Ravens

Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith reacts after a penalty in Baltimore's win against the Steelers in Week. 1.

“Every time we play the Ravens, it’s by far the most physical game we play all year. Not let the ball drop. The Steelers have talked all week about needing to know how to beat the Ravens’ zone coverages, which Mitch Trubisky struggled with last time around. Roquan Smith has been playing like a “predator” lately, to use his own word, but not just because of his crushing hit that knocked Kenny Pickett out of the last matchup. The Ravens didn’t run a single three-wide-receiver set in last week’s win against the Falcons, which is unheard of in today’s NFL. It’s gonna be a big challenge, but I’m excited for it and gotta get used to it.” Even if they do win, they need quite a bit of help to reach the postseason. You have to go back to Week 1 of this season to find the last time the Ravens were held under 100 yards rushing. They’ve also hit 180-plus in the past three games, all of which have been started by Tyler Huntley in place of Lamar Jackson. The stakes are pretty simple for the Steelers ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Ravens — lose and they’re out of the playoffs. With cornerback Marcus Peters out with a calf injury, the secondary will look a bit different with Brandon Stephens starting at cornerback opposite the always dangerous Marlon Humphrey. Playoff implications aside, this is one of the greatest rivalries in football, so both teams will play with a little extra juice.

For the Ravens, quarterback Tyler Huntley will make his fourth-straight start, and third against the Steelers in the game. Pittsburgh will be trotting out ...

The Baltimore Ravens are 2.5-point home favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night at M&T Bank Stadium. $150 DraftKings promo.

](https://pittsburghhockeynow.com/pittsburgh-penguins-kasperi-kapanen-critics-dont-know-what-they-talking-about/) The Steelers had a magical win on Christmas Eve, pulling out a victory on the night they retired the late Franco Harris’ No. The Steelers also need a win to assure coach Mike Tomlin does not endure the first losing season of his 16-year tenure. The Steelers have been much better against the run in their last two games. The Ravens will be without quarterback Lamar Jackson (knee) for the fourth straight week. Huntley played against the Steelers three weeks ago. It’s still the largest free bet promo on the market. The Ravens have allowed 14 points or fewer in six of their last seven games since trading for Chicago Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith. That completed a 10-play, 76-yard drive. The Ravens have clinched a playoff berth and are one game behind the first-place Cincinnati Bengals (11-4) in the AFC North. Steelers starting quarterback Kenny Pickett was knocked out of the game with a concussion. They have won back-to-back games including rallying in the last minute to beat the Las Vegas Raiders 13-10 on Christmas Eve at home.

The Baltimore Ravens have their playoff spot clinched, but still have hopes of winning the AFC North and getting a home playoff game in two weeks.

[Kenny Pickett](/nfl/players/2804969/kenny-pickett/) turnovers [Lamar Jackson](/nfl/players/2239671/lamar-jackson/) -- who is out -- has played 10 snaps since Week 13 and Baltimore has averaged just 11.5 points per game in that span (worst in [NFL](/nfl/)). He has just one interception since the bye week (Week 9). Pickett has completed 62.5% of his passes for 1,079 yards with three touchdowns to just one interception since the Steelers' bye week, compiling an 84.4 passer rating (seven games). [Miami Dolphins](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/MIA/miami-dolphins/) have to lose their final game. Part of the offensive issues are a result of the lack of wide receivers to catch passes, as the Ravens are averaging 94.9 yards per game from that group -- last in the NFL. Baltimore can put the pressure on the [Cincinnati Bengals](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/CIN/cincinnati-bengals/) by winning Sunday night against the [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/PIT/pittsburgh-steelers/) -- and eliminating its archrival in the process. [Roquan Smith's](/nfl/players/2180472/roquan-smith/) debut with the team. Here's what you need to know for what is set up to be another exciting matchup between the Steelers and Ravens. Pittsburgh needs to win out and the A Ravens victory ensures Baltimore will play for the AFC North title against Cincinnati in Week 18. Those are the playoff scenarios for each team heading into this showdown.

