Through 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.