For the ninth time in the series since John Harbaugh took over as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers are starting a backup quarterback. If history tells us anything, that is not a good sign, even when Harbaugh and the Ravens are starting one themselves. In a chart posted to Twitter by Scott Kacsmar, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is 1-7 all-time starting a backup quarterback against Harbaugh and 0-2 when both he and Harbaugh are starting backups.
If Kenny Pickett misses the Week 5 game, it'll be the 7th time in the last 9 meetings between Ravens-Steelers where at least one of the starting QBs was out with injury.