With absolutely nothing to play for in Week 18, the Baltimore Ravens face a rather interesting situation entering the season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium.
The Ravens already have the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs locked up entering the rivalry matchup against the Steelers in Week 18, so there is a possibility that Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh rests his starters in the season finale. There’s also a possibility that Harbaugh plays his starters with the first-round bye week looming the following week.
The last time the Ravens had this type of situation, Harbaugh sat his starters in 2019 against the Steelers, and then lost two weeks later in the divisional round at home against the Tennessee Titans as the Ravens were sloppy in that playoff game.