STADIUM: M&T Bank Stadium
REFEREE: Brad Allen
DATE: Saturday, January 6, 2024
GAME TIME: 4:30 PM ET
ESPN/ABC: Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge
Westwood One: Mike Watts, Devin McCourty
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) PIT: 82 or 226 BAL: 83 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: PIT leads series, 31-24 (won 6 of past 7. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/8/23: BAL 10 at PIT 17.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Mike Tomlin vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 20-16 Reg. Season: 172-100-2 (.631) Postseason: 8-9 (.471). John Harbaugh vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 15-19 Reg. Season: 160-98 (.620) Postseason: 11-9 (.550).
PITTSBURGH STEELERS NOTES:
• STEELERS secured 20th-consecutive season with .500-or-better record, 2nd-longest such streak in NFL history.
• QB MASON RUDOLPH completed 18 of 24 atts. (75 pct.) for 274 yards with 112.2 rating last week. Has 250+ pass yards, 0 INTs & 110+ rating in each of 2 starts this season. Had 100.2 rating in only career start vs. Bal. (10/6/19).
• RB NAJEE HARRIS rushed for season-high 122 yards & 2 TDs last week, 5th-career game with 100+ rush yards. Aims for 3rd in row with 75+ rush yards & rush TD. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. Bal., with TD in 2 of past 3. Needs 77 rush yards to become 5th player since 2000 with 1,000+ rush yards & 7+ rush TDs in each of 1st 3 seasons.
• RB JAYLEN WARREN had 98 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 23 rec.) & 4th rush TD of season last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 8 of past 9. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Bal. with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• WR GEORGE PICKENS had 7 catches for 131 yards last week & become 3rd Pit. player all-time with 125+ rec. yards in 3 straight games (Antonio Brown & Hines Ward). Had 6 catches for 130 yards & TD in Week 5 meeting. Has career bests in catches (63), rec. yards (1,140) & rec. TDs (5) this season.
• WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 76 rec. yards last week & has 55+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Needs 3 catches for 5th-straight 50-catch season.
• LB T.J. WATT has sack in 2 of past 3. Had 2 sacks, 2 PD & FR in Week 5 meeting & aims for his 10th in row vs. Bal. with 0.5+ sacks & 8th in row with full sack. Ties for NFL lead with 17 sacks.
• LB NICK HERBIG had sack, FF & FR in Week 17.
• CB PATRICK PETERSON has PD in each of 3 career games vs. Bal.
• S ERIC ROWE led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week. Has 7+ tackles in each of his 2 games this season.
BALTIMORE RAVENS NOTES:
• RAVENS clinched AFC North division title for 1st time since 2019 & AFC’s No. 1 overall seed for 2nd time in franchise history (2019).
• QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 18 of 21 atts. (season-high 85.7 pct.) for 321 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 158.3 rating last week, becoming 2nd player all-time with 5+ TDs & 158.3 rating in multiple career games (Ben Roethlisberger). Has 4 career games with 5+ TD passes, 3rd-most ever by player in 1st 6 seasons. Has career-best 3,678 pass yards & leads QBs with 821 rush yards this season, becoming 2nd player all-time (Kyler Murray in 2020) with 3,500+ pass yards & 800+ rush yards in a season.
• QB TYLER HUNTLEY can make 1st start of season.
• RB GUS EDWARDS aims for 4th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has rush TD in 5 of past 6 at home. Ranks 5th in NFL with 13 rush TDs, 2nd-most in season in franchise history.
• RB JUSTICE HILL had career-high 112 scrimmage yards (64 rec., 48 rush) with career-best 5 catches & 1st-career rec. TD last week. Had rush TD in Week 5 meeting.
• WR ZAY FLOWERS (rookie) led team with career-high 106 rec. yards & had 5th TD catch of season last week. Has rec. TD in 4 of past 5. Had 5 catches for 73 yards in Week 5 meeting.
• TE ISAIAH LIKELY had career-best 2 rec. TDs in Week 17 & has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. Since Week 14, ties for lead among TEs with 4 rec. TDs & ranks 4th with 251 rec. yards.
• DT JUSTIN MADUBUIKE had sack last week & has 0.5+ sacks in 12 of past 13. Has full sack in 7 of 8 home games this season.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH had 7 tackles, 2 PD & INT last week. Is 6th LB since 2000 with INT in each of 1st 6 seasons. Ranks 5th in NFL with 158 tackles in 2023, 3rd-straight season with 150+ tackles.
• S GENO STONE had 7th INT of season last week, 2nd-most in NFL.