The Baltimore Ravens released their inactive report for Week 17's game against the Steelers, and it includes many of the same names from last week.

Baltimore were able to gash the Steelers earlier this season for over 200 rushing yards with a tag team of J.K. [He’s reportedly progressing well in his rehab](https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-hc-john-harbaugh-lamar-jackson-progressing-well-but-fair-assumption-tyler) and the team doesn’t appear to be in a rush to have him back out on the field. Other notable names on the inactives list include Marcus Peters and Calais Campbell, both of whom have been top performers in the defense so far this season.

Find out who won't play as the Steelers take on the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.

No. Watch live local and primetime regular season games on your phone or tablet. Wren was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. The Steelers elevated defensive tackle Renell Wren to the Active/Inactive Roster for tonight's game and he is active. Ogunjobi has been dealing with a toe injury and was initially listed as questionable for the game. Norwood missed practice all week and was ruled out on Friday's injury report.

After an extensive pre-game routine with trainers, it appears Campbell was not comfortable enough to be active. However, him being this close to active this ...

Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill, with Drake drawing the short straw. After an extensive pre-game routine with trainers, it appears Campbell was not comfortable enough to be active. - QB Lamar Jackson (knee)

BALTIMORE — Defensive end Calais Campbell tested his injured knee before kickoff but he is unable to play against the Steelers on Sunday night.

The second-round pick has played one snap on defense this season. Quarterback Lamar Jackson (knee) Rookie outside linebacker David Ojabo is also inactive.

The Sporting News tracked live updates from Steelers vs. Ravens on "Sunday Night Football." Below are full highlights and results from Sunday's AFC North ...

Ravens already on the cusp of making it into Pittsburgh territory. However, the Steelers read that one from a mile away, stuffing Likely behind the line of scrimmage. 9:28 p.m.: Great pitch and catch between Huntley and Mark Andrews, who gets outside the pocket before firing a dart to Andrews to get yet another first down. That will make it a third and long situation for the Ravens. Will be a challenge for Pittsburgh to grab the first now. 10:33 p.m.: Deontae Johnson with a precise curl route on the sideline to get Pittsburgh into the red zone. The Steelers are still alive in the playoff chase! Huge stop by Justin Madubuike, who puts Pickett on his backside to set up the third and long. Pickett evades pressure, rolls out to his left and fires a pass into the waiting hands of Najee Harris. 11:03 p.m.: Pickett gets the first with yet another ballsy QB sneak! The Sporting News tracked live updates from Steelers vs. Then, for his final act, Pickett evaded would-be tacklers before firing a laser right into the path of Harris for the game-clinching score.

Campbell was questionable with a left knee injury. He worked out before pregame warmups, and after that, the Ravens listed him among their inactives. Campbell ...

[Mason Rudolph](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/11391/mason-rudolph). [Larry Ogunjobi](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/1839/larry-ogunjobi), who originally was questionable with a toe injury before exiting the injury report Saturday. defensive back [Tre Norwood](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/63984/tre-norwood) (hamstring), linebacker [Malik Reed](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/51878/malik-reed), offensive guard [Kendrick Green](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/63824/kendrick-green), linebacker [Tae Crowder](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/60305/tae-crowder) and defensive tackle [Jonathan Marshall](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/63945/jonathan-marshall). Linebacker [Myles Jack](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8556/myles-jack) (groin) also will play. [Marcus Peters](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9251/marcus-peters) (calf), running back [Kenyan Drake](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9508/kenyan-drake), center Trystan Colon, tight end [Nick Boyle](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/635/nick-boyle) and outside linebacker [David Ojabo](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67772/david-ojabo). [Charlie Kolar](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67662/charlie-kolar) will make his NFL debut tonight.

