Ravens–Steelers rivalry
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| First meeting | September 8, 1996 Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 17 |
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| Latest meeting | December 25, 2016 Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27 |
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| Next meeting | TBD 2017 | ||
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| Meetings total | 46 meetings | ||
| All-time series | PIT: leads 25–21–0 | ||
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| Current win streak | PIT: 1 win | ||
| Championship success since 1996 | |||
The Ravens–Steelers rivalry is an American football rivalry between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. It is widely considered to be one of the most intense rivalries in the National Football League (NFL). Both teams are members of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division, and play at least twice a year, often for divisional supremacy. Both teams are known for fielding tough, hard-hitting defensive squads, giving their games an extra element of physical intensity.
The two teams have met in the postseason four times, with the Steelers owning a 3–1 advantage. They are the only two teams in the AFC North to have won the Super Bowl, and possess a combined 8–2 record in the game, with the Ravens being 2–0 and the Steelers being 6–2.
In 1996, NFL football returned to Baltimore, 12 years after the original Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis. In a strange twist of fate, Art Modell, former owner of the Steelers' traditional rival, the Cleveland Browns, agreed to suspend the Browns franchise (it was revived in 1999) in return for taking his players to Baltimore. The inter-divisional rivalry carried over with both teams remaining in what was then the AFC Central Division. Since the AFC Central was restructured into the AFC North in 2002, the Ravens and Steelers have dominated the division, winning at least a share of almost every division title.
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