MATCHUP Steelers vs. Ravens



PITTSBURGH (6-9) At BALTIMORE (9-6)
Time: 8:30 p.m.
TV/radio: ESPN, WBBW-AM (1240), WICT-FM (95.1), WBBG-FM (106.1).
Last meeting: Steelers beat Ravens 34-15 on Sept. 7 at Pittsburgh.
Last week: Steelers beat Chargers 40-24. Ravens beat Browns 35-0.
Series record: Steelers lead 12-4.
Rankings: Steelers -- Offense (overall 22, rush 30, pass 13); Defense (overall 9, rush 11, pass 12). Ravens -- Offense (overall 21, rush 1, pass 32); Defense (overall 5, rush 8, pass 4).
Key matchup: Ravens RB Jamal Lewis vs. Eric Dickerson. Dickerson, who is enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame, owns NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards with Los Angeles Rams in 1984. Lewis leads league with 1,952 yards. With 48 yards, he'd become fifth player in league history to break 2,000 for season (Dickerson, O.J. Simpson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis). In five career games against Steelers, Lewis is averaging 4.5 yards per carry. In 15 games this season, he's averaging 5.4 yards per carry and 130.1 yards per game, just off pace needed for record. Lewis needs 154 yards to break Dickerson's record, a mark he's surpassed three times this season, twice against Cleveland and once against Cincinnati. Steelers allow 107.5 yards rushing per game.
Streaks, stats and notes: Ravens can clinch division title with a win or a tie or a Cincinnati loss to Cleveland. ... This is last of 256 NFL regular season games in 2003. There is no Monday night game this week.
-- Associated Press