A winner-take-all contest takes place in the final game of the NFL regular season as the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens on 'Sunday Night Football'. The victor claims the AFC North and the No. 7 seed while the loser starts its offseason earlier than expected. Pittsburgh (9-7) saw a three-game win streak come to an end with a 13-6 defeat to Cleveland in Week 17. Baltimore (8-8) ran over Green Bay to the tune of a 41-24 triumph last Saturday. Lamar Jackson (back) will play after missing last week, while D.K. Metcalf (suspension) must sit one more game. However, T.J. Watt (lung) is poised to return for Pittsburgh. Rashod Bateman is inactive for Baltimore, as is Roman Wilson for Pittsburgh.
Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Steelers won the team's Week 14 matchup, 27-22. The latest Ravens vs. Steelers odds have Baltimore as 3.5-point road favorites, as the line has held steady all week. Meanwhile, the over/under for total points scored is 41.5 via SportsLine consensus. The Under is 8-2 over the last 10 meetings between the teams.
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