The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (1-0) at BALTIMORE (0-1)
Thursday, 8:25 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE — Ravens by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Pittsburgh 0-1, Baltimore 0-1
SERIES RECORD — Steelers lead 23-16
LAST MEETING — Ravens beat Steelers 22-20, Nov. 28, 2013
LAST WEEK — Steelers beat Browns 30-27; Ravens lost to Bengals 23-16
AP PRO32 RANKING — Steelers No. 13, Ravens No. 17
STEELERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (11T), PASS (2).
STEELERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (20), RUSH (27), PASS (13).
RAVENS OFFENSE — OVERALL (5T), RUSH (20), PASS (7).
RAVENS DEFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (18), PASS (25).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Ten of last 12 games between AFC North rivals have been decided by 3 points or fewer, including nine of last 10. Teams have split last 12. … Steelers are 10-13 on Thursdays, Ravens 3-4. … Baltimore LB Terrell Suggs has sacked Ben Roethlisberger 16 1-2 times (including playoffs), most by anyone against Steelers QB. … Roethlisberger looks to improve to 9-5 lifetime against Baltimore, 3-3 on road. … Steelers QB Bruce Gradkowski is older brother of Ravens C Gino Gradkowski. … Pittsburgh RB Le’Veon Bell has a TD rushing in four straight games. … Steelers TE Heath Miller has a TD in two of last three games against Baltimore. … Ravens will play entire season without RB back Ray Rice, cut Monday after video surfaced showing him hitting his then-fiancee in elevator last February. Baltimore gained 91 yards on ground last week without suspended Rice. … Ravens QB Joe Flacco has 13 TDs and only 5 INTs in 12 games against Pittsburgh. … P Sam Koch will play in 130th consecutive game with Ravens, breaking franchise record set by Jarret Johnson. … Ravens WR Steve Smith needs a 100-yard game to tie Isaac Bruce for 10th place on career list with 45. … Baltimore is 25-6 at home in September, 11-1 under coach John Harbaugh. … Ravens DT Haloti Ngata is 2 tackles short of 500 for career. … Baltimore is 64-2 with a plus-2 turnover differential, 20-65 with a negative differential. Ravens were minus-2 last Sunday.
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