No trash talk, no love lost between AFC North rivals

The Steelers have won five of six in Baltimore's M & amp;T Bank Stadium.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens don't even try to hide their dislike for each other anymore -- but they apparently don't feel any need to exchange words about it.
"It's pure hatred out there," said Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, and linebacker Joey Porter agreed.
"Pure hatred, that's the way you go out there," Porter said. "All shots are dirty so you don't have to feel bad because they're going to be trying to get you if they have opportunities. ... I'll play my best and you play your best. I know you don't like me and I don't like you."
Unlike previous matchups, however, there has been little trash talk between the two teams. Porter, the Steelers' most prolific trash talker, and Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis were almost respectful toward one another, quite a change from their first meeting last season.
At that time, Lewis approached Porter during pre-game warm-ups and taunted him by kicking his right foot to mock Porter's boot celebration. Lewis also told Porter he owned "this house." Porter was dressed in street clothes at Heinz Field that day because of an off-season gunshot wound. After the Steelers beat the Ravens, 35-15, Porter said Lewis "got exactly what he was looking for, a beating."
Spilling over
The two had words outside near the Ravens' team bus, and the venom spilled over into the late season rematch. In Baltimore, Lewis again mocked Porter's "boot" during pre-game introductions. At midfield for the coin toss, the two refused to shake hands and began screaming at each other. The Ravens won the game in overtime, 13-10.
For Sunday's game, Lewis appeared to disavow any acrimonious antics.
"I don't stir up anything with Joey. Whatever was stirred up was stirred up. I come to play football and football is all I do, period," Lewis said.
Porter apparently was willing to stay respectful as long as Lewis was.
Speaking about the opening coin toss, Porter said "I'm going to call heads or tails. I got it off my chest. I told him what I wanted to tell him. He didn't respond the way I wanted him to respond. If he wants to make something bigger of it this week, I'll be there for that too."
The game will be played at Baltimore's M & amp;T Bank Stadium. Since the stadium opened in 1998, the Steelers are 5-1 at the site. Last year's overtime game was the Steelers' only loss.
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