Baltimore Ravens: Anquan Boldin Looks To Continue Surge Against the Steelers

The Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers continue what's arguably the best rivalry in football today in a crucial Week 4 division matchup.

With the division lead on the line, the Ravens and Steelers will be putting their best effort out on the field.

A key player to watch on the Ravens side is receiver Anquan Boldin, who has been everything the Ravens have hoped for in the first three games of the season.

Boldin is eighth in the league with 20 receptions for 287 yards and three touchowns. He has faced division rivals Cincinnati and Cleveland in the past two weeks.

It became clear that Joe Flacco and Boldin have the chemistry down after a three touchdown performance last week against the Browns.

And it couldn't have come at a better time. When traded to the Ravens in March, Boldin said he couldn't wait to face the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that took away his chance at a Super Bowl ring when he was in Arizona.

Pittsburgh's defense is arguably the most physical in football, yet they may be facing the most physical receiver in the game, one that they have not seen too often.

Boldin has provided a deep threat for Flacco to work with, which was the biggest question when the trade was made with the Cardinals.

On Sunday, another big performance can't be expected. The Steelers are going to initiate double, maybe even triple coverage to stop Boldin.

The pressure will be put on Flacco to look to his other weapons, which could work to his benefit in the end.

The ability to have Derrick Mason and TJ Houshmandzadeh in single coverage without much help from the safeties will result in more first down yardage similar to the second half of the season opener against the New York Jets.

I can guarantee that Flacco will be looking for Boldin early in the game to test Pittsburgh's subpar cornerbacks.

With a low scoring game the likely conclusion of this AFC North matchup, it looks as if Boldin will be a major contributor to the amount of points this Ravens offense can put up on the road in Pittsburgh.

Matt Miselis is a Baltimore Ravens and NFL Featured Columnist for BleacherReport.com. He is also a Ravens writer for NFL Blog Blitz on NFL.com.

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