In the last eight games between the Steelers and the Ravens, Pittsburgh has prevailed six times and Baltimore has won only twice.
Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs brushes off his team’s 2-6 record against their biggest rival.
Jim Rome asked Suggs on Friday if the Steelers have the Ravens number. “No, they don’t,” Suggs said. “They’ve just been really fortunate. If you’ve seen it, it comes down to one or two plays. Don’t be fooled. Yes, they’ve won. . . . But don’t be fooled. Like people say, ‘Pittsburgh’s won six of the last eight,’ but look at the scores. It’s like one play here, one play there. A lot of those wins [could] go the other way.”
He called the twice-a-year (plus two playoff meetings in the last three seasons) between the two teams a “brawl” and a “grudge match.” As to the upcoming home-and-home series, Suggs told Rome, “This is our year.”
Suggs also said that, along with strong dislike, the two teams have much respect for each other, a point that was made during an in-depth discussion of the rivalry in Friday night’s episode of NBC SportsTalk on VERSUS. (What, you thought I wouldn’t find a way to mention it?)
The show also included a feature with players from the two teams talking about what arguably has become the best rivalry in the NFL.