It's a game that everyone circled when the season started, and it should come as no surprise that Sunday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens is for all the marbles.
It's win or go home for both teams, with the winner taking the AFC North title and advancing into the playoffs.
The Steelers won an earlier matchup, defeating the Ravens in Week 14 at M&T Bank Stadium.
But the Ravens have been on a hot streak, with running back Derrick Henry running wild for them.
The Ravens weighed in on the Steelers, from the rivalry to Aaron Rodgers this week.
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Coach John Harbaugh on what changes without DK Metcalf available to the Steelers:
"You look at who's in, and who's out, for sure. Obviously, DK Metcalf, look at the trouble he gave us in the first game, so you factor it. You factor (Darnell) Washington, whether he can play or not, for sure, (Calvin) Austin, whether he can play or not, for sure. Those are big playmakers for those guys.
"But then you look at the other guys they have. (Kenneth) Gainwell is incredible. Their running backs are just, I think, top of the line running backs. Both those two guys are. Jaylen (Warren) is amazing, downhill, and they get him the ball in so many different ways. They do a great job of getting him the ball. They'll run a progression-pass concept over here. Then, they'll have, we call it an escort-type of a flare pass and really, it's a run play if they dump it out there, and Aaron (Rodgers) does an incredible job of sorting all that stuff out… screens.
"They do a great job, and then you have the tight ends. They have two tight ends that are legitimate big-time pass-catching threats, so we have to deal with both those two guys. And then Jonnu (Smith), he'll take it, sweeps, he'll get in the backfield and run it. He'll take a pitch. He'll do all that kind of stuff. He'll be up on the edge blocking, and (Pat) Freiermuth really anywhere. Seam routes, middle-of-the-field, quick-end breakers, stick routes, option routes, seven routes to the corner. You have to be all over those routes with him.
"Then, (Marquez) Valdes-Scantling, he's a big target in fade and box fade. A crossing-route guy, a big-body guy, so he kind of fills that role for Metcalf to a degree. They have guys, so you game-plan for the guys that they have."
Tight end Mark Andrews on the Steelers-Ravens rivalry:
"It's two teams that know each other incredibly well. Hard fought, physical, and very well coached. I think that, obviously, it's one of the best rivalries in all of football, and it's definitely an honor to be able to take part in this every single year, twice a year. What an opportunity Sunday night for our division, Steelers-Ravens. It's going to be awesome."
Harbaugh on if it seems right that the Steelers and Ravens are playing the final regular season game with so much on the line:
"It's really awesome. I think it's really cool. It's what you want. Nobody was disappointed that we're playing Sunday night. It's not forefront of your mind, because we have to go play the game. The game could have been at 4 o'clock. It could have been 1 o'clock. It could have been Saturday night. That would have been fine. I wouldn't have really cared.
"So, the fact that it's Sunday night just means we have to wait longer. That's kind of my mindset. We have to wait that much longer to go play, so we have to set our clock accordingly and be ready at 8:20 on Sunday night.
"I think when you take a step back, especially as a Ravens fan or in the organization, you have to take a step back, and you have to nod your head a little bit and go, 'Yes, that's probably the way it should be.' We respect the Steelers, their organization, and we respect the AFC North, so all those things, I acknowledge that and feel good about."
Andrews on how it felt to be very successful against the Steelers the past two years running the ball:
"That's a credit – obviously those are years past and every year is different. It's a credit to the guys that are on the field, the O-linemen, running backs, all that good stuff. But the main thing for me is focusing on this year, being able to do what we need to do, and we have a tough battle. These guys are very well coached, very good players, and we have our hands full. So, I'm excited about the challenge."
Cornerback Marlon Humphrey on if all the adversity they have faced, coupled with playing a division rival, can motivate them:
"Honestly, that's great. I joke around that the NFL script writers did good with this one. I think with this rivalry with the craziness that just happened of how it all went down, and with playing nine years here, this is just honestly a dream. That's a dream scenario to be able to play your rival in their stadium. Teams that don't like each other too much. The two head coaches have been there for a while. Aaron Rodgers is a great quarterback; Lamar Jackson is a great quarterback. It's great. You know you're going to get their best. It'll probably get a little chippy. So, it'll be fun"
Harbaugh on what stuck out in the Browns' game plan against the Steelers that can help them:
"The game plan was probably play to their defense, and that's smart. They did a great job with that. Their defense was up to it. Played a great game. Offensively, they didn't have too many mistakes. They had one close call that didn't hurt them. They had another pick down there on their end, but I'm sure they tried to minimize the turnovers. That was probably a big part of their plan. They did that for the most part.
"They ran the ball pretty well, at times, effectively, but they played a field-position game, and special teams was solid for them, so that was probably the basis of their plan, I would think.
"All those things are going to be really, really important. We're not the same team as (the Browns), so we'll lean on different things schematically. We'll lean on different things probably strategically, but generally a winning football game, I think that was kind of the basis. I think (the Browns) tried to shorten the game. That's always part of it, but you also have to play to your strengths, and we have certain strengths that other teams don't have. So, we want to play to those strengths, too."
Humphrey on if they think about making this Aaron Rodgers last game of his career:
"Yes, that first game, we were like, 'Aaron Rodgers turned the clock back.' He hadn't really been that spot on, but he threw some great passes. He really etched himself into the rivalry well. We just have to kind of match that tempo. He's going to come out there, and he's going to give his guys great opportunities to get the ball, and he's going to put it in places where it's very hard to defend. So, it doesn't matter who you're guarding, or who's out there, you have to be on your P's and Q's. He is a great player, but we would definitely love to have his last memory be a negative one. So, that's kind of how we'll be going, and we're trying to just play our best game against him."
Harbaugh on Derrick Harmon and what he does to solidify the Steelers defensive stability: "Well, that would be for them to answer in terms of how much or what percentage or whatever it might be in terms of how he helps. I know he's a really good player, and he's a first-round pick, and we studied him in the draft, like we do all the guys. I've watched him on tape now in all the games he's been playing for them, and he's a factory, big, strong, athletic guy in there – right in the mold of all the guys that they've had over the years. So, it's a factor."
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