Ravens Will Battle Pittsburgh Steelers In Wild Card Round Of Playoffs

MARYLAND — In the first weekend of the NFL playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens will face off at M&T Stadium against division rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here's what to know about the rematch.

The wild card game kicks off at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, and will be shown on Prime Video.

The No. 3-seed Ravens (12-5) enter the playoffs riding a four-game winning streak. The No. 6-seeded Steelers (10-7) are on a four-game losing streak.

The teams had their first regular season game Nov. 17, when the Steelers edged out a 18-16 win. But in their second matchup of this season on Dec. 21, Baltimore had a resounding 34-17 win behind a dramatic fourth-quarter pick-six by cornerback Marlon Humphrey.

Prior to that, however, the Steelers had won eight of the last nine meetings between the two teams, according to the Ravens website.

Lamar Jackson threw for 207 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the team's last meeting, quieting some of the talk that the Steelers give him problems, the team said.

"I'm focused on the Wild Card game; I'm not going [to] lie to you," Jackson said after Saturday night's AFC North-clinching win. "I'm cool [with] what's going on today. I'm cool, don't get me wrong, but my mind [is] on something else."

The Ravens and Steelers have met four times in the playoffs, but this will be the first time in Baltimore. Their last meeting was in the 2014 wild-card round, a 30-17 win for the Ravens.

The Steelers' week 18 loss to the Bengals, combined with the Los Angeles Chargers' win over the Las Vegas Raiders in their regular-season finale Sunday, dropped the Steelers to the No. 6 seed.

The Ravens are a 9.5-point home favorite to beat the Steelers in the opening round, according to Bet MGM.