The Most PHYSICAL Rivalry in the NFL | 'Greatest Game Ever'

[@jwynder0244]

Back when AFC vs AFC games were exclusive on CBS

[@joshuacrawford3403]

Nowadays you see afc vs afc games on fox and nfc vs nfc games on cbs. Like go back to when it was simple

[@keithjohnson7520]

CBS:AFC regular season and championship FOX:NFC regular season and championship 😢 good ol days

[@eric3298]

The iron bowl of the nfl & this is back when ravens had lorenzo neal

[@floydgotti664]

​@joshuacrawford3403 who are the 16 fools that liked your comment?? There has never been AFC vs AFC on Fox or vice versa. It's been AFC vs NFC on those networks. Take y'all young asses back to FortNite cuz clearly you don't know what you're talking about

[@swells3156]

The good times

[@pens87668]

Pittsburgh vs Baltimore has been THE premiere rivalry in the NFL since 2000. Sure you got Brady vs Manning, but that was an individual rivalry. The Steelers and Ravens have been good consistently despite the changes in personnel. Someday I’m gonna show my future kids what games between these two teams were like.

[@andredarden7052]

Yes indeed

[@princeprince9227]

Used to be better than the superbowl games

[@trod5902]

yup another solid game today as well. steelers vs ravens is always good

[@meganeyang2362]

This rivalry changed the landscape of the nfl You cannot go all out like this anymore on defense Those guys was going at it endlessly

[@JJDaJettPlane17]

Yup…back when football was actually football. Not this two hand touch bullshit they have now 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

This rivalry is still good in 2024 as we are division rivals, but its NOTHING like it was from 2000-2014/2015. It was just a brutal FIGHT in that era and I loved every second of it.

[@AnonymousRandomGuy006]

Facts!

[@franthevan65]

Fr idk why people always say this rivalry didn’t start till 2008

[@ezekwu]

2008-11*...

[@InYourHouse316]

@@franthevan65people point to 2008 because that was when the rivalry first peaked. Harbaugh/Tomlin were new faces. Lewis/Reed/Suggs and the ravens were back to contending. The Steelers were at the peak of their powers. Harrison, Polamalu, Woodley, Timmons, Ryan Clark. I know they faced off in the playoffs in 2001, but that was a different time/different teams basically.

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

@@franthevan65 It got started in 2000 when the Steelers were the last team to beat the Ravens that year, before they went on the run and won the SB. In 2001, both regular season games were great with Ravens winning in PGH after Steelers kicker missed 5 FG and the Steelers winning easily in BALT on a Sunday night ESPN game. They met a third time in the 2001 AFC Divisional round in PGH with the Steelers winning. The rivalry and the hatred went from there. If you really think about it though, they've been hated rivals since 70s in Cleveland.

[@sports3117]

The Steelers-Ravens rivalry has always been about physicality, and this Saturday should still be no different than it is

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Thanks man, I'd forgotten it was Sat instead of Sun. Almost missed the damn thing.

[@danielhall2991]

Im ready with my towel

[@handsuporillshoot381]

Wrong. NFL doesn't allow physicality anymore.

[@edgarayala9284]

Really wishing it was a prime time game

[@elizabethchase6528]

The ravens were the original browns .

[@Bennyyprod]

This is the most INTENSE rivalry in all of football, and it ain't even CLOSE!!! 💜🖤💜💛🖤💛

[@handsuporillshoot381]

It used to be. Not anymore, NFL won't allow it.

[@franthevan65]

It just sucks for us old head fans you can’t play football like this anymore I miss that physicality

[@DarkFalz777]

I'm sure all the former players with CTE that can barely get out of bed in the morning feel so bad for you.

[@franthevan65]

@@DarkFalz777 they signed up for it and got paid handsomely don’t forget that. Im quote Mike Tyson for you since you’re probably a young buck. “I signed up to go in that ring and fight till the death what the fuck kinda man would I be complaining about a broken nose.”

[@sirtype-alot3391]

​@@DarkFalz777 Maybe they should have played pro basketball or baseball instead.

