More specifically, Lamar Jackson needs to rise to the Steelers occasion. As he prepares to start his first ACTUAL Ravens-Steelers game, he needs to author his name in Ravens-Steelers lore.
Sure, the Ravens will count their two wins last year as they try to get back to .500 all-time against their rivals, but we all know the truth. Those weren’t really Ravens-Steelers games.
There’s an argument that these won’t REALLY be Ravens-Steelers games, either, since the typical “feel-it-in-your-bones” electricity will be replaced by “4,000 fans doing the best they can,” but the game itself is still far closer than what Jackson was part of last year.