The Ravens-Steelers Rivalry Is Alive and Well

The Ravens and Steelers face off tonight at M&T Bank Stadium in a game that could decide the AFC North winner.

If the Steelers win, they celebrate on their rivals’ field. If the Ravens win, they make it a race to the finish.

Here are my thoughts, all in 50 words or less:

• It’s great to see the Ravens-Steelers rivalry renewed with a high-stakes game in December. This is the way it should be. Two rivals, under the lights, heaters blasting on the benches, trying to break each other’s willpower. There are new faces, but the NFL’s best rivalry is alive and well.

• How have the Steelers ruled this rivalry in recent years? I thought one Pittsburgh scribe put it best this week that the Steelers routinely drag the Ravens into the mud. The Steelers play ugly. They force errors. The Ravens’ job Saturday evening is to stay out of the pit.