Pittsburgh at Baltimore
Time: 8:25 PM (ET)
Network: CBS / NFL Network
Last Sunday, Big Ben Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to spoil the Cleveland Browns week 1, with a big rally victory. After a horrific injury-plagued season last year, the Steelers are looking to take advantage of their weaker opponents early on to build momentum heading towards the post-season. They head to Baltimore tonight, home of the biggest controversy in sports this year for an epic meeting against the Ravens.
With Mike Tomlin serving as the 12th man tonight for imminent interferences, we’re having to side with the Steelers solely due to the Ravens lack of a run game. Baltimore still has deep veteran threats on offense with Torrey Smith, Dennis Pitta and Steve Smith, but Pittsburgh will be able to focus their secondary on the receivers in comparison to playing it safe watching Flacco or the run game. The Ravens are also at the center of attention in the sports world, also due to the Ray Rice and now Roger Goodell controversy that even took away notice from the official statue reveal for Ray Lewis earlier this week. The under-the-radar, Le’Veon Bell may be the deciding factor if he’s on the field tonight after being ruled a probable due to personal matters.
FINAL: BAL 26 | PIT 6