The Baltimore Ravens are Super Bowl champions but after losing to the Green Bay Packers last week, the team is 3-3 on the season and chasing in the AFC North and on Sunday they will travel to Heinz Field to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a divisional matchup that will be on CBS at 4:25 pm.
The Ravens have been dealing with a number of significant departures from last season as well as injuries from this season and the preseason and that has resulted in the team losing two of the past three games and now they are in the middle of one of their toughest stretches of the season. The Ravens are in the middle of four games on the road in five games and after playing against the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins on the road, the team was home against the Packers but lost that game close and now they will travel to play against the division rival Steelers, who only have one win this season are just 1-4 in the division right now. The team has a bye next and then another road game against the Browns and getting a win heading into the off week would be a positive step for the team and quarterback Joe Flacco.
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Flacco has passed for just over 1,700 yards this season with seven touchdowns and Bernard Pierce is the leading rusher for a struggling rushing attack, as Ray Rice has been banged up this season and the team is ranked 27th in the league in rushing due to that. The team is ranked in the top half of the league in passing yards per game and while Flacco has been solid this season, he has needed more help from his receivers, as Torrey Smith has been the only big play option with 568 yards and he has just one touchdown on 28 receptions this season and offense needs to be more productive. The tight end position has been tough and Dallas Clark has been solid with 20 receptions for 256 yards.
The Ravens have lost a number of players since winning the Super Bowl and while they have struggled to start the season, they have the chance to get on a better stretch and to make it count, as they are looking up in the division and they have three straight games now against the division and that could be what they need to get back into things, as they have a bye week after playing on the road against the Steelers and then they have the time off before travelling to play against the Cleveland Browns and then the team has a home matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals after that.
After that game the team has a big matchup on the road against the Chicago Bears and then they will play three straight home games. The Jets are paying better D and they will be first at home and then the team plays against the Pitt Steeler sta home this time before playing the Minnesota Vikings. The team has a very anticipated road Monday night football game against the Detroit Lions and then the team has a big playoff rematch against the New England Patriots in Week 16 and that comes before finishing against the Bengals on the road on Week 17 to finish the season.