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Nov 1, 2011 – Steeler Nation has been abuzz since the six-time Super Bowl champions knocked off the New England Patriots, 25-17, last Sunday. The win vaulted the Steelers to the top of the AFC standings. For a week at least. They’ll try to stay on top of the conference and AFC North standings this weekend when they welcome the rival Baltimore Ravens to town for the teams’ second meeting of the 2011 season. 

Steelers fans need no reminder of what happened in the first matchup on Kickoff Weekend. Baltimore thrashed Pittsburgh, 35-7, the most lopsided loss of the Mike Tomlin era. The Ravens racked up 385 yards of offense on 61 plays (6.3 yards/play), were efficient on third down (7-of-16) and forced seven turnovers (four fumbles, three interceptions). It was a terrible performance for Ben Roethlisberger, who accounted for five of the seven giveaways. Big Ben needed a few more weeks after the embarrassing loss to really find his groove, but in his past four outings, Roethlisberger has been spectacular. He’s completed 98-of-146 passes (67.1 %) for 1,154 yards, 11 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions. We’ll see if his efforts during the four-game winning streak is enough to earn him AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for October. 

Baltimore is coming off a wild and crazy Week 8 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Trailing 24-3 at the half, Baltimore stormed back to win, 30-27, thanks to three second half touchdowns by Ray Rice. The Ravens are now 5-2, having lost in Week 7 at Jacksonville, and in Week 2 at Tennessee. Hopefully the Steelers will hand them their third loss away from home this coming Sunday. 

The big developments this week are the statuses of LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison, the Steelers’ dynamic pass rushing linebacker duo. Harrison was reportedly on his way back to the lineup after missing the previous four outings following surgery to repair broken bones near his eye. Turns out those reports were premature, and that Harrison will be shelved for at least one more week before returning, and perhaps even three weeks if he sits out the Week 10 matchup at Cincinnati prior to the bye week. Woodley, meanwhile, is out with hamstring injury sustained in the second half of the Patriots win. That’s particularly unfortunate news for the Steelers as No. 56 had been terrorizing opponents as of late. Woodley registered two more sacks in Week 8, giving him 7.5 in his last four games and 9 total for the season, tops in the AFC. 

We’ll have full preview coverage of both teams throughout the week as the Steelers try to stay hot and on top of the standings this coming Sunday. For more Steelers analysis and fan discussion, make Behind the Steel Curtain a part of your regular reading rotation. 

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Opened in 1998, M&T Bank Stadium is the home of the Baltimore Ravens. Located adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, this stadium is 185 feet high, making it 35 feet above Oriole Park. With an estimated cost of $220 million, this stadium was completed in less than two years and was funded through revenue bonds, lottery proceeds, and the Ravens.

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Stadium location

Located on 1101 Russell Street in Baltimore, Maryland, M&T Bank Stadium is located in-between Highway 395 and Interstate 295. Bordered by the bay, parks, and residential areas, the Ravens moved to this site after their prior site, Memorial Stadium, was aging and not suitable for NFL play. For detailed directions on how to reach the stadium, refer to these detailed directions for getting to M&T Bank Stadium.

Seating information

M&T Bank Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,008, including 8,196 club seats and 128 suites. Each club seat offers extra-wide seats and access to club lounges while the suites can hold up to 24 people each. The front row of the lower level is only 50 feet away from the playing field along the sidelines and 20 feet from the back of the end zones.

Parking tips

Most parking lots for events at M&T Bank Stadium are sold in advance by permit only. For instructions on how to reach any of the 16 lots around the stadium, follow these detailed directions. Other options for getting to the stadium include paying for parking in the downtown parking lots or utilizing the Park & Ride service from one of seven locations around the city. Costing $20 or $25 a game, these spots will take you to and from the stadium in private charter buses.

Unique stadium features

M&T Bank Stadium features two RavensVision video screens located in each end zone. Measuring at 24 feet high and 100 feet wide, these screens consume up to 80,000 watts of electricity and are lit up with modular LED panels. The stadium also features open notches along the upper seating area which allows for scenic views of Baltimore.

