This is a much ballyhooed matchup between division rivals, one which is always physical and traditionally close. This could be another field goal affair, but if anyone is able to pull away it will likely be the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Baltimore Ravens offense has been efficient but hardly explosive as of late. Ray Rice can be dynamic at times, but there’s little else to scare the Steelers here. Anquan Boldin is certainly an upgrade over last season’s no name wide out bunch, but let’s not forget that Boldin is more of a possession receiver than a field-stretcher. Joe Flacco had some success dinking and dunking to Boldin and Todd Heap last week against Kansas City, but Pittsburgh ain’t no Kansas City.

Likewise, the Raven defense may be a little overvalued based on their performance against a Chiefs offense that, let’s face it, was pretty easy to defend.

The Steelers certainly have their weaknesses, namely the offensive line. But Ben Roethlisberger makes up for it with his rare combination of size and elusiveness. More importantly, Roethlisberger has something that Flacco lacks—a true deep threat in Mike Wallace. The Roethlisberger to Wallace connection could make the difference here.

Pick: Pittsburgh -3/ Under 37