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P ittsburgh S teelers vs . B altimore R avens (13-2) NFL W eek 17 – D ec . 29, 2019 4:25 p . m . ET – M&T B ank S tadium (71,008)
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J U S T T H E FAC T S • The Baltimore Ravens (13-2), who have clinched the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, close out regular season play when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7) at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens, winners of a regular season franchise-record 11-straight games, are the first team in Baltimore pro football history to earn a No. 1 playoff seed. • The Ravens have earned a playoff berth in eight of head coach John Harbaugh’s 12 seasons at the helm and have won the AFC North four times. Baltimore is 13-2 for the first time in franchise history, and with a win Sunday, would produce the best-ever record by a Ravens team. • The Ravens rank No. 1 in points (33.5) and rushing yards (204.9) per game, while they’re No. 2 in total yards (414.5). Baltimore is on pace to become the first team ever to average 200 passing and 200 rushing yards in a season. The Ravens also need 93 rushing yards to set a new NFL single-season record, currently held by the 1978 Patriots (3,165). • QB Lamar Jackson has accounted for an NFL-high 43 total TDs, including a league-best (and franchise record) 36 passing scores. Baltimore has already shattered single-season franchise records for total TDs (62), points (503) and rushing yards (3,073 – which includes 1,206 by Jackson, setting a new NFL record by a QB). • Last Sunday, Jackson threw 3 TDs – 2 to TE Mark Andrews – and rushed for 103 yards in a 31-15 win at Cleveland. Baltimore racked up 481 total yards (243 rushing) and limited the Browns to 241 yards. • In the all-time Baltimore-Pittsburgh series, the Steelers lead the regular season count, 25-22 (3-1 playoffs). Under head coach John Harbaugh, Baltimore is 13-13 (including playoffs) against the Steelers.
C OAC H H A R BAU G H S AY S John Harbaugh on Baltimore Earning the AFC’s No. 1 Playoffs Seed:
“It’s a big accomplishment. The players deserve a tremendous amount of credit for it, because it’s hard. It’s difficult and challenging to win a game in the National Football League. When you have put together the kind of season that these players have put together, it’s quite an accomplishment. It’s probably the best regular season in the National Football League this year by any team, and we still have another game to play, which we take very seriously and want to win.”
I N J U RY U P DAT E The following starters are on IR: C Matt Skura (knee, Week 12), OLB Pernell McPhee (triceps, Week 7) and SS Tony Jefferson (knee, Week 5). Standout CB Tavon Young (neck, training camp) is also on IR.
NOTE THE QUOTE
Longtime NFL Reporter Mike Freeman
on
Lamar Jackson:
“He can’t be explained by the normal laws of time and space. [Albert] Einstein might call [Lamar] Jackson the Theory of Lamartivity. The way he runs. The way he throws. It all seems like this is some spectacular dream. He is an agent from The Matrix, the child of Steve Young and Mike Vick and an obvious practitioner of the football dark arts. … He’s a problem. He’s an enigma. He’s the 22nd century, a superstar who doesn’t just run like the wind, but is the wind.”
W H AT’S G O I N G O N?
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Tues. Dec. 24: 11:35 a.m........ Key Players at Podium & Open Locker Room 1:15 p.m..........Practice / Media Viewing Wed. Dec. 25: Players Off / No Media Availability / Merry Christmas! Thur. Dec. 26: 11:35 a.m........Coordinators at Podium & Open Locker Room 1:15 p.m..........Practice / Media Viewing Fri. Dec. 27: 11:10 a.m........Practice / Media Viewing 12:50 p.m........John Harbaugh Podium & Open Locker Room
CONFERENCE CALLS Tues.: John Harbaugh at 11:15 a.m. & Wed.: Mike Tomlin at 11:55 a.m.
CALLING THE ACTION Television: CBS – WJZ Ch. 13 (Baltimore) - Ian Eagle (PBP) - Dan Fouts (analyst) - Evan Washburn (field) - Mark Wolff (producer) - Bob Fishman (director) National Radio: TBD Local Radio: WBAL (1090 AM/101.5 FM) & 98 Rock (97.9 FM) - Gerry Sandusky (PBP) - Jarret Johnson (analyst) - Kirk McEwen (field)
The 2019 Ravens are the first team in Baltimore pro football history (includes Colts) to earn a No. 1 playoff seed. With a win on Sunday, the Ravens would also finish 14-2, setting a new singleseason franchise record (13-3, currently tied with 2006 team).
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