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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Get on with it. So, as you guys know, this
is a very very big game, honestly for both teams.
They go to battle. They go to battle Saturday afternoon,
four point thirty here on the East Coast for Round
number two. The Steelers did win the first round, and
the Steelers currently are sitting at ten and four on
the season. The Baltimore Ravens guys are sitting at nine
to five on the season. If the Steelers win, they
(00:22):
can lock up the AFC North. If the Ravens win,
the NFC North title is still within reach, right, it
is still within reach. So we got to ask this question, guys,
when you look at the Baltimore Ravens take it on
the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday afternoon. Who needs this win more?
Who needs to go out and show us to the
world that, hey, we can compete with these guys, We
(00:44):
can beat these guys. Who needs it more? Now, when
we look at the Pittsburgh Steelers, guys, they have probably
the tougher of the two remaining schedules. They played the
Chiefs on Christmas Day and then they play this sincinntai
Atti Bengals, a Bengals team that still has fun left
in them for the playoffs. If the Bengals went out
and the Broncos lose out, the Bengals are in the playoffs,
(01:06):
so they are playing for the playoffs lives. It's gonna
be a very very tough game for the Pittsburgh Steelers
on that final I think's January fifth game. The Pittsburgh
Steelers offense is not very good, right. They're ranked eighteenth
overall in offense, twenty fifth and pass offense, and tenth
in rush offense. Now their defense is a little bit better, right,
their defense. I have been banking on their defense all
(01:28):
seas seas a long but as the late right, TJ.
Watt he went down a game or two ago with
that ankle injury. We saw Hights Tower go down earlier
this season with that angle injury as well. But the
Pittsburghteelers do have the eighth ranked defense in the NFL.
They also have the twenty two ranked passing defense in
(01:48):
the NFL. But the bright point of the defense is
the run stopping ability. Their fourth in defense, fourth rush defense. Right,
and then a lot of the majoring sticks stick games
with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the other teams that we
will be talking about tonight is how do they stack
up against playoff bound teams? Right, teams that are potentially
going to go into the playoffs, And the Pittsburgh Steelers
(02:11):
guys are four to h versus playoff teams. So far
this season. They have beaten the Broncos, Chargers, Ravens, and
then the Washington Commanders when the Commanders were at their peak, right,
not this struggling, fumbly team that we're seeing right now. Now.
On the other hand, the Baltimore Ravens, they do have
the easier of the two remaining schedules. They do play
the Texans, not a walk in the park, but a
(02:33):
very very beatable team, and then they play the Cleveland
Browns that are basically buying for that number one overall
pick to end the season. Here, Like I said, it
is not as tough as the Steelers, but it is
still tough, right. The Texas are still a playoff bound team,
and the Browns are still the Browns, and they are
a divisional opponent, the Browns at which beat the Baltimore
Ravens earlier this season. Now, one of the biggest weaknesses
(02:58):
for the Baltimore even so far this season has been
their defense. Right, Their defense has been terrible. Their defense
has yet to hold a team to under ten points
so far this season. They have held teams to ten
points twice this season, the Broncos and the Bills with
they're both playoff teams, but they have yet to hold
a team to single digits. On the other hand, their offense,
they do have the best offense in the NFL. They
(03:20):
have the third ranked passing offense, the second ranked rushing offense.
Their defense is just flat out terrible. Per Baltimore Standards
that this defense is just terrible seventeenth, seventeenth ranked defense,
thirty first ranked passing defense, but they do have the
best rushing defense in the NFL. On the other hand,
they are five and three so far this season versus
(03:41):
playoff teams. So when we look at this game, guys,
Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Baltimore Ravens, who needs them more?
I'm giving you a little bit of backstory. I've given
you a little bit of this. I've given you a
little bit of that. But guys, answering the comics below
and the comics below, who you guys think needs this
win more? The Steelers or the Ravens now. When you
look at this game. The Steelers do have the playoffs
(04:02):
locked up. Win, lose, draw the next three it doesn't
matter that the Pittsburg Steelers are in the playoffs. The Ravens,
on the other hand, do have a ninety nine percent
chance of making the playoffs. It is not locked in yet,
but they do that that ninety nine percent chance. Even
if they lose, they're still sitting at ninety eight eight
percent chance to make the playoffs. So more or less
(04:23):
and less Hell freezes over twice on Sunday. The Baltimore
Ravens are in the playoffs as well. On the other hand,
Lamar Jackson is just one and four versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Let me repeat that for the people that are in
the back, all you Lamar Jackson haters or lovers, I
should say, Lamar Jackson just one and four versus the
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens, however, do lead the league in
(04:47):
penalties by far the most penalized team in the NFL.