Kenny Pickett threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Najee Harris with 56 seconds remaining, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers a 16-13 victory over the Baltimore ...

Instead of settling for a field goal, the Ravens had a new set of downs at the Pittsburgh 7 with 11 seconds left. The Ravens are 2-2 without quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was sidelined again with a knee injury. Steelers LB Myles Jack left with a groin injury. Down 13-9, Pickett drove the Steelers 80 yards in 3:20 against their rivals with the season on the line. Just like they needed Miami to lose to New England earlier in the day, which also happened. They haven't had a losing record since 2003 — and they never have under coach Mike Tomlin, now in his 16th season.

Now, another collapse might have cost them a shot at the AFC North title. Pittsburgh rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Najee ...

Dobbins had a 15-yard run on that drive to the Pittsburgh 17. Tucker tied the game on the ensuing drive with a 30-yard kick. That proved to be costly because the Ravens answered with Likely's touchdown reception. Justice Hill had a 56-yard return on the ensuing kickoff. Running back Jaylen Warren had a 31-yard run that moved the ball inside the Ravens' red zone. With defensive end Calais Campbell out of the lineup with a knee injury, the Ravens allowed 198 yards rushing on 40 carries. That set up a touchdown pass from Tyler Huntley to rookie tight end Isaiah Likely and the Ravens led 10-3 at the half. Huntley was intercepted on the Ravens' final play. [They] kept us out of field goal range, and we had to punt.” Ravens fell to the No. Start with the coaching staff, game plan, all of it – not good enough. 6 seed behind the Los Angeles Chargers (10-6), who moved up to No.

The Baltimore Ravens fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16-13, in a grueling Week 17 game, throwing away their best shot at claiming the AFC North in 2022.

And to be fair, they were always on the fringe of that category, what with Jackson’s recent injury and their thorny offensive problems. They tried giving the ball to Dobbins — the Steelers’ defense stopped him on early downs. They held the Steelers to 16 points and made a few crucial stops and deflected passes; on the ground, however, Baltimore gave up nearly 200 rushing yards. This was familiar territory for a Ravens team that was pounding the ball a lot more in the wake of Lamar Jackson’s injury. Baltimore got a taste of their own medicine there, and a Calais Campbell-less defensive line had no answer for Harris’ unusually effective chunk runs. The narrative seemed to go according to plan up until the last quarter: the Ravens held a 13-3 lead in the third quarter and had the game in the palm of their hands.

The Steelers beat the Ravens 16-13 on Sunday night to preserve their playoff hopes.

[Cameron Heyward](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/cameron-heyward-feBsAS6S9A9gmWyX/) unnecessary roughness penalty setting up [Tyler Huntley](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/tyler-huntley-Szw0e8PVKC4tJkv9/)’s 10-yard score to [Isaiah Likely](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/isaiah-likely-k7h9gooAw8d1FaHX/). [Browns](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/browns/) and the help they need to finish this season with an unlikely playoff berth. The Ravens entered Sunday with the league’s third-best run defense, holding the opposition to 87.5 yards per game on the ground. And unless Jackson comes back fully healthy and confident, it’s hard to imagine the Ravens winning a game in the playoffs, never mind making a run. The Ravens spoke confidently about getting things together ahead of the playoffs, but they’re just about out of time. [NFL](https://theathletic.com/nfl/)’s highest-paid defense weren’t living up to their hefty paychecks. If that wasn’t painfully obvious before Sunday night, it was after the game. Harris responded with his first 100-plus yard rushing output of the season. Somehow, the chances of seizing a playoff spot are still possible entering the final week of the season. Another week and another game-winning drive later, those inexperienced offensive players are continuing to mature in front of a primetime audience. On so many instances this year, the Steelers appeared to be careening toward the first losing season of the Tomlin era. Per Austin Mock’s model, the Steelers’ playoff odds jumped from 2.3 percent entering Week 17 to 18.1 percent after beating the Ravens.