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Records: Baltimore (7-3) at Pittsburgh (7-2)
Kickoff: Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3
Series record: Steelers lead 35-25
Against the spread: Ravens 5-4-1; Steelers 7-2
Last meeting: Steelers beat Ravens 17-10 on Jan. 6, 2024, in Baltimore
Last week: Ravens beat Bengals 35-34; Steelers beat Commanders 28-27
Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (1), pass (3), scoring (1)
Ravens defense: overall (27), rush (1) pass (32), scoring (25)
Steelers offense: overall (18), rush (8), pass (26), scoring (12)
Steelers defense: overall (8), rush (4) pass (19), scoring (2)
Turnover differential: Ravens plus-4; Steelers plus-9
Ravens player to watch: DL Nnamdi Madubuike. After only two sacks through the first nine games of the season, Madubuike had three last week. The Ravens can't afford to struggle with both their pass rush and pass coverage at the same time, and that's been the case for quite a bit of this season. Madubuike is someone with the ability to change that.
Steelers player to watch: LB T.J. Watt. The perennial All-Pro had perhaps the quietest game of his career last week against Washington when he failed to have a tackle for the first time while being held without a sack. Pittsburgh's best chance to beat the Ravens relies heavily on Watt making Ravens QB Lamar Jackson as uncomfortable as possible. It seems unlikely Watt -- who has 16 career sacks against Baltimore -- will be kept in check in consecutive weeks.
Key injuries: Ravens: All-Pro S Kyle Hamilton injured his ankle against Cincinnati and missed practice time this week but will play. … TE Isaiah Likely (hamstring) was back at practice after missing last week's game. Steelers: OLB Alex Highsmith (ankle) is out. OLB Nick Herbig (hamstring) could return after missing the past four games.
Series notes: The Steelers have won six of the past seven meetings with Baltimore in one of the NFL's most-heated rivalries. Each of the past eight games between the two AFC North powers has been decided by seven points or fewer. Pittsburgh swept the season series against the Ravens last season, though it should be noted Baltimore sat several starters -- including QB Lamar Jackson -- in the regular-season finale because it had the division title already wrapped up.
Stats and stuff: This is the 35th meeting between Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Ravens coach John Harbaugh, the second most between two coaches in NFL history, trailing only the 49 clashes between Hall of Famers George Halas and Curly Lambeau. … The Ravens are 47-19 in November under Harbaugh. … Baltimore is the top team in the NFL in yards per rush for (5.72) and against (3.38). … The Ravens have scored 33 touchdowns in 43 red zone opportunities for a league-leading rate of 76.7 percent. … Pittsburgh has won four straight games, three of them after QB Russell Wilson returned from a calf injury that forced him to miss six games. … Wilson has faced the Ravens just three times in his career, with a record of 1-2. … This is the first of six divisional games over the final eight weeks for Pittsburgh, which went 5-1 against the AFC North last season.