[@blakefreeman3521]

​@@DarkFalz777Go put your skirt back on

[@toddsands6000]

I won't talk like a hypocrite, as a football fan, I enjoyed watching big hits. At the same time, I don't want players enduring long term injuries. I'll be honest, I can't stand watching the NFL's new kickoff rules and having to declare to the officials an onside kick. The strategies of the game have been eliminated for the sake of safer play. The Ravens vs Steelers is the last remaining rivalry which compliments and reminds us of intense NFL football.

[@mathathawahyasharalah]

Fun Fact: That huddle between Ray Lewis, Ed Reed & Willis McGahee was a prayer about Losing the late & great Sean Taylor. A fellow Miami Super power of a Safety, love & miss you Sean 🫡

[@kik5323]

Yeah I remember they started that I believe the previous year after he passed.

[@Ginga]

Moved to Baltimore in ‘05 and lived there til ‘11. So many classic wars throughout that time. Even the blowout wins the teams traded in ‘06 and ‘07 were nasty. One of the best rivalries in league history and arguably the last of its kind the way physicality has been legislated out of the game. I’m a Ravens fan till I die but I’ll always have major respect for the Steelers.

[@coruscant100]

Ravens fan here and I enjoy watching these two go at it. AFC North football is a special kind of football, but Ravens vs Steelers feels like one of a kind that no other division rivalry has going.

[@PreciousLuna1988]

The ravens suck lmfao

[@hughjass40]

Surprised your not a bengals fan judging by that comment. Why the hell would you ever respect the Steelers 😂

[@raycash4310]

@@hughjass40I’m a die hard ravens fan and never will admit that! Lmaooo

[@PreciousLuna1988]

@@raycash4310 ur team is trash. Go Steelers.

[@yungbull3918]

Im an Eagles fan, born and raised in North Philly, and I have to admit that this era of Steelers vs Ravens rivalry was amazing to watch just as a football fan with no dog in the fight. Insanely violent. 2 powerhouses going shot for shot. Polamalu, Ray Lewis, Roethlisberger, Flacco, Steve Smith, Hines Ward, Ed Reed, Joe Mama... fire.

[@kik5323]

We know about that type of defense as Eagles with the late great Jim Johnson, Dawk, Douglas, Trot and the crew, great era of great football.

[@Samoaplaya]

Damn, just saw Brett Kollmann make a vid on this one

[@edalder2000]

Not this one. It was the rematch in that season's AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh. That was one of the hardest hitting games I have ever seen.

[@kaspershaupt]

My thought too. Not the same game tho

[@EFL32]

​​@@edalder2000its one of them. But if you want an absolutely brutal game check out Raiders vs Bears back in 1984. That game was borderline criminal. That and Bengals Steelers 2015 playoffs are the two most violent games in NFL History. This is there too

[@EFL32]

​@@edalder2000That game, Bears vs Raiders 84' and Steelers vs Bengals (15') postseason are the top 3 most violent NFL games all time

[@andrewfung9340]

Crazy that coaches are the same and the teams are completely different it’s like college

[@coruscant100]

Despite the intense rivalry, I feel the Ravens and Steelers aren't too different from each other. They're both physical, boast solid defenses, have a slew of fantastic HOF players, and are the only teams in their division to have multiple Super Bowl championships. They're really two sides of the same coin.

[@DankBirdGang52]

That's what makes the rivalry so good. Even though the Ravens are barely a 28 year old franchise.

[@nazeem2322]

⁠@@DankBirdGang52They were founded in 1946 I think

[@DankBirdGang52]

@nazeem2322 Not the Ravens, they were the Browns before they moved back to Baltimore in 96

[@999triple4]

@@DankBirdGang52Texans younger then them btw

[@DankBirdGang52]

@@999triple4 I know that, but I'm talking about how intense the Ravens and Steelers rivalry has been.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Safe to say there’s no love lost between these teams

[@marinegator1833]

No love between them but the utmost respect for each other

[@theOlLineRebel]

I think it’s more about the fans than the teams.