The Steelers lead the NFL with thirty takeaways. The Steelers
would love to host a home playoff game because so
far this season, Moore other losses three of them came
on the road. Now, who do I think need this
game more? I think the Baltimore Ravens need this game more.
(05:09):
They need to lock up their playoffs this this week
and figure out their wide receiver issues. The Ravens have
two weeks to figure out what they're gonna do with
their wide receiver issues. Yes, I understand they still have
the third ranked passing offense in the NFL, but losing
Deontay Johnson. They just cut him, which is not a
huge loss, but it still adds death because not because
(05:29):
Nelson Aguilar is out with the concussion and Rashad Bateman
is out with the ankle injury. So they're very very
thin at that wide receiver issue. And I know all
you Baltimore Ravens fans always have excuses for Lamar Jackson.
He doesn't have this, he doesn't have he doesn't have
that when they do lose. So who do I think
needs to win this game more? I think it is
the Baltimore Ravens. I think the Baltimore Ravens need to
(05:51):
come out there and they need a flex on the
Pittsburgh Steelers. They need to they they need to dominate
a good team the Ravens have yet to really dominate
a good team yet this season. They have played some
good teams. They have played some good games, but they
dominate a good team. So that I expect the Ravens
to win this game, or I should say the Ravens.
(06:12):
I think this is a must win for them. Sorry
about that, guys. Laura says, sick here too. Yeah, my
voice is going quickly, Laura, it is going quick in
hell in the hand baskets or whatever it is. Right.
Jim Palace says the Ravens need it, The Ravens need
it more. Jim also says Pittsburgh has their twenty first
(06:33):
winning season in a in a row, so they are
done now. David said, if what is hurt, the Ravens win,
what is hurt. But he is expected to play this
this this week. Christmas Day might be a different story,
but he is expected to play week six, week sixteen.
(06:54):
So the last I knew, John is saying Baltimore needs
it more. I agree with you, right, I agree with
you on that. John. Josh Olsen says the Ravens win
at twenty three to eighteen, So Josh is also saying
that the Ravens need it more. Right, everybody's saying that, Hey,
the Steelers, they already got the playoffs locked up. They
already they already know their faith, right, it's either third
(07:16):
seed or fifth seed. So the Ravens need it more.
Jalen Nelson's in the show What's Up, Jalen. He says, yes,
they do. Go Baltimore, Go Baltimore, Go Baltimore, Go Baltimore.
Derek says, the Pittsburgh needs it more. Baltimore should be
focused on winning a playoff game, and Derek, you are correct.
(07:38):
Lamar Jackson normally shits the bed and the playoffs. However,
last year he did make it to the NFC Championship game.
He did win that one game and got there, so
maybe the monkey is off his back, you know, maybe
he can finally start winning in the month of January.
But to be determined. Laura says, definitely the Raiders. Aren't
the Raiders the Ravens. Definitely the Ravens. The raven need
(08:00):
it more. Everybody's saying the Ravens, right, everybody's saying the Ravens.
Jalen says, will the Baltimore Ravens lose against the Steelers
because of Justin Tucker. Listen, the Pittsburgh Steelers have yet
to find the end zone on a consistent basis, week
after week after week. Right, the Steelers field goal kicker
wins them a lot of games. Can't think of his
(08:20):
name right now, but he has won them a lot
of games. However, Justin Tucker has lost the Baltimore Ravens
three three games. How he could have lost all four honestly,
like the like, just like the last four. Maybe the
bye week and the sussess that he had against the Giants,
maybe that has got just Justin Tucker out of his
out of his funk. Right. But with that being said,
(08:43):
I do not think it is going to be a
field goal type of game now. At field goal that
he missed maybe in the second quarter could change some
play calling in the third and fourth quarter, you know,
like you maybe you go forward on fourth and one
from like they're forty instead of kicking a fifty yarder.
You know, that type of situation. But I don't think
(09:06):
Justin Tucker will cost them the game this game. I mean,
I kickers are all mind cases, right, All all kickers
have talent. All kickers can go out there and kick,
you know, popcan off of a top of a field
goal posts ten out of ten times. It's all in
the head, right, it is all a mental game at
(09:26):
this point, so I Jalen, I do not think Justin
Tucker will cost him the game. Unfortunately. Matt Castle's in
the chat says, what do you think about Josh Allen?
I think he is the MVP Matt, I think he
is a MVP quarterback this season. John says, man juice
to the rescue. I've been using emergency and Liquid IV
(09:49):
for the last two weeks, or for the last two days,
i should say, and it's just it's just been crazy.
You might want to put some more squeak in that voice.
It is. It is going quick, guys. It is going quick.
I'm not even gonna lie to you, guys. It is
going quick. Jim Jim pause says you need some big
gems too, ball Tonic Kur
Get on with it. So, as you guys know, this
is a very very big game, honestly for both teams.
