Originally Posted by
ccoolahan14
I guess you didn't watch last night's game. Or really any Ravens-Steelers game in recent years. The media always looks for a narrative for why the Flacco couldn't beat the Steelers for a period of time when the teams are so equally matched., with the prevailing theory being that Roethlisberger is the difference and he just outplays Flacco. Since 2009:
Flacco vs Steelers (average/game): 20-34, 232 yards, 1.4 TDs (10 in 7 games), 0.4 INTs (3 in 10 games), 88.5 QB Rating
Roethlisberger vs Ravens (average/game): 20-36, 269 yards, 1.2 TDs (6 in 5 games), 1.2 INTs (6 in 5 games), 77.4 QB Rating
Clearly the difference isn't Roethlisberger. Meanwhile the Ravens have a huge advantage at RB so....Perhaps it's the fact that the Ravens have had 3 TDs called back by penalty in those games (I'd be SHOCKED if the Steelers had 3 TDs called back in their last two full SEASONS) and ALL THREE were questionable (at best) calls:
1). Holding penalty on Kelly Washington to negate a Willis McGahee TD when the Ravens had ALL of the momentum.
2). Holding penalty on Edgar Jones (IIRC) to negate the Lardarius Webb TD that would have put the Ravens up in the final minutes of the AFC Championship game.
3). Holding penalty on Torrey Smith to negate an 80 yard TD run by Ray Rice on the first play from scrimmage in Pittsburgh (after the Steelers were absolutely dismantled from the get-go in the first Ravens-Steelers game, think that would have affected the Steelers' psyche?)
This isn't even close to the worst indictment of Steelers games being rigged. Just watching the games will show that when the Steelers really need a W, the refs will come through for them (again, what is the explanation for why they go 3-0 before losing on the last play against the Ravens with Charlie Batch at QB? Isn't Roethlisberger supposed to be their whole offense?)