Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, January 11, 2025
TEAM
- Capturing the conference's No. 3 playoff seed, the 12-5 Baltimore Ravens won the AFC North title for the second-straight year and fourth time in the past seven seasons. ... Winning four-straight games to close out the regular season – including three contests during an 11-day span in late December – Baltimore earned a playoff berth for the third-straight year and for sixth time in the past seven seasons.
- A league-high nine of Baltimore's victories in 2024 came vs. teams that finished with a winning record. ... The Ravens also played a league-high 12 games against teams that earned a winning record, while they were 7-3 vs. teams that made the playoffs.
- In his 17th year at Baltimore's helm, John Harbaugh is the NFL's second-longest-tenured coach (Mike Tomlin – 18) and has now led the Ravens to 12 playoff berths. ... Producing a 184-114 overall record, which includes a victory in Super Bowl XLVII (2012), Harbaugh is one of only five coaches in NFL history to lead his team to at least 12 playoff berths in the first 17 seasons of a career (also Pete Carroll, Bud Grant, Mike Holmgren & Mike McCarthy).
- The Ravens now host the 10-7 Steelers in a Wild Card showdown that marks the 10th home playoff game in franchise history (4-5 record) and fifth postseason matchup between these fierce division rivals. (Pittsburgh leads the all-time playoff series, 3-1.)
OFFENSE
- In 2024, Baltimore's No. 1 offense (424.9 ypg) became the first unitin NFL history to post at least 4,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushingyards in a single season. ... The Ravens' franchise-record 7,224total yards stand as the third most in NFL single-season history,trailing only the 2011 Saints (7,474) and 2013 Broncos (7,317). ...Baltimore (41 & 21) also became the first team in NFL single season history to score 40+ passing TDs & 20+ rushing TDs.
- Two-time MVP QB Lamar Jackson was remarkable again, postingcareer highs in each passing yards (4,172), passing TDs (41) andpasser rating (119.6), while throwing just 4 INTs. He became the first QB in NFL history with at least 4,000 passing yards and 800rushing yards (he had 915) in a single season.
- Baltimore's No. 1 rushing attack (187.6 ypg) was fueled byRB Derrick Henry, who ran for the NFL's second-most yards(1,921) and registered single-season franchise records in rushing
TDs (16) and scrimmage TDs (18, tied for second in the NFL in '24).
- WR Zay Flowers led the team with 74 catches for 1,059 yards (and4 TDs), while TE Mark Andrews tallied the NFL's most receivingTDs (11) among all tight ends on 55 catches for 673 yards.
DEFENSE
- The Ravens ranked No. 1 vs. the run (80.1 ypg allowed) and No. 2in sacks (54), behind career highs from OLB Kyle Van Noy (12.5)and OLB Odafe Oweh (10). ... CB Marlon Humphrey produced an AFC-best 6 INTs (tied for third in the league overall).
- From Weeks 11-18 (last seven games), the Ravens allowed NFLlows in total yards per game (261.7), net passing yards per game(171.6), yards per play (4.4) and points per game (15.4).