Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 18 vs the Baltimore Ravens

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on January 5, 2024

Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Series Notes

All-Time Steelers lead, 34-25
- Last: Steelers Win, 17-10 (Oct. 8, 2023)
Home Steelers lead, 20-12
- Last: Steelers Win, 17-10 (Oct. 8, 2023)
Away Steelers lead, 14-13
- Last: Steelers Win, 16-13 (Jan. 1, 2023)
Playoffs Steelers lead, 3-1
- Last: Ravens Win, 30-17 (Jan. 3, 2015)

The Coaches

Steelers: Mike Tomlin
- At Franchise: 172-100-2 (17)
- Overall: 172-100-2 (17)
- Versus Opponent: 18-15
Ravens: John Harbaugh
- At Franchise: 160-98-0 (16)
- Overall: 160-98-0 (16)
- Versus Opponent: 14-17

Gameday Information

Date: Saturday, Jan. 6
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore, MD
Capacity 71,008 // Natural Grass
TV: ESPN // Locally WPXI-TV
- Chris Fowler (play-by-play)
- Louis Riddick (analysis)
- Dan Orlovsky (analysis)
- Laura Rutledge (field reporter)
Satellite Radio
- Steelers Broadcast: Sirius 83, XM/SXM 225, Internet 802
- Ravens Broadcast: Sirius 82, XM/SXM 226, Internet 826
- National Broadcast: Sirius 88, XM/SXM 88, Internet 88
National Radio: Westwood One Sports
- Mike Watts (play-by-play)
- Devin McCourty (analysis)
Locally: 102.5 WDVE-FM (Pittsburgh) & 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh)
(48 affiliates – see below)
- Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
- Craig Wolfley (analysis)
- Max Starks (field reporter)
- Missi Matthews (field reporter)
Referee: Brad Allen

SCU Steelers Coverage

Team Leaders

Leaders	Steelers		Ravens
Passing	Kenny Pickett	201/324, 2070 yds, 6 TDs	Lamar Jackson	307/457, 3678 yds, 24 TDs
Receiving	George Pickens	63 rec, 1140 yds, 5 TDs	Zay Flowers	77 rec, 858 yds, 5 TDs
Rushing	Najee Harris	229 rush, 923 yds, 7 TDs	Lamar Jackson	148 rush, 821 yds, 5 TDs

Team Rankings

	PIT	BAL
Home Record	5-4-0	6-2-0
Away Record	4-3-0	7-1-0
Record vs. Spread	9-7-0	11-5-0
Points Scored/Game	17.9 (27th)	29.6 (2nd)
Points Allowed/Game	19.6 (7th)	16.4 (1st)
Takeaway Diff.	+11 (2nd)	+12 (1st)
Pass Yds/Game	189 (25th)	219 (21st)
Rush Yds/Game	115 (12th)	159 (1st)
Def. Pass Yds/Game	233 (22nd)	195 (6th)
Def. Rush Yds/Game	115 (18th)	106 (13th)

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.

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.