They go to battle. They go to battle Saturday afternoon,
four point thirty here on the East Coast for Round
number two. The Steelers did win the first round, and
the Steelers currently are sitting at ten and four on
the season. The Baltimore Ravens guys are sitting at nine
to five on the season. If the Steelers win, they
(00:22):
can lock up the AFC North. If the Ravens win,
the NFC North title is still within reach, right, it
is still within reach. So we got to ask this question, guys,
when you look at the Baltimore Ravens take it on
the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday afternoon. Who needs this win more?
Who needs to go out and show us to the
world that, hey, we can compete with these guys, We
(00:44):
can beat these guys. Who needs it more? Now, when
we look at the Pittsburgh Steelers, guys, they have probably
the tougher of the two remaining schedules. They played the
Chiefs on Christmas Day and then they play this sincinntai
Atti Bengals, a Bengals team that still has fun left
in them for the playoffs. If the Bengals went out
and the Broncos lose out, the Bengals are in the playoffs,
(01:06):
so they are playing for the playoffs lives. It's gonna
be a very very tough game for the Pittsburgh Steelers
on that final I think's January fifth game. The Pittsburgh
Steelers offense is not very good, right. They're ranked eighteenth
overall in offense, twenty fifth and pass offense, and tenth
in rush offense. Now their defense is a little bit better, right,
their defense. I have been banking on their defense all
(01:28):
seas seas a long but as the late right, TJ.
Watt he went down a game or two ago with
that ankle injury. We saw Hights Tower go down earlier
this season with that angle injury as well. But the
Pittsburghteelers do have the eighth ranked defense in the NFL.
They also have the twenty two ranked passing defense in
(01:48):
the NFL. But the bright point of the defense is
the run stopping ability. Their fourth in defense, fourth rush defense. Right,
and then a lot of the majoring sticks stick games
with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the other teams that we
will be talking about tonight is how do they stack
up against playoff bound teams? Right, teams that are potentially
going to go into the playoffs, And the Pittsburgh Steelers
(02:11):
guys are four to h versus playoff teams. So far
this season. They have beaten the Broncos, Chargers, Ravens, and
then the Washington Commanders when the Commanders were at their peak, right,
not this struggling, fumbly team that we're seeing right now. Now.
On the other hand, the Baltimore Ravens, they do have
the easier of the two remaining schedules. They do play
the Texans, not a walk in the park, but a
(02:33):
very very beatable team, and then they play the Cleveland
Browns that are basically buying for that number one overall
pick to end the season. Here, Like I said, it
is not as tough as the Steelers, but it is
still tough, right. The Texas are still a playoff bound team,
and the Browns are still the Browns, and they are
a divisional opponent, the Browns at which beat the Baltimore
Ravens earlier this season. Now, one of the biggest weaknesses
(02:58):
for the Baltimore even so far this season has been
their defense. Right, Their defense has been terrible. Their defense
has yet to hold a team to under ten points
so far this season. They have held teams to ten
points twice this season, the Broncos and the Bills with
they're both playoff teams, but they have yet to hold
a team to single digits. On the other hand, their offense,
they do have the best offense in the NFL. They
(03:20):
have the third ranked passing offense, the second ranked rushing offense.
Their defense is just flat out terrible. Per Baltimore Standards
that this defense is just terrible seventeenth, seventeenth ranked defense,
thirty first ranked passing defense, but they do have the
best rushing defense in the NFL. On the other hand,
they are five and three so far this season versus
(03:41):
playoff teams. So when we look at this game, guys,
Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Baltimore Ravens, who needs them more?
I'm giving you a little bit of backstory. I've given
you a little bit of this. I've given you a
little bit of that. But guys, answering the comics below
and the comics below, who you guys think needs this
win more? The Steelers or the Ravens now. When you
look at this game. The Steelers do have the playoffs
(04:02):
locked up. Win, lose, draw the next three it doesn't
matter that the Pittsburg Steelers are in the playoffs. The Ravens,
on the other hand, do have a ninety nine percent
chance of making the playoffs. It is not locked in yet,
but they do that that ninety nine percent chance. Even
if they lose, they're still sitting at ninety eight eight
percent chance to make the playoffs. So more or less
(04:23):
and less Hell freezes over twice on Sunday. The Baltimore
Ravens are in the playoffs as well. On the other hand,
Lamar Jackson is just one and four versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Let me repeat that for the people that are in
the back, all you Lamar Jackson haters or lovers, I
should say, Lamar Jackson just one and four versus the
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens, however, do lead the league in
(04:47):
penalties by far the most penalized team in the NFL.
