Overview
- Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium decides the AFC North and a playoff berth, marking the rivals’ first final-week, win-or-go-home meeting; the winner also secures the No. 4 seed and a home wild-card game.
- Jackson practiced Wednesday for the first time since his Week 16 back contusion, a step that improves his availability outlook for the matchup.
- Baltimore’s plan continues to feature Derrick Henry after his 36-carry, 216-yard, four-touchdown performance in Green Bay and 444 rushing yards over his past three games.
- Pittsburgh enters shorthanded on offense without TE Darnell Washington (broken arm) and WR DK Metcalf (suspended), while Mike Tomlin says he is optimistic T.J. Watt can play pending practice evaluations.
- ESPN reporting indicates neither Mike Tomlin nor John Harbaugh is expected to be dismissed after Week 18 despite outside speculation about coaching futures.