won 31 postseason games, 2nd-most in NFL history (Cowboys, 33)... Pit. has 14-8 (.636) record in Divisional Playoffs... Steelers have won an NFL-record six Super Bowl titles... Club has 18-9 (.667) record at home during playoffs... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 8-2 (.800) in postseason & has completed 172 of 278 (61.9 pct.) for 2,239 passing yards w/ 15 TDs vs. 12 INTs & 87.2 passer rating. Has thrown career-best 158 consecutive passes without INT, longest such streak for Steeler since KORDELL STEWART (159 consecutive passes without INT in '01)... RB Rashard Mendenhall (1,273 rush yards, 13 rush TDs) joined WILLIE PARKER (1,494 rush yards, 13 rush TDs in '06) as only Steelers w/ 1,200+ rush yards & at least 13 rush TDs in season... WR Hines Ward (76) needs 1 catch to surpass HOFer THURMAN THOMAS (76) for 5th-most receptions in playoff history... WR Mike Wallace (7) tied HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH (7 in '84) for most 100-yard receiving games in season in Steelers history. Had career-best in catches (60), receiving yards (1,257) & TDs (10). Aims for 4th consecutive 100-yard receiving game... TE Heath Miller has 2 TD catches in 3 home postseason games... C Maurkice Pouncey became 1st Steelers rookie center to start all of his team's games... Pit. has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 14 consecutive postseason games, tied w/ Bal. for 2nd-longest current streak (Redskins, 17)... Steelers allowed NFL-low 62.8 rushing yards per game this season, 5th-fewest rushing yards allowed per game in NFL history... LB James Harrison became 1st Steeler to post double-digit sacks in 3 consecutive seasons (16 in 2008; 10 in 2009; 10.5 in 2010)... LB LaMarr Woodley has 8 sacks in 4 career postseason games. LB James Farrior had 6 sacks this season, 2nd-most of career (6.5 in '07)... Club had 3 players selected to 2011 Pro Bowl (LB Harrison, C Pouncey, S Troy Polamalu).


Results and Schedule
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   Bye      
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 W 34-28 +6
15 2010-12-19 NO H W 30-24 +6
16 2010-12-26 CLE A W 20-10 +10
17 2011-01-02 CIN H W 13-7 +6
WC 2011-01-09 KC A W 30-7 +23
DP 2011-01-15 PIT A L 24-31 -7
   
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   Bye      
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 W 23-7 +16
15 2010-12-19 NYJ H L 17-22 -5
16 2010-12-23 CAR H W 27-3 +24
17 2011-01-02 CLE A W 41-9 +32
WC   Bye      
DP 2011-01-15 BAL H W 31-24 +7

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
   
Pittsburgh Steelers

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.0 21.5 21.8 PIT
Rushing yards 103.5 121.3 119.3 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.82 4.05 4.31 PIT
Completion % 62.9% 61.4% 59.8% BAL
Passing yards 166.3 247.3 209.3 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.19 11.84 10.71 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.41 7.27 6.41 PIT
Interceptions 0.5 0.0 1.0 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.8 3.3 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 37.2% 51.1% 37.4% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 51.4% PIT
Time of possession 29:56 34:15 30:07 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 14.3 10.5 21.8 PIT
Rushing yards 86.8 58.5 119.3 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.46 3.20 4.31 PIT
Completion % 57.0% 53.7% 59.8% PIT
Passing yards 239.8 183.5 209.3 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.20 9.40 10.71 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.81 5.04 6.41 PIT
INT return 1.5 1.3 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks 1.3 3.3 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 40.4% 32.5% 37.4% PIT
4th down conversions 62.5% 77.8% 51.4% BAL
Time of possession 30:50 26:27 30:07 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.4 3.3 9.5 BAL
Yards per kick return 26.9 17.6 21.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 7.3 10.8 9.5 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 19.1 21.6 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 6.3 5.4 BAL
Penalty yards 35.8 56.3 45.0 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 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
2010 13 2010-12-05 PIT BAL 13-10 PIT

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