PLAYERS:
Tom Brady,
Joe Flacco,
Ben Roethlisberger,
James Harrison,
LaMarr Woodley,
James Farrior,
Haloti Ngata,
Maurkice Pouncey,
Dick Lebeau,
Max Starks,
Jonathan Scott,
Ray Rice,
Troy Polamalu
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers
Last Sunday, the Steelers exacted their first measure of revenge against Tom Brady's Patriots in quite some time. About seven years, actually. Similarly, the Ravens, who had been tormented by the Steelers for the past five years (at least when a backup QB wasn't starting for Pittsburgh), finally got some payback of their own in Week 1.In both cases, I wouldn't say the long-dominated team has gotten the monkey off their back as much as made more interesting what have been one-sided recent rivalries. The Patriots have still gotten the Steelers when it has mattered most, and the Steelers still own every critical matchup there is to own against the Ravens.The Ravens could earn only their second-ever regular season sweep of the Steelers on Sunday in Heinz Field. Or they could suffer a loss that would almost effectively negate all the good feelings of the Week 1 drubbing at M&T Bank Stadium. A Baltimore loss wouldn't exactly wrap up the division for the Steelers, but i...
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