Long gone are the bloodbath-type battles between the Ravens and Steelers featuring a plethora of Hall Of Famers, both already enshrined and some deservedly so. Think Joey Porter trying to storm the Ravens’ team bus to confront Ray Lewis, or Hines Ward’s crushing block on Ed Reed. Terrell Suggs, James Harrison, Haloti Ngata, Ben Roethlisberger, the list goes on and on in what arguably is the fiercest rivalry in the NFL.
The names have changed but the bad feelings remain, and one constant that remains is the stellar play of the Pittsburgh linebackers, at least on the outside.