[@ultimatechickenhorsesweat2614]

@@marinegator1833fr this

[@kiyanwest149]

Ravens fan here hate the Steelers lol but it’s much respect to them we have had some battles and this is what football is all about

[@dereksmith.]

Now this is how you make a film out of a football game! Just like how i remember watching NFL films as a kid. Its got everything. In-game sounds, slow motion impact plays, team reactions, broadcast booth. You can just feel the entire experience.

[@apiraklertlitwittaya5649]

It was such a magical season for us Steelers fans in 2008. Top rank Defense and went on a run to win the SB. Still brings tears to me to my eyes until these days. Hopefully we can do it again this year.

[@BrendanGeormer]

Really interesting in how it was the end of the defensive era of the league, but was just beginning the tenures of Tomlin, Harbaugh, and Flacco

[@michaelhession2105]

"Nothing refocuses the attention like Ravens/Steelers." -Jon Hamm

[@andredarden7052]

Its a rivalry but there's a respect amongst both teams.

[@TheStrategos392]

Shoutout to Dick Lebeau and the legendary 08 defense.

[@Kid-Pink_88.]

As a Steelers fan, always looked at Baltimore as "if the Steelers wore purple" because they both had such strong defenses Especially around this time. Ed Reed & Ray Lewis vs Troy Polamalu & James Harrison. Every yard had to be earned in these battles

[@ChilleBruh]

Ryan Clark, T Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Hines Ward just some of the toughest people in football in that one game.

[@nickhawdon9139]

Greatest rivalry in the AFC. Greatest rivalry in the NFL. Greatest rivalry in sports, bar none, in the entire world

[@packersauburneric3625]

War eagle 🦅 Auburn University represent

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Joe Flacco has almost been in the nfl for two decades.

[@jamesmorant1406]

Best rivalry in football

[@packersauburneric3625]

Iron bowl of nfl lol

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Ravens and Steelers rivalry is one of a kind

[@MomoKawashima5]

10:23 anyone else kind of impressed with how quick #78 got to that tackle?

[@erbgorre]

game saving tackle. 99/100 ed reed wouldve housed that. hell of a play by 78, he came flying in there like a free safety.

[@michaelhession2105]

This is either going to be a repeat of that game in 2008 or a repeat of Opening Day 2011. Although in regards to that 2008 game, the stakes are very similar. Pittsburgh comes to town with a one game lead in the AFC North, having already beaten Baltimore on a close call back at Heinz Field in the first meeting, and having the chance to lock up the division. The Ravens meanwhile having the chance to move into a tie for first place with a win. Hopefully its not the same result because if it is, it may take a while for the Ravens to recover from this given that they will not only have lost 9 of 10 to the Steelers, but watched Pittsburgh celebrate the division title at M&T as well (Hopefully the Yinzers don't invade M&T like Philly did). GAME ON EVERYBODY!

[@jimc.goodfellas]

These years were the best

[@bubba4198]

Lewis and Ward retiring was the end of a prime era of Steelers v Ravens rivalry

[@Mr.Memphis10]

As a Packers fan, Steelers vs Raven is the definition of rivalry game. Epic battles!

[@B-RokkSoSunny500]

Nice to see a Ravens kicker making field goals for a change

[@darkshinethakid4463]

SAME ENERGY SATURDAY

[@jeffreyv8306]

The Immaculate Extensions game (December 2016) was a much more exciting division-clinching game, in my opinion

[@michaelhession2105]

I agree even though that was painful on my side. Hopefully from a Ravens perspective, this weekend the script will be flipped come 8:00 PM EST. In all due respect to the Steelers and the success they've had against us the past few seasons, WE ARE DUE FOR A MOMENT WHERE WE DEFY GRAVITY AND BELIEF!

[@blackm8amba]

@@michaelhession2105I sure hopenso

[@lanegeisewite1436]

The greatest rivalry in nfl history period!

[@tyreepowell8367]

Ravens And Steelers Rivalry Will Always Be One Of My Favorites

[@petersmitt2485]

Joe Flacco should make it to the NFL Hall of Fame. He won the Superbowl with the Ravens and was named Superbowl MVP. Now, at age 39 he is still playing with the Indianapolis Colts.

