| Final |
| Baltimore (11-5, 5-3 away) |
| Pittsburgh (12-4, 6-2 home) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| T |
| 14 |
| 23 |
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Game Leaders
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ESPN.com NFL Playoffs Content Archive
- Sunday, Jan. 18
- Wojciechowski: Steelers survive, advance
- Friday, Jan. 16
- Wojciechowski: Bitter to the end
- Garber: Want nasty? Get a load of Ravens-Steelers
- Fiendish 5: Rivalries that get nasty
- Thursday, Jan. 15
- Clayton: History favors Steelers sweep of Ravens
- Scouts Inc.: Championship weekend X factors
- Scouts Inc.: Ravens-Steelers preview
- Monday, Jan. 12
- Football Outsiders: Any Given Sunday
- Football Outsiders: Quick Reads
- Sunday, Jan. 11
- Clayton: AFC title game questions
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Team Averages
| TEAM OFFENSE | TM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Total Yards | BAL | |
| PIT | | |
| Yards Passing | BAL | |
| PIT | | |
| Yards Rushing | BAL | |
| PIT | | |
| TEAM DEFENSE | TM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Yards Allowed | BAL | |
| PIT | | |
| Pass Yds Allowed | BAL | |
| PIT | | |
| Rush Yds Allowed | BAL | |
| PIT | |
Gameday Matchup
| W | L | T | PF | PA | DIV | CON | |
| BAL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 24.1 | 15 | 4-2-0 | 8-4-0 |
| PIT | 12 | 4 | 0 | 21.7 | 14 | 6-0-0 | 10-2-0 |
H2H Matchups (Since 2001)
| Pittsburgh leads 11-7 | |
| Dec 14, 2008 | PIT 13, @BAL 9 |
| Sep 29, 2008 | @PIT 23, BAL 20 |
| Dec 30, 2007 | @BAL 27, PIT 21 |
| Nov 5, 2007 | @PIT 38, BAL 7 |
| Dec 24, 2006 | BAL 31, @PIT 7 |
| Nov 26, 2006 | @BAL 27, PIT 0 |
| Nov 20, 2005 | @BAL 16, PIT 13 |
| Oct 31, 2005 | @PIT 20, BAL 19 |
| Dec 26, 2004 | @PIT 20, BAL 7 |
| Sep 19, 2004 | @BAL 30, PIT 13 |
| Dec 28, 2003 | @BAL 13, PIT 10 |
| Sep 7, 2003 | @PIT 34, BAL 15 |
| Dec 29, 2002 | @PIT 34, BAL 31 |
| Oct 27, 2002 | PIT 31, @BAL 18 |
| Jan 20, 2002 | @PIT 27, BAL 10 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | PIT 26, @BAL 21 |
| Nov 4, 2001 | BAL 13, @PIT 10 |
