Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at M&T Bank Stadium on CBS and Paramount+, and Baltimore is listed as roughly a 5.5-point favorite.
- Lamar Jackson practiced fully Friday, carries no injury designation, and described the matchup as “definitely a playoff game.”
- Aaron Rodgers is playing through a broken left wrist suffered Nov. 16, and Pittsburgh has slid to 2-5 since a 4-1 start with recent offensive struggles.
- Baltimore is expected to lean on Derrick Henry against a defense that allowed 249 rushing yards to Buffalo, and Henry is 69 yards from another 1,000-yard, 10-TD season.
- Turnovers and rivalry trends loom large as Baltimore comes off a five-giveaway loss to Cincinnati, these teams frequently play one-score games, and a Week 18 rematch still awaits.