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The Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars continue down a line of unsexy Monday Night Football games as Ray Rice and his band of brothers head down to Florida to visit Blaine Gabbert. The Week 7 NFL picks seem to favor the Ravens, not surprisingly, as Gabbert, Maurice Jones-Drew and the rest of the crew were shut out in this week’s predictions.

SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp predicts Baltimore will cover the nine point spread and that the Ravens are going to run away with their Monday Night Football affair, CBS Sports has the Ravens in a sweep on their picks for the week and the entire panel of ESPN experts – aside from Ron Jaworski — decided that the away team would win. Peter King of Sports Illustrated has the Ravens, too, as he compared the Jaguars to a junior varsity team.

The Ravens are in the JV part of their schedule — Houston (minus Mario Williams and Andre Johnson) last week, the Jags this week, feeble Arizona next Sunday — but then, in 19 days, they’re at Pittsburgh, then take a 2,550-mile jaunt out to Seattle, then have the suddenly formidable Bengals and 49ers in a five-day span at home. They can’t afford a letdown in these next two if they want to win the AFC North and hope to get a playoff bye.

For more on the Ravens, be sure to check out Baltimore Beat Down. The Jacksonville Jaguars also have a bustling blogging community at Big Cat Country. Make sure to check out all of this week’s NFL picks and predictions as well.

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Oct 14, 2011 – The Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens looked like it would be a pretty evenly matched game just a couple of weeks ago, but fast forward to Sunday and one will see that the Texans will be missing two of their best players in Andre Johnson and Mario Williams. Knowing that, it would seem to make sense that the Week 6 NFL picks and predictions will probably favor the hosting Ravens.

First up on the stroll through this week’s NFL expert picks is SB Nation’s own Andrew Sharp. Sharp went 7-6 against the spread last week, but who really counts picks against the spread when you play to win the game.

Houston at Baltimore (-8.5) … Baltimore’s my early favorite to win the AFC, but the Texans are too good to be getting 8.5 points on the road. Right? It just… It’s really scary to bet on Kubiak-coached team.

The experts at CBS Sports were unanimous in selecting the Ravens to win outright, but Will Brinson and Dave Richard both chose the Texans when factoring in the spread. Over at ESPN, the Ravens were the unanimous pick as well and Sports Illustrated’s Peter King believes the Texans will lose, too.

With the injuries, it’s easy to see why the Ravens are the pick of the experts this week, but one never knows when Arian Foster, or his counterpart in Ray Rice, might make things interesting.

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Oct 7, 2011 – Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has been fined $15,000 by the NFL for his hit on New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez last weekend.

Ngata was fined for lowering his head and striking Sanchez on a blindside hit during the second quarter. Sanchez fumbled the ball and the Ravens ran the ball in for a touchdown. No flag as called while the referees reviewed the play to see if the fumble caused by the hit was legit.

At the time, Rex Ryan called a time out and demanded an explanation about what he thought was an illegal hit by Ngata.

“I thought Haloti actually hit him in the back with his helmet first, but that being said, he made a great play,” Ryan said.

Despite there not being a penalty on the play, the NFL specifically fined him as if one had been called.

The NFL has fined Ngata $15,000 for roughing the passer.  “Specifically, on a pass play, he lowered his head and struck the opposing quarterback,” AFC information manager Corry Rush told PFT.

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Oct 4, 2011 – What a fantastic weekend in the NFL once again with several games that surprised, but none more so than the incredible Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions match-up. The comeback by Detroit has the Motor City overjoyed while Jerry Jones and his team are trying to figure out what’s wrong (besides Tony Romo, of course). In other games, the Baltimore Ravens continue to show they might just be the best team in the NFL, while the Rams might just be the worst. No one knows what is wrong in St. Louis.

That said, it’s time for another Power Rankings after Week Four in the NFL. Check it out below:

1. Green Bay Packers (4-0) - The Packers were such a great story last year as the No. 6 playoff, but now there’s no denying their dominance over all.

2. Baltimore Ravens (3-1) – They’ve only allowed 57 points all season, second to Titans, and the offense can go high octane.

