While the Pittsburgh Steelers are still reeling from a genuinely embarrassing loss against a divisional opponent, they are also preparing for a game in which they are hoping to avoid an encore. On the heels of a 41-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, they get the chance to host the AFC’s top-seeded Baltimore Ravens, who have repeatedly found ways to win games all year.
The Ravens are, of course, a familiar foe, in every sense of the word. Few teams have ever had such parallel continuity as have Mike Tomlin’s Steelers paired with John Harbaugh’s Ravens. In fact, on Sunday, they are set to become just the second pair of head coaches to face each other 30 or more times in NFL history, according to Missi Matthews.