Steelers vs. Ravens: Setting the stage

Womens JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , and picking the winner of this Sunday night matchup Last December, the Steelers and Ravens delivered one of the most eminently watchable installments in their semiannual rivalry. The game, which ended 39-38 in favor of the Steelers, featured plenty of offense and saw both teams string together manifold impressive and improbable runs. The Steelers scored touchdowns on each of their first two drives, rumbling out to an early 14-0 lead, but Baltimore quickly settled in and scored points on its each of its five ensuing drives, ultimately overtaking the Steelers 10 minutes into the third quarter and pushing their lead to 31-20 with two minutes remaining in the frame. The Steelers eventually cut Baltimore’s lead to two, but Javorious Allen scored a nine-yard touchdown with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Ravens a two-possession cushion. It was at this point that, according to ESPN’s Win Probability Formula, the Ravens had a 91.5% chance of winning. But the Steelers did not go quietly, responding to Allen’s touchdown with one of their own before stopping the Ravens on the game’s penultimate drive and kicking a game-winning field goal. Neither team played much defense—Ben Roethlisberger threw for 506 yards, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 500 or more yards in two separate games Youth Marcus Gilbert Jersey , and Alex Collins, then an unheralded no-name player, rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries—which proved that the Steelers-Ravens rivalry didn’t need to be a florid, war of attrition 9-6 kind of contest to be interesting and compelling. I don’t know if Ben Roethlisberger will throw for 500 yards against the Ravens on Sunday, but he may need to. Baltimore’s notably proficient offense, led by a rejuvenated and legitimately talented Joe Flacco, is going to cause some issues for Pittsburgh’s defense. We’ll start with the receiving corps, which is composed entirely of players who played elsewhere a season ago. Erstwhile Arizona Cardinal John Brown, a 28-year-old speedster who two seasons ago had a 1,000-yard season is leading the team in receiving at the moment, but former Oakland Raider Michael Crabtree and former New Orleans Saint Wille Snead aren’t far behind. This is a highly effective triumvirate that can spread your defense out and keep the chains a-moving, and they’ve allowed the Ravens to routinely get in scoring position. The backfield Youth Vince Williams Jersey , meanwhile, is deep and multitalented. Collins is the de facto lead back, but he’s ceded plenty of third-down and goal-line work to Allen, whose 13 receptions rank second on the team. John Harbaugh and his coaching collaborators have creatively deployed rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson as somewhat of a dual-threat offensive utility knife this season, too. It isn’t a veritable two-quarterback system by any stretch of the imagination, but even the mere threat of Lamar Jackson entering the game as a runner should be enough to alter Pittsburgh’s defensive gameplan. Prediction: Steelers 31, Ravens 28There’s a few outliers on the docket (the first meeting of 2017; the first meeting of 2014; the first meeting of 2011), but the Steelers and Ravens generally deliver an instant classic whenever they meet, and this is usually irrespective of the level of talent possessed by either side. I don’t think it’s necessarily a stretch to claim that, on paper, the Steelers are probably superior to Baltimore in terms of depth and star power, but the Ravens are well coached and their defense is good Youth Chris Boswell Jersey , just like it always is. The offense—and more accurately, Joe Flacco—looks much, much better than they did a season ago, and it’s clear that this unit is capable of going out and winning games on its own. Sunday night’s game I think will come down to Ben Roethlisberger (duh), but also the ability of Pittsburgh’s defense to force three-and-outs in order to keep the Ravens offense (and all-world kicker Justin Tucker) out of scoring range.NFL Picks: Predicting the winner of Steelers vs. Browns Week 1 The Pittsburgh Steelers are a team with a lot of question marks surrounding them. What will the offense look like without Le’Veon Bell? Will James Conner, and company, be able to carry the load? What will Randy Fichtner’s play-calling look like? Has the Steelers’ defense finally learned their lesson from 2017 and start to tackle better? Terrell Edmunds as a starter, is this a good or bad thing?It is true Pittsburgh has their share of concerns, the Browns are a completely different beast. Coming off an 0-16 season, and a 1-15 season prior to that, will the acquisitions of Tyrod Taylor and Jarvis Landry be enough to buoy the historically sluggish Browns offense? Is Myles Garrett preparing for a launch into super stardom this season? Will this team be the team which propels Hue Jackson’s coaching career, or end it prematurely?All of these questions Youth Xavier Grimble Jersey , and I didn’t even mention the weather. This game is forecasted to be played in heavy rains and wind for almost the entire contest. Not exactly ideal football conditions, but that is what makes football great, right?!Now that the background has been filled in, how will this game play out? Keeping the Vegas line in mind (Steelers -4), and the expected weather conditions, I see this being a close contest. If you were thinking about a high-scoring affair, while I have learned to never rule such a thing out in the NFL, I would bet against it. This game is going to come down to fundamentals. The team who protects the football, takes advantage of opportunities and turns any red-zone possession they might get into 7-points, and not a field goal.I like the Steelers’ offense, even without Bell in the backfield, more than the Browns Womens Ben Roethlisberger Jersey , and I even like the Pittsburgh defense, as a collective, over the Cleveland defense. Throw in the fact the Steelers have one of the best place kickers, who is used to kicking in the bad elements, on their team, and I do like the Steelers to win this game. I would be stunned if it were a blowout, and it may be ugly, but I think the Steelers leave Cleveland 1-0, while they turn their attention to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2.PREDICITON:Steelers - 20Browns - 13 Custom San Francisco 49ers Jerseys

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