Steelers Week Ain’t What it Used to Be!

Ravens Steelers rivalryThrough 12 games, the AFC North lacks a single team with a winning record. That will change at around 4PM on Sunday when a pair of (6-6) teams square off in Baltimore, one of which will advance to (7-6). Will it be the Ravens or the Steelers? The Ravens were initially installed as a 6 ½ point favorite, but the line has fallen to 5 ½. Full disclosure? I grabbed the points at 6 1/2 and then immediately took a shower.

The truth be told, this rivalry has been in decay for quite a while. The league has legislated out of existence the violence and physicality that once characterized games played between these AFC North foes. It was once touted as the best rivalry in all of…