BALTIMORE -- Each week, our football staff at DK Pittsburgh Sports predicts the Steelers' game, and below are the picks for the game against the Ravens, Sunday, 1:02 p.m., at M&T Bank Stadium.
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Dale Lolley (9-7): I guaranteed myself a winning record last week, as the Steelers can finish with a winning record this week. Baltimore is plucky and the Steelers have lost their past four road games. But the Ravens have lost five straight overall, with two of those being one-point losses at home to the Packers and Rams. Weather will be a factor, with the forecast calling for freezing rain. I initially picked the Ravens until news that Diontae Johnson would be available. Steelers, 20-17
Ramon Foster (7-9): I don’t trust Tyler Huntley. The Steelers' defense will be more aggressive than what Baltimore can offer. T.J. Watt is going to be trying his best to break Michael Strahan's NFL sacks record, and the Steelers' run game looks to have found some life. Steelers, 21-18
Chris Carter (9-7): Nothing like Ben Roethlisberger's last AFC North game being an old-school defensive slugfest. That's what's coming with Huntley in for Baltimore and the Steelers' offensive struggles. But expect Watt and the defense to create turnovers that give Roethlisberger chances with short fields to feed Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth. Steelers, 17-13
Tom Reed (8-8): The Steelers take their faint playoff hopes to Baltimore, the Ravens take weeks of frustration out on a rival that hasn't won a road game since Halloween, Watt breaks the sacks record ... but the Steelers finish on a losing note. Ravens, 20-13
Eddie Provident (9-7): One more W for Ben? Sure, why not a fourth-quarter comeback drive to win it on a Chris Boswell field goal? The Steelers will keep playoff hope alive and send their quarterback out in fitting fashion. Steelers, 16-14
Dejan Kovacevic (8-8): It'd feel almost unfair if, in this season where management bungled the offensive line so badly, all concerned walked off the field as winners. I'm envisioning a classic John Harbaugh relentless rush aimed at pressuring Ben into mistakes, and I'm envisioning it'll take Matt Canada about five quarters to adjust. Ravens, 23-16
Let's have your picks in the comments!