Here’s how The Baltimore Sun sports activities workers views the end result of Sunday night time’s Week 17 sport between the Ravens (10-5) and Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8) at M&T Bank Stadium.
Jonas Shaffer, reporter
Steelers 17, Ravens 13: Even if Pittsburgh’s eradicated from playoff rivalry earlier than kickoff, it’s laborious to think about the Steelers closing up store and making issues straightforward for the Ravens. Kenny Pickett ought to play a cleaner sport than Mitchell Trubisky did in Week 14, and Mike Tomlin ought to have higher solutions up for the Ravens’ run sport. Unless Tyler Huntley can preserve Pittsburgh’s secondary trustworthy with extra downfield completions, it might be robust sledding for the offense.
Mike Preston, columnist
Ravens 13, Steelers 10: This might be one other a kind of low-scoring video games the Ravens will have the ability to pull out. Look for the Ravens to have success working the ball and the Steelers to play laborious up till the ultimate whistle as a result of they’re nonetheless within the playoff hunt and don’t need coach Mike Tomlin to have his first shedding season. But like the primary assembly in Pittsburgh, a Steelers quarterback will flip the ball over too many instances. Instead of Mitch Trubisky throwing three interceptions, it is going to be rookie Kenny Pickett coughing up the ball.
Childs Walker, reporter
Steelers 19, Ravens 16: There’s not a lot separating these groups. We know the sport might be shut. We know it is going to be low scoring. The Ravens ran at will in Pittsburgh and picked off Mitch Trubisky 3 times. They can’t rely on repeating the identical formulation in opposition to a rival that’s preventing to remain alive.
Ryan McFadden, reporter
Ravens 17, Steelers 14: The Steelers are preventing for a playoff spot in opposition to a longtime rival in prime-time, so it’s laborious for me to see Pittsburgh permitting 200-plus speeding yards prefer it did within the earlier matchup. But the Ravens’ protection will proceed to play at a excessive degree and permit the offense to make sufficient performs to tug out a win.
C.J. Doon, editor
Steelers 17, Ravens 16: The Steelers are more healthy and preventing for his or her playoff lives. In a matchup as shut as this one, that may be simply sufficient. The Ravens’ protection and speeding assault may make this prediction look silly, however I’m banking on a greater efficiency from Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett and some extra massive performs from extensive receivers Diontae Johnson and George Pickens to make the distinction.
Tim Schwartz, editor
Ravens 14, Steelers 13: Another low-scoring sport? You betcha. The Ravens can’t rating with out Lamar Jackson beneath middle however they certain can forestall groups from doing so. Baltimore has allowed 18.1 factors and 87.5 speeding yards per sport, each third-best within the NFL. Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett has turned a nook in his growth however he’s not the sort to take over a sport simply but, and their working sport isn’t going to have the ability to constantly transfer the chains in opposition to the Ravens’ entrance seven. The Ravens ought to have loads of motivation to maintain their hopes of profitable the AFC North alive whereas additionally making certain Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin has his first shedding season.
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