NFL Capsules: Pittsburgh at Baltimore

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PITTSBURGH (6-4) AT BALTIMORE (5-5)

8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE -- OFF

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Pittsburgh 3-6; Baltimore 6-3

SERIES RECORD -- Steelers lead 16-10

LAST MEETING -- Steelers beat Ravens 24-13 in AFC championship game, Jan. 18, 2009

LAST WEEK -- Steelers lost to Chiefs 27-24 in OT; Ravens lost to Colts 17-15

STEELERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (3), RUSH (9), PASS (4)

STEELERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (1), PASS (7)

RAVENS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (6), RUSH (6), PASS (6)

RAVENS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (5), RUSH (3), PASS (9)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Steelers swept series last season and added third win in AFC title game. ... This decade, Pittsburgh ranks first in total defense (277.8 yards per game) and Baltimore is second (284.3). ... Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau both began NFL coaching careers as special teams coaches for Eagles. ... Beginning in 1999, Steelers have allowed NFL-low 20 100-yard rushers and Ravens ranks second with 21. ... Pittsburgh is 2-3 on road this season and had lost five straight in Baltimore before last season. ... Steelers have won 16 of past 23 games against AFC opponents. ... Pittsburgh WR Hines Ward needs one more 100-yard receiving game to tie team career record of 25 set by Hall of Famer John Stallworth. ... Ravens have outscored opponents 151-83 in second half this season, but have not scored an offensive TD in first half since Oct. 4, vs. New England. ... Baltimore RB Ray Rice has at least 100 yards from scrimmage in eight games, tied with Steven Jackson of St. Louis for NFL lead. ... Over past seven games Baltimore has yielded average of 15.2 points, tied with Bengals for lowest in league over that span.

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Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

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