Wednesday’s NFL Matchup

BALTIMORE (6-4) AT PITTSBURGH (10-0)

KICKOFF: 3:40 p.m., NBC

OPENING LINE: Steelers by 5

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Ravens 4-5-1; Steelers 8-2

SERIES RECORD: Steelers lead 29-24

LAST MEETING: Steelers beat Ravens 28-24 on Nov. 1, 2020 in Baltimore

LAST WEEK: Ravens lost to Titans 30-24 in OT; Steelers beat Jaguars 27-3

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: The game was moved by the NFL from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon and then to Tuesday night and finally Wednesday afternoon because of Baltimore’s coronavirus issues. … The game is the first NFL contest to be held on a Wednesday since the 2012 season opener between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. … The schedule shuffling forced Pittsburgh’s visit from Washington to be moved from next Sunday to Monday, while the Ravens will host Dallas next Tuesday instead of this Thursday. … The move means the NFL could play at least one game on each day of the week. Minnesota and New Orleans are scheduled to play on Christmas Day, which is a Friday. … The Steelers are the 17th team since 1970 to start a season 10-0. Their 10-game winning streak is the second-longest single-season string in franchise history. The 1975 team won 11 straight games on its way to the team’s second straight Super Bowl title. … Pittsburgh is looking for just its third season sweep of the Ravens since 2008. The Steelers rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit in the first meeting behind two touchdown passes from Ben Roethlisberger and a defense that forced Ravens QB Lamar Jackson into four turnovers. … The series ranks among the NFL’s best because the perennial AFC North powers play close contests. Eight of the past 11 meetings have been one-score games. … Baltimore will play without Jackson and both centers, Patrick Mekari and backup Matt Skura, all of whom are on the reserve/COVID-19 list. … Ravens backup QB Robert Griffin III will start in place of Jackson. Griffin led the Ravens by the Steelers in the 2019 regular-season finale. … Pittsburgh leads the NFL in fewest points allowed (17.4 per game). Baltimore is third (19.5). … Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ranks second and Ravens coach John Harbaugh is fifth in winning percentage among active NFL coaches. … The Ravens have lost two straight and three of four. Each of those three losses have been by six points or fewer. … The Ravens have rushed for at least 100 yards in 33 straight games, 10 short of the NFL record held by Pittsburgh (1974-77).