Daily News & Links: Analysts Like Ravens over Steelers; Ravens Putting an Emphasis on Ball Security
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🏈 NFL.com released its preview for the Steelers-Ravens game on Saturday. Seven of the 10 analysts on the panel picked Baltimore to beat Pittsburgh. The Ravens are currently 6.5-point favorites over the Steelers.
🏈 Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken is putting a real emphasis on ball security against the Steelers.
Monken didn’t like the wide receivers approach to ball security drills to start practice, so he went up to go over it. The Steelers are tied for first in turnover margin +18 and have a league-best 30 takeaways.
🏈 Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers said the Steelers don’t really challenge the Ravens in the passing game:
“They don’t really do nothing that stresses me, if I’m being honest,” he said.
🏈 Najee Harris has 16 runs of at least 20 yards over the past two seasons — tied for fourth most of any RB in the league. But his yards per carry (3.9) is well below the three in front of him — Saquon Barkley (4.9), Derrick Henry (5.0) and Jahmyr Gibbs (5.4).
🏈 George Pickens has a 96.4 receiving grade on go routes since 2022, according to Pro Football Focus. His 20 catches for 719 receiving yards on go routes both rank first during that span.
T.J. Watt’s 33 forced fumbles are the most in the NFL since 2017. … The next best has 24.
🏈 Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of the 1st ever Ben Roethlisberger vs. Eli Manning game The rookies met at the Meadowlands with the Steelers riding an 11-game winning streak. Big Ben eked out a 33-30 victory over the Giants in shootout.
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