Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens When the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon in Heinz Field, the stakes won't be quite as high as they were the last time these two teams met in the Steel City, but the game is still significant.

Last season, the Steelers and the Ravens met in Heinz Field in the AFC Championship game with Pittsburgh advancing to the Super Bowl, however, right now both teams are fighting for a playoff spot.

NFL odds makers are calling the Steelers a slight favorite in this one on Sunday. The Vegas line is sitting at, Pittsburgh -2.5 with the total in the game set at 42.5.

For the Ravens, they control their own destiny. At 8-6, they hold a one game lead over the Dolphins, Jets, Jaguars as well as the Steelers for the final wild-card playoff spot.

"We approach the fact that we control our own destiny as a challenge," Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. "It's well deserved. We have fought through a
lot of adversity."

The Steelers need some help to get in. Because of tiebreakers, the Steelers could win Sunday and then beat Miami in their regular-season finale, yet could still finish behind Baltimore in the wild-card standings as long as the Ravens end their season with a victory at Oakland.

"Not dead yet," Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. "We've got a little pulse here."

That pulse exists because of a huge win the Steelers got last week against the Green Bay Packers. It was a thriller. On the games final play, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit Mike Wallace on a desperation 19-yard touchdown pass as time expired.

The Ravens got a 31-7 win against the Chicago Bears last week. Quarterback Joe Flacco had a big game throwing for four touchdowns and no interceptions. He was 21-of-29 for 234 yards.

Both teams are playing well on offense right now and their defenses are not what they used to be. Expect to see a lot of scoring in this one.

Take the over 42.5 points.