The 6-6 Baltimore Ravens will host the 6-6 Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday for a recreation that may decide which membership will end the weekend sitting atop the AFC North standings.
On Wednesday, a number of Baltimore gamers spoke brazenly in regards to the significance of the Week 14 conflict.
Marlon Humphrey challenges teammates to be “a Raven”
“If you cannot stand up for this one, I feel that reveals one thing about your character [and] your will,” Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey mentioned about Sunday’s showdown, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “And actually, I feel that simply reveals in case you are a Raven or when you’re not a Raven. I feel how we come out of this recreation and the way we put together this week form of echoes, not just for this recreation, however for the remainder of the season, as a result of we’re mainly in playoff soccer proper now. …They are saying that there isn’t any must-win recreation, however that is undoubtedly a must-win recreation.”
The Ravens entered their Week 7 bye at 1-5 as star quarterback Lamar Jackson was coping with a proper hamstring harm. Baltimore then notched 5 straight wins earlier than the membership suffered a 32-14 Thanksgiving night time loss to a Cincinnati Bengals facet that had quarterback Joe Burrow again within the lineup for the primary time since Week 2.
The 4-8 Bengals are hoping Burrow’s return might assist them leapfrog each the Ravens and Steelers within the division standings.
“If somebody informed you you can management your individual future, what would you quit? We’re in that place proper now,” Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith defined. “So, it is extra about what you are going to do with it, and it is not about speaking about it. It is extra about exhibiting together with your actions.”
Ravens not taking slumping Steelers frivolously
The Steelers are in the course of a funk that has pockets of fans and even franchise legends calling for the workforce to maneuver on from longtime head coach Mike Tomlin. In the meantime, security Alohi Gilman featured for the Los Angeles Chargers from 2020 up till he was traded to Baltimore this previous October. On Wednesday, he acknowledged that he’s “bored with listening to” {that a} participant is “not formally a Raven” till that particular person is a part of a win over the rival Steelers.
“We’ll go do it,” Gilman added.
As of Thursday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Ravens as six-point dwelling favorites over the Steelers. These two groups will play once more at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium in Week 18.
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