[@AndreiKenshin24]

The most intense rivalry in NFL History especially play with Playoffs or Primetime Games or Jim Nantz such as NBC and ESPN.

[@StillersMX]

Should make a one-hour video on this rivalry alone. Nothing I enjoy more than playing against the Ravens. Pure hatred, great games and respect.

[@mariosnum1fan]

There’s just something about this rivalry that even when one team is clearly better than the other, the games turn to be close. For example, the 2015 season saw the Steelers get swept by the ravens, but the ravens didn’t even finish above .500 unlike Pittsburgh

[@michaelhession2105]

I know right. The crazy thing about this rivalry is that the underdog wins about 75% of the time. When the Steelers had the Killer B's there was a point where they couldn't beat the Ravens for a long period of time. And its the same here with the Ravens in the Lamar Era against the Steelers. If theres any solace for Ravens fans, its that they're one Immaculate Extension type moment or Opening Day 2011 type blowout away from changing the whole momentum of the rivalry for the next few years.

[@jarekcovington445]

I had never seen this game I became a Steelers fan after there last Super Bowl win

[@aleksabudjevac7280]

BRING PHYSICALITY BACK IN FOOTBALL

[@Chiefsfan12]

Safe to say that there will never be any love between these two teams.

[@Leeedy_1]

We completed the sweep against the Ravens in Baltimore to clinch the division back then. 16 years later we have a chance to do the same exact thing.

[@_Lonelychild]

All I got to say is as a die hard Steelers fan Steelers-Ravens rivalry is the best in the NFL until this day 💯 love playing the Ravens

[@stevee231]

From '08 to let's say 2012-ish, these games felt like something special, they were an event that the entire country wanted to say. Between the play on the field and the atmosphere in the stadium you could even hear the electricity in the announcers/play by plays voices. It felt different, so much intensity that nothing today matches in the NFL.

[@MarvyG23]

We hate the ravens but we respect them too

[@PreciousLuna1988]

We hate the ravens and we have no respect for them.

[@alvinwhite94]

@@MarvyG23 we hate the Steelers

[@kiyanwest149]

@@PreciousLuna1988it’s a reason coach calls him Mr Jackson i never seen him show that much respect for no other qb he knows of they don’t play perfectly on defense he’s going to have a field day so cut it out they do have respect

[@voidedmaniac7757]

I needed this

[@chadanderson9872]

Ravens/Steelers in the 21st century. Raiders/Steelers in the 20th century.

[@briansnyder5412]

I was at this game. First and last game in Baltimore. Almost got in 3 fights and I was 15 but cemented this rivalry for me and the ending was amazing I was at the end zone we scored. Remember forever

[@GabeAvalos21]

Greatest Rivalry Of All Time Ravens Vs Steelers 💜🖤🖤💛

[@Biglongshoreman333]

I’m 31 I grew up with the ravens this shit brings back hella memories every Steelers game was crucial

[@impala666]

Great to hear Bill Hilgrove and Tunch...great memories. Best Defense EVER.

[@calvinminor9940]

Game is on Saturday on Fox Sports @ 4 pm

[@Eli-ss9gj]

NFL throwback posting ANOTHER Ravens loss in this rivalry? Come on man.

[@Jrod5403]

We NEED football like this again.

[@joesmith5247]

I know me being a chief fan is irrelevant, but this rivalry was one for the ages. Arguably the GOAT imo, yes even above chiefs/raiders

[@molonlabe7309]

"should be played in a dark alley at midnight" 😂😂😂😂

[@christopherestes6760]

THOSE WERE THE DAYS........................... I had a cousin who was a Chiefs fan, and his wife was a Steelers fan. I am a Ravens fan.... On sundays when we could, we would throw parties... and ravens/steelers were always the best!

