The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens met in Week 9, the second of their two divisional regular season meetings, and the two teams came into the game facing very different circumstances. The Steelers, at 4-2-1, had taken a lead in the AFC North, but the Ravens were trying to avoid losing three straight games, putting them under .500 for the first time this season.
Under beautiful skies at M&T Bank Stadium, the Steelers won the coin toss and elected to defer the possession to the second half. Both teams failed to put up points on their opening drives of the game, but the Ravens changed that with their second attempt.