Steelers-Ravens among NFL’s closest rivalries

[stillers4me]

The players who arrive from other teams notice it immediately. There’s something different about a Ravens-Steelers game.

The hitting seems louder, almost as if the stadium sound system is being turned up to a rock band-level. The intensity seems greater. The bumps and bruises last longer, the following week’s game seems to arrive much sooner than usual.

Competitively, no NFL rivalry is closer. Each of their last four regular-season games was decided by three points. Last season, the Ravens won in Baltimore, the Steelers won in Pittsburgh. This season, the Ravens won in Pittsburgh, the Steelers won in Baltimore.

That’s close.

“To me, it’s definitely the best rivalry in sports,” Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “It’s the most physical game of the year.”.........................

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[venom]

Being a Yankees fan , the Redsox vs Yankees is a big rivalry in baseball . But Steelers/Ravens is getting really close to that in my opinion.

[Crow-Magnon]

Being a Yankees fan , the Redsox vs Yankees is a big rivalry in baseball . But Steelers/Ravens is getting really close to that in my opinion.

Big difference though between MLB and the NFL. Division rivals in MLB see each other many times a year, and losing a series or two to the other is nothing like dropping two games to an NFL division rival. Seeing the other twice out of 16 games really makes each game severely important.

[PalmerSteel]

man, this has been the longest week in a long time! is it game time yet?!!!

[VTsteel]

man, this has been the longest week in a long time! is it game time yet?!!!

T-(minus) 25 hours and 45 minutes to ARMAGEDDON!

[HometownGal]

We hate them and they hate us and that hatred gets more intense with each season, as does the physical play. Hope our guys eat their Wheaties tomorrow morning!

And to the Rats players - eat a few bowls of oatmeal so you get the chits.