Ravens-Steelers Capsule

BALTIMORE (0-3) at PITTSBURGH (2-1)

Thursday, 8:25 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Ravens by 2 1-2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Ravens 0-3, Steelers 2-0-1

SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 24-18

LAST MEETING - Ravens beat Steelers 30-17, Jan. 3, 2015 (wild-card game)

LAST WEEK - Ravens lost to Bengals 28-24; Steelers beat Rams 12-6

AP PRO32 RANKING - Ravens No. 22 (tie), Steelers No. 9 (tie)

RAVENS OFFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (T27), PASS (8).

RAVENS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (8), PASS (29).

STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (T21), PASS (3).

STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (10), PASS (19).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Teams have split last 30 regular-season meetings, with 20 of them decided by 7 points or less. ... Ravens are 0-3 for first time in franchise's 20-year history. ... Baltimore hasn't allowed 100-yard rusher in 29 games, longest active streak in NFL. ... Ravens WR Steve Smith Sr. is only sixth receiver since 1966 with consecutive games of at least 10 receptions and 150 yards receiving. ... Baltimore LB Elvis Dumervil has at least half a sack in six of eight career games against Steelers, including two in wild-card round last winter. ... Mike Vick will make his first start at quarterback for Steelers while Ben Roethlisberger recovers from sprained left knee. Vick is 59-50-1 as starter, 2-1 against Baltimore. ... Steelers are 10-8 in games without Roethlisberger since 2004, but just 1-5 against Ravens. ... Pittsburgh leads NFL averaging 6.7 yards per play. ... WR Antonio Brown has caught at least five passes for 50 yards in 35 straight games. ... Pittsburgh LB James Harrison needs half-sack to join Jason Gildon as only players in team history to reach 70 sacks. Sacks were not official stat during original Steel Curtain days. ... Steelers are 5-5 all-time on Thursday nights. ... Fantasy: Ravens QB Joe Flacco has 17 career touchdown passes against Steelers, his second-highest total against any team.

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