[@oneispispike3205]

Man the Lewis/Reed Ravens-Rothlisberger Steelers Was Such Violent Rivalry, Best Games To Watch!! Incredible Football Just Sayin

[@JJDaJettPlane17]

Possibly the best low scoring game you can watch! Crazy that they were both #1 & #2 Defenses in the league that year! This rivalry game is probably the ONLY game that I can watch and be happy that they kicked a combined 5FGs and only 1 TD was scored. Honestly I would’ve been fine with an all FG game by these two teams!

[@gerardweissii5714]

Love this rivalry! Been at some bery awsome games in Baltimore as a Steeleres fan. I was there for the catch, AB on the goal line and a few others. Intense!

[@TheDawgBreeder]

“Ravens Steelers Should Be Played In A Dark Alley At Midnight” was by far the most accurate depiction of the atmosphere each time we meet 😈

[@1wwtom]

From WIKI - The 1958 NFL Championship Game was the 26th NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first NFL playoff game to be decided in sudden death overtime. The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 23-17 in what soon became widely known as "the Greatest Game Ever Played". As a kid I had the 45rpm record with the National Beer label of the last minutes of that game. I played it over I don't know how many times. John Unitas was almost a God here in Baltimore for years!

[@bradjohnson482]

Neat story!

[@mekagoji7442]

Unless you’re Tom Brady, both Steelers and Ravens defensive lines were impenetrable. Attempt to break through and you’ll probably leave with broken ribs and some CTE

[@DudePressure]

If this is football...what do we call it today?

[@drewr9580]

From 2008-2014 this rivalry was next level

[@ChadamFriedland]

Brettttttt to the principals office JKJK

[@glockensig]

Unbelievable how often Harrison was held during his years!

[@ZacS-o3k]

My dads a steeler fan I'm a die hard ravens fan! These where some good days!

[@LockedDownSpectator]

00:07 that hit on the Roeth was so late that he is still being tackled on Saturday.

[@AdamWilliams-hy4lt]

You talk about Wolverines Vs The Buckeyes the hatred rivalry in college football. Well Steelers Vs The Ravens most hatred rivalry in the NFL. Looking forward to Saturday Game. We shall see if Lamar Jackson can beat the Steelers for the first time since 2019.

[@AnonymousRandomGuy006]

It’s watered down now that they can’t hit anymore. No NFL rivalry is legit anymore. It’s all just friendly competition now, nothing wrong with it, but hatred is strong word to describe these games now. It’s more like a mild disagreement 😂

[@PreciousLuna1988]

Lamar Jackson is a joke.

[@AdamWilliams-hy4lt]

No, no Ravens And Steelers don’t like each other they might have some measure of respect but it comes to playing against each other it’s physically. Disagree with you.

[@theOlLineRebel]

@@AdamWilliams-hy4ltno, it’s mostly fans. Esp. Those who are the money-makers for the NFL. The NFL feeds that fan hatred taking football too seriously to keep the money coming from Pitt.

[@handsuporillshoot381]

Now it's flag football. No longer a contact sport. You can thank crybabies like Tom Brady for that.

[@tobiojo6469]

Awesome video

[@younggod3906]

Best Rivalry In Football

[@rhideflory]

Brett Kollman just did a video on this game

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Gotta have this game played in a dark alley 😂

[@ninob.browntown4526]

Not this one, the last installment of this season in the afc championship game

[@paulmosmiller1716]

At 6 minutes he's 2 full yds short of the 1st down but as you see, refs have always had it out for the Ravens. They have to make sure Taylor Swift keeps winning... Uhh I mean the Chiefs

[@benjaminbrown5143]

Damn shame what the NFL did to this rivalry

[@AndyMatts44]

Peter King of SI said that this game and the AFC championship game played at a frightening level of violence, unlike anything he had ever seen.

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Back when the AFC was physical and nasty. A certain curly haired golden boy in Kansas City wouldn’t last 3 seconds

[@kiyanwest149]

He cries for calls now he’d be retired by now

[@handsuporillshoot381]

Now it's flag football. No longer a contact sport. You can thank crybabies like Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes for that.

