"[ Will it change today?
It could. I like this Ravens offense a lot more than recent versions.
A maturing Flacco put a game-winning drive at Heinz Field on his resume this season. He also has Anquan Boldin, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Derrick Mason, Donte Stallworth and a healthy Todd Heap to choose from. Ray Rice is an elite all-around back. The interior of the line is stellar, and the Ravens are coming off a blowout win at Kansas City.
Here's the issue: They are running into a healthy, rested Steelers defense that will look to exploit tackles Michael Oher and Marshal Yanda and always approach this matchup aiming to one-up their counterparts.
"The key to the game," linebacker James Farrior said, "is us trying to outperform their defense."
Baltimore also must contend with its kryptonite — Ben Roethlisberger, who is playing the best football of his career.
So many variables are at play. The game could boil down to a late kick on a cruddy field. It could turn on an anonymous player's mistake, the way the '08 title game nearly did on Limas Sweed's drop and ultimately did on an idiotic personal foul by Baltimore's Daren Stone.
Most people expect it to look a lot like the biggest games the Steelers and Ravens have played. ]"
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