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AFC North rivals clash in playoffs

By Noah Trister The Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — John Harbaugh was in his first year as Baltimore’s coach, Mike Tomlin in his second for Pittsburgh. After a pair of clashes that came down to the wire during the 2008 regular season, the two met again in the AFC championship game. They were just getting started. Now those two are the longest-tenured coaches in the NFL, and under their stewardship, the Ravens and Steelers have kept their rivalry humming. For 18 weeks, they battled for the AFC North title this season, and on Saturday night in Baltimore, Harbaugh and ...

Steelers at Ravens

Records: Pittsburgh (10-7); Baltimore (12-5) Kickoff: Saturday, 8 p.m., Prime Video BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 10 Against the spread: Steelers 11-6, Ravens 10-6-1 Series record: Steelers lead 36-26 Last meeting: Ravens beat Steelers 34-17 in Baltimore on Dec. 21, 2024 Last week: Steelers lost to Bengals 19-17; Ravens beat Browns 35-10 Steelers offense: overall (23), rush (11), pass (27), scoring (16) Steelers defense: overall (12), rush (6), pass (25), scoring (8) Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (1), pass (7), scoring (3) Ravens defense: overall (10), rush (1), pass ...

Rested Chiefs going for 3-peat

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press The biggest question facing the Kansas City Chiefs as they resume their quest to become the first team ever to win three consecutive Super Bowls is whether 3¢ weeks’ rest will result in too much rust. Patrick Mahomes and most of Kansas City’s other stars last played on Christmas Day, when they walloped the Pittsburgh Steelers to secure the AFC’s top seed and lone first-round bye. The Chiefs (15-2) rested their regulars in their season finale at Denver and the Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought with an emphatic 38-0 win, ...

Not a lot of risk with NFL playoff picks

By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press The NFL’s wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day. Jim Harbaugh leads the Chargers against the Texans in the season’s first playoff game on Saturday afternoon. Then it’s John Harbaugh’s Ravens against Mike Tomlin’s Steelers in the nightcap. Sean Payton has the Broncos in the playoffs for the first time in nine years. But they’ve got a tough matchup on the road against the Bills on Sunday afternoon. Next the Packers visit the Eagles in ...

Ravens: No Flowers vs. Steelers Saturday

The Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens receiver Zay Flowers will miss this weekend’s playoff game against Pittsburgh after injuring his knee in the regular-season finale. “Zay Flowers is not going to be able to make it to the game this week, so he’ll get started again next week,” coach John Harbaugh said Thursday. “We’ll move forward with the guys we have, and we’re excited about the guys we have, which is everybody else.” Flowers was hurt during a 35-10 victory over Cleveland last weekend that clinched the AFC North title for Baltimore. The ...

Wilson to focus only on Ravens

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson isn’t ready to zoom out. Maybe because he’s almost pathologically predisposed to focusing on the “moment.” How to prepare for it. How to enjoy it while not letting it define you one way or another. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback used the word 16 times in 10 minutes Wednesday, leaning on it whenever he was asked about the stakes for both his team and his future heading into Saturday’s visit to Baltimore in the first round of the playoffs. “I’m not really worried about ... down the road or ...