The Steelers lead the NFL with thirty takeaways. The Steelers
would love to host a home playoff game because so
far this season, Moore other losses three of them came
on the road. Now, who do I think need this
game more? I think the Baltimore Ravens need this game more.
(05:09):
They need to lock up their playoffs this this week
and figure out their wide receiver issues. The Ravens have
two weeks to figure out what they're gonna do with
their wide receiver issues. Yes, I understand they still have
the third ranked passing offense in the NFL, but losing
Deontay Johnson. They just cut him, which is not a
huge loss, but it still adds death because not because
(05:29):
Nelson Aguilar is out with the concussion and Rashad Bateman
is out with the ankle injury. So they're very very
thin at that wide receiver issue. And I know all
you Baltimore Ravens fans always have excuses for Lamar Jackson.
He doesn't have this, he doesn't have he doesn't have
that when they do lose. So who do I think
needs to win this game more? I think it is
the Baltimore Ravens. I think the Baltimore Ravens need to
(05:51):
come out there and they need a flex on the
Pittsburgh Steelers. They need to they they need to dominate
a good team the Ravens have yet to really dominate
a good team yet this season. They have played some
good teams. They have played some good games, but they
dominate a good team. So that I expect the Ravens
to win this game, or I should say the Ravens.
(06:12):
I think this is a must win for them. Sorry
about that, guys. Laura says, sick here too. Yeah, my
voice is going quickly, Laura, it is going quick in
hell in the hand baskets or whatever it is. Right.
Jim Palace says the Ravens need it, The Ravens need
it more. Jim also says Pittsburgh has their twenty first
(06:33):
winning season in a in a row, so they are
done now. David said, if what is hurt, the Ravens win,
what is hurt. But he is expected to play this
this this week. Christmas Day might be a different story,
but he is expected to play week six, week sixteen.
(06:54):
So the last I knew, John is saying Baltimore needs
it more. I agree with you, right, I agree with
you on that. John. Josh Olsen says the Ravens win
at twenty three to eighteen, So Josh is also saying
that the Ravens need it more. Right, everybody's saying that, Hey,
the Steelers, they already got the playoffs locked up. They
already they already know their faith, right, it's either third
(07:16):
seed or fifth seed. So the Ravens need it more.
Jalen Nelson's in the show What's Up, Jalen. He says, yes,
they do. Go Baltimore, Go Baltimore, Go Baltimore, Go Baltimore.
Derek says, the Pittsburgh needs it more. Baltimore should be
focused on winning a playoff game, and Derek, you are correct.
(07:38):
Lamar Jackson normally shits the bed and the playoffs. However,
last year he did make it to the NFC Championship game.
He did win that one game and got there, so
maybe the monkey is off his back, you know, maybe
he can finally start winning in the month of January.
But to be determined. Laura says, definitely the Raiders. Aren't
the Raiders the Ravens. Definitely the Ravens. The raven need
(08:00):
it more. Everybody's saying the Ravens, right, everybody's saying the Ravens.
Jalen says, will the Baltimore Ravens lose against the Steelers
because of Justin Tucker. Listen, the Pittsburgh Steelers have yet
to find the end zone on a consistent basis, week
after week after week. Right, the Steelers field goal kicker
wins them a lot of games. Can't think of his
(08:20):
name right now, but he has won them a lot
of games. However, Justin Tucker has lost the Baltimore Ravens
three three games. How he could have lost all four honestly,
like the like, just like the last four. Maybe the
bye week and the sussess that he had against the Giants,
maybe that has got just Justin Tucker out of his
out of his funk. Right. But with that being said,
(08:43):
I do not think it is going to be a
field goal type of game now. At field goal that
he missed maybe in the second quarter could change some
play calling in the third and fourth quarter, you know,
like you maybe you go forward on fourth and one
from like they're forty instead of kicking a fifty yarder.
You know, that type of situation. But I don't think
(09:06):
Justin Tucker will cost them the game this game. I mean,
I kickers are all mind cases, right, All all kickers
have talent. All kickers can go out there and kick,
you know, popcan off of a top of a field
goal posts ten out of ten times. It's all in
the head, right, it is all a mental game at
(09:26):
this point, so I Jalen, I do not think Justin
Tucker will cost him the game. Unfortunately. Matt Castle's in
the chat says, what do you think about Josh Allen?
I think he is the MVP Matt, I think he
is a MVP quarterback this season. John says, man juice
to the rescue. I've been using emergency and Liquid IV
(09:49):
for the last two weeks, or for the last two days,
i should say, and it's just it's just been crazy.
You might want to put some more squeak in that voice.
It is. It is going quick, guys. It is going quick.
I'm not even gonna lie to you, guys. It is
going quick. Jim Jim pause says you need some big
gems too, ball Tonic Kur
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