3. New England Patriots (3-1) – Brady and Belichick responded as we predicted and should win 12 games this year.

4. New Orleans Saints (3-1) - Defense needs a dominant performance at some point to believe they can go all the way. Upcoming Buccaneers game in Week 6 should provide chance.

5. Detroit Lions (4-0) – Cowboys beat themselves on this one and Lions should be 3-1. Still Stafford-to-Johnson looks historically good. 

6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – Good Monday night win for a quarterback who will undoubtedly be featured in primetime for years to come.

7. Buffalo Bills (3-1) - The Bengals clearly found a weakness, because the Bills defense kept this one close. The offense was inept at every turn.

8. Houston Texans (3-1) – Loss of Andre Johnson hurts prolific offense, but defense played great against Steelers.

9. San Diego Chargers (3-1) – Chargers have only scored 6 more points than they’ve allowed, worst of any division leader.

10. Tennessee Titans (3-1) - Least points allowed in NFL shows Mike Munchak’s stamp on team. If they beat Pittsburgh on Sunday, everyone will be talking about Titans as sleepers. You heard it here first.

11. New York Jets (2-2) - Rex Ryan is full of hot air, but that’s no surprise. What is surprising is that his team might be as well. 

12. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) – Tied with Browns and Bengals in AFC West with Big Ben injured. Upcoming games against Jags and Cardinals are just what they need. 

13. Atlanta Falcons (2-2) – Win against Eagles doesn’t look so hot. Neither does Sunday’s two point win over Seahawks.

14. Oakland Raiders (2-2) – Schizophrenic team needs defense to become consistent. Dangerous enough to win AFC West and then some. Could also finish 8-8 again.

15. New York Giants (3-1) - Despite significant injuries on defensive side of the ball, the G-Men have adjusted impressively.  

16. San Francisco 49ers (3-1) - They play Buccaneers and Lions next two weeks. That should even out the schedule, but it’s clear Jim Harbaugh is working some magic in the Bay Area.

17. Philadelphia Eagles (1-3) – Season is going down the drain, but NFC East isn’t looking good either. Things will come together soon starting this week for Eagles.

18. Chicago Bears (2-2) – Played Panthers a bit too close. Showdown with Lions this week will turn Bears season one way or the other.

19. Dallas Cowboys (2-2) - There’s absolutely no reason for the Cowboys to have lost Sunday. Horrible coaching and quarterback play will kill a team’s chances down the stretch.

20. Washington Redskins (3-1) – Do not be fooled by ridiculously easy schedule (including upcoming games with Panthers, Eagles). This is not even a .500 team.

21. Cleveland Browns (2-2) – If they don’t take advantage of easy front half of schedule, they’ll end up 5-11 on season.

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) – Andy Dalton might or might not be the next Carson Palmer, but the defense absolutely ate the Bills for lunch on Sunday.

23. Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) – Great work by Matt Cassel in face of doubters and Vikings defense. Chiefs play winless Colts next week, so heading toward .500 could come soon.

24. Carolina Panthers (1-3) - Defensive woes are going to keep this powerful offense at bay all season.

25. Denver Broncos (1-3) - Von Miller with two more sacks in losing effort. That will be the same headline all season. 

26. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3) – Gabbert showed strong signs of life on Sunday but there’s a long way to go. This team could contend in the AFC South but not with a rookie QB.

27. Arizona Cardinals (1-3) - Cardinals came close against Giants and should enjoy feasting on the Vikings’ carcass this weekend.

28. Minnesota Vikings (0-4) – Loss to Chiefs cements fact that Vikings are indeed as bad as their record. Hard to believe with Jared Allen, Adrian Peterson and company.

29. Indianapolis Colts (0-4) - Curtis Painter on the road tells you all you need to know. If not for superhuman efforts by Pierre Garcon, they would have looked horrible.

30. Miami Dolphins (0-4) – Sparano out in a few weeks. It won’t matter who they bring in.

31. Seattle Seahawks (1-3) - Tarvaris Jackson couldn’t get job done. Surprise anyone?

32. St. Louis Rams (0-4) - The team lost Danny Amendola. Not Johnny Unitas. Steve Spagnuolo has allowed the wheels to fall off of this one.

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