[@tymega7680]

Troy Polamalu was special. My all time favorite NFL player hands down

[@youropionmattersnot]

As a Steelers fan, I miss those days. The team today is a mere shadow of what it used to be. So many great players and coaches. Ward, Ben, Harrison, Clark, Miller, Holmes, Troy, The Bus..... The list is long. Tomlin has yet to assemble such talent compared what he had to work with back then. "The standard" has went from standing a legitimate chance to win the SB to let's just get a winning season and be happy with that. Cannot wait for Tomlin and the rest of the clowns that call themselves coaches and coordinators to sent packing.

[@chrisdidonna7371]

08 steelers defense was oretty nasty

[@arf2ford572]

As a Steelers fan, you can’t hate Lewis, Reed, Scott, Suggs, Natta, Goose and on and on. While the rest of the league was playing pansy spread, can’t check WR, make hits across the middle or touch the QB. The greatest QB to ever play that game said that many times he would NOT throw across the middle when playing the Ravens because he didn’t want Ray Lewis to knock them out. Now a WR gets to take 3 steps and make a “football move” before you can touch them. Even with those rule changes Steelers vs Ravens still played “old school” football and everybody loved it and wanted to see it because we love hard hits and people getting JACKED.

[@AndyMatts44]

You can roll your eyes at that stupid, ridiculous pre-game dance, though.

[@kaspershaupt]

Pittsburgh then winning round three in the afc championship in another classic

[@Berealwiteachother]

Listen I am a “Steeler” but I love the ravens and the browns. Steelers insignia came from Cleveland steel mills and the ravens used to be the browns. AFC north is the black and go- I mean blue division and I love it because while they try to soften the game, animosity is the key to old school football! The bengals suck though!

[@kiyanwest149]

Lmaooo see what you did there you know it’s black and pu- blue division .. much respect though if we don’t make it i rather see yall make it rather than the bills or chiefs 🤢🤮

[@LastNameGalePodcast]

10 - 13 is what we call a Ravens vs Steelers game...all defense baby!

[@trod5902]

that INT at 12:23 definitely hit the ground first. no question

[@johnoconnor6356]

The beginning of this video was when Ben Roethlisburger was the quarterback, and Larry Footey was one of the linebackers for The Steelers.

[@LiamDeege]

Title says everything

[@kevinuchiha6830]

@@LiamDeege Thoughts on the Ravens game Sunday?

[@LiamDeege]

Not looking forward to this game to be honest

[@kevinuchiha6830]

@@LiamDeege it'll be close. I honestly can't choose a winner either

[@blitzburgh9066]

Polamalu was truly one of a kind

[@UpsDriver77]

Yep....Ed Reed sure was!

[@blitzburgh9066]

Both were but one showed up more when it mattered… just watch the 2008 afc championship for reference

[@andredarden7052]

This video is starting off biased, showing mostly Steelers hitting Ravens.

[@huntermorris7421]

Wow, that call at 5:55 was garbage

[@GaryCedestromIII]

Why the hell is Hines Ward not in the Hall of Fame? 1,000 catches, two rings, Super Bowl MVP, and they changed the rules because of him. Hines Ward is in the same category as Jack Lambert in Steelers lore as far as I'm concerned.

[@thenewjord50]

AFC North aka The Penitentiary Division

[@kiyanwest149]

Def the projects of the nfl lmao

[@eric3298]

This defense was great but the 2006 ravens was the best defense to not win a super bowl imo

[@goober5713]

As a Steelers fan, I hate the Ravens, but I respect them.

[@sergiotim]

Promote the big hits but fine players for putting big hits... The NFL at its best 😂🤡

[@shawnkincheloesr5192]

R. Lewis # 52 & Ed Reed # 20 ( Enough Said ) 💜🖤💜🖤💜🐦‍⬛✌🏾

[@willemsleveille314]

This was REAL FOOTBALL

[@handsuporillshoot381]

Now it's flag football. No longer a contact sport. You can thank crybabies like Tom Brady for that.

[@EFL32]

I'll never forget when the Ravens defense literally twisted and rearranged Big Ben's nose. An almost disturbing rivalry.