The Ravens will meet the Pittsburgh Steelers, their AFC North rivals, on Saturday in Baltimore. Furthermore, the game has significant postseason ramifications for the visiting club but less significance for the home squad.
In order to guarantee a postseason berth, the Steelers must defeat the Jaguars and/or Bills. They could also succeed in losing, but that course of events would need a lot of unfavorable things to happen.
The Steelers will not face NFL MVP front-runner Lamar Jackson, but they still need to figure out how to get through some challenging weather.
The most recent weather forecasts indicate that Saturday afternoon in Maryland will be rainy and snowy, with the field expected to be soaked for the most of the game.
STEELERS AT RAVENS (+3, 34.5) WEATHER REPORT
Moderate mix of rain/snow for 4:30 pm ET kickoff, expected to lighten in 2H. "Feels like" high 20s.
Sustained winds 15 mph blowing ENE, corner to corner at M&T Bank Stadium. Wind gusts up to 25 mph. Winds expected to calm down 2H. pic.twitter.com/DAxwPkkYHm
— Jason Logan (@CoversJLo) January 6, 2024
🏈☔️ An absolute deluge pregame in BAL today, equally soaked at kickoff, could dry out late.
Also noteworthy that latest models are showing some eye-popping wind gusts in NE tomorrow (to go along with snow): https://t.co/1Hr4WptYbY pic.twitter.com/Iy4VvQSl5i
— Kevin Roth (@KevinRothWx) January 6, 2024
…CONDITION RED…
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the northwestmost counties from Saturday morning through night. In addition, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Baltimore, Harford, Howard, and Montgomery counties.
More at: https://t.co/51JKqWGoQ6#MDwx pic.twitter.com/bYa0Ij4tzM
— Maryland Weather (@stateMDWX) January 5, 2024
A “winter weather advisory” is in effect for Baltimore as of right now, and winds between 10 and 15 mph are predicted, with gusts in the 25 to 30 mph range.
The final week of action looks like it could be a defensive slugfest based on the weather and the offensive styles of these two teams, especially considering that the majority of the Ravens’ players will be sitting out this game.
