Most pundits predict the Steelers will beat the Ravens without Lamar Jackson
Most pundits predict the Steelers will beat the Ravens without Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens hold the AFC’s No. 1 seed, giving them the luxury of resting key players like MVP favorite Lamar Jackson for tomorrow’s season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium. The Steelers, on the other hand, need a win to boost their playoff hopes. The odds for the Steelers (9-7) to win are so high that most experts we polled (34 of 45) predicted the Steelers (13-3) to beat them.
That doesn’t mean the Ravens won’t try to win. Especially since the opponent is a rival. “No matter who we play in this particular game, the motivation is lacking in this situation,” coach John Harbaugh said. “Our kids love to play. They are professional soccer players. They want to go out, they want to play, they want to play [long] [time], they want to win. They want to put their best foot forward. His division rivals, the Steelers, certainly don’t change that.”
The teams met under similar circumstances in the 2019 season finale, with the Ravens winning 28–10 and eliminating the Steelers from the playoffs. Here’s what experts say about this game:
The Steelers will win soon.
“Even if there are no games this week, Baltimore has to make it a home game. Pittsburgh is playing desperate football, knowing they have to win to make the playoffs. “Ravens make it tough, but Pittsburgh can survive until Sunday.”
Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic said, “I think the Ravens could give the Steelers a very good matchup with Tyler Huntley and some key players on the second or third line, but I don’t think Baltimore has enough firepower on the field . it is doubtful whether you will have it. victory. When one team is going all out and the other is more focused on the big picture, it makes sense to go with the team that wants to win the game. “It’s Pittsburgh.”
“If they had to win this game, the Ravens would have been better off by at least a touchdown. But that’s not the case and the Steelers will happily keep their season alive. Mason Rudolph fueled their offense and they’re the better team . in Baltimore’s history.” The ball has been moved to the reserve team. Ravens have a close relationship. That never happens when this team plays, does it? – But he will not sacrifice the greater good on his way to victory.”
“Pittsburgh needs help to make the playoffs, but the team has won two in a row since Mason Rudolph came in at quarterback. Ironically, the Steelers scored 64 points in Rudolph’s two starts. I expect the motivation in Pittsburgh to be very high.”
My rule for Week 18: Don’t be fooled into picking a playable team. Strange things happen in places like this. Give me spare for Baltimore.”
“If the Steelers win this game, they’ll be in the playoffs until the Jaguars or Bills lose. Basically, this game means everything to the Steelers but nothing to the Ravens, so the obvious pick here would be Pittsburgh, but nothing is certain in Week 18. This pick really makes me wonder if the Steelers starter can beat the Ravens. . You could play a mix of starters and backups, and I can’t believe you can do that, but I’ll take the Ravens.”
Athletics’ Vic Tafur: “[Rudolph] Mike Tomlin is the biggest reason we’ve ever won.” But I recently told you to jump off the Tommy DeVito train, and now I’m pulling Rudolph’s strings. Ravens backup wins at home.”
“It’s going to be wet and cold,” said Chris Corman of the Baltimore Banner. The Crows have a number of key players involved. The unusually large number of Steelers fans seems like a good opportunity. The game is important to Pittsburgh, not Baltimore. All of this means the Steelers are favorites and Ravens teams seem to thrive when in doubt.”
“Mason Rudolph will lead the offense on Saturday after scoring 64 points against the Seahawks and Bengals. The league’s best defense presents a more difficult task, even as some of the league’s best players are expected to take over. In the fight between Justin Tucker and Chris Boswell
