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Ravens HC John Harbaugh Appears to Be Looking Past Steelers
It appears that Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh might be looking past the Pittsburgh Steelers. When announcing that Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers (knee) will be out for Saturday night’s Wild Card Round game against Pittsburgh, Harbaugh said his star wideout should be good to go for “next week.”
It’s the first round of the playoffs, so Harbaugh could have had a slip up thinking that it’s still the regular season. Or perhaps he is confident that his team, who are currently 10-point favorites, will take care of business against the Steelers on Saturday night.
“Zay Flowers is not going to be able to make it to the game, so he’ll get started again next week,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll move forward with the guys we have and we’re excited about the guys we have, which is everybody else.”
The Steelers, who have lost their last four games, have the worst Super Bowl odds of any team in the playoff picture, according to odds posted on Tuesday by FOX.
The Steelers have +9,000 odds to win Super Bowl LIX, which will be played in New Orleans next month. That’s down from +5,000 odds before the season.
On the flip side, the Ravens are considered Super Bowl favorites, holding the third-best odds and second-best in the AFC (+600). Only the Detroit Lions (+280) and Kansas City Chiefs (+3500 have better odds to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
Baltimore won its last four games to win the AFC North for a second consecutive season. The Ravens out-scored their opponents 135-43 in those contests. With the Ravens red-hot and the Steelers reeling, it’s not surprising that Baltimore is heavy favorites.
The Ravens also have the best scoring margin against playoff teams this season (+112). The Steelers have a -30 scoring margin against playoff teams this year, which is tied for third-worst among the 14 teams in the playoffs.
The Steelers split the regular-season series against the Ravens. Pittsburgh won 18-16 at Acrisure Stadium in Week 11, while the Ravens were victorious 34-17 in Week 16 at M&T Bank Stadium.
The Steelers are on a seven-year playoff win drought, but things have not been much better in Baltimore. Harbaugh has just two playoff wins since 2015.
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