Tomlin Understands Intensity of Ravens/Steelers Rivalry

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is new to this AFC North rivalry with the Baltimore Ravens. That doesn’t mean he needs to be briefed about its history or its nasty personality.

The tapes from last season’s two games told him all he needed to know.

During former coach Bill Cowher’s 15 seasons, no other division team roughed up the Steelers the way the Ravens did last year in winning 27-0 in Baltimore and 31-7 in Pittsburgh.

The scoreboard wasn’t all the Ravens dominated. They stuffed the Steelers at the line of scrimmage, shut down their running game, sacked Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch 14 times without giving up a sack themselves and generally played school-yard bully during the two mismatches.

No, Tomlin didn’t need someone to break down the tapes.

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