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[@ragleaming4876]

i can listen to ray lewis talk about football for years

[@cedrickcarson3201]

Taliek Pampellonne I could listen to him talk period

[@slim8039]

faxx

[@prettyteeth]

My all time favorite player. That man talks and you pay attention and would run through a wall after he is done.

[@jackjelf5986]

Taliek Pampellonne the person he murdered cant listen to him :/

[@MikeBNumba6]

He's even better when he talks about the actual X's and O's. No one can break it down like he can. I really wish they give him more time to talk about those kinds of things

[@DJAndrewSmith]

As a Steelers fan Steelers VS Ravens = Hatred + Respect Steelers VS Bengles = Hatred + Malice Steelers VS Brown = Hatred + Pity Saw this on reddit

[@justinwilliams8915]

Me Vs You = passion + love 💕

[@CheekoLFreako]

Cleveland fan here and yup I️ watch the other rivalries. Seems like other teams afc north teams take easier on us.

[@mattthedestroyer2804]

Andrew Smith For the Bengals we don't even hate the browns. We just pity them

[@MadAngel209]

Even though I'm from Cincinnati, I never was a Bengals fan. When I was in Pittsburgh, I asked a Steeler fan do they look at The Cincinnati Bengals as a rival, and he told me "no". Yes, they are in The AFC North Division, but until The Bengals bring a Super Bowl to Cincinnati, and beat The Steelers more often, The Pittsburgh Steelers will NEVER......NEVER, EVER, EVER respect The Cincinnati Bengals.

[@yaboyshelz]

Andrew Smith is

[@Dizzle0919]

THE Ravens had to step up to the Steelers physicality. Steelers have played physical football since the 70's

[@Dee-jd6ym]

Patrick Coleman Steel curtain wasn't In a afc north plus that curtain team was heavy on Steroids.

[@tuckerjerbs]

Draymond Mean Greene #WARRIORSCAPTAIN how bout the 96 team. ? Every year at the top

[@Dizzle0919]

My point is Steeler football has been a physical brand since the 70's. Secondly The AFC North is the direct descendent of the AFC Central and what team set the standard in that division? The Steelers with physical football. So there is NO way the Ravens set the physical standard as a new franchise.

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

Patrick Coleman well they didnt

[@garyterrell5702]

@@Dizzle0919 educate these people my man

[@LakerNation24]

Love rays passion for the game still, one of the best ever

[@stemmenfratarnet]

As a Steelers fan Ray Lewis is probably the most inspirational and influential person I’ve ever seen. Mad respect.

[@lewis9702]

Thanks brother. As a Ravens fan, I feel the same way about James Harrison. A true Warrior and legit Badass.

[@edhocken3512]

Dudes a phony murderer

[@joecampbell2496]

He’s not more inspirational and influential than the best of the Steelers; I am a Steelers fan. Respect given to Ray Raven, Ed Reed, Suggs, but no self respecting Steeler fan considers ANY Raven above Franco, Troy, Joe Green. You can call yourself whatever you want, but no true Steeler fan could have typed what you did.

[@user-fp4cc7mr9w]

As a Ray Lewis RAVENS fan I preciate dat

[@johnedwards4931]

It wasn't Ray Lewis that created the physicality of the AFC North, that was created by Joe Greene, Jack Lambert and the rest of the Steel Curtain back in the 70s. This has always been a physical division with big rivalries.

[@darryldon2693]

Well said sir

[@GeorgesOpinion]

Ray Lewis brought up physics and my heart stopped😂

[@blyeone]

Bill Cowher he set the tone for Pittsburgh in that time frame he made the Steelers physical and everyone in the north had to catch up or get smashed

[@U_1984]

yup

[@CoolioXXX52]

Ravens defense 1999-2001 was the dominant defense

[@Wallriss]

Ryan Herich but like the guy said Pittsburgh set that tone throughout the 90's. Back when the ravens were still the original Browns. When the Browns moved to Baltimore they started to build there entire team to emulate what the Steelers were doing and it worked for a few years.

[@blackngoldsteelers8179]

Yup with physical players drafted.

[@danadamczyk3295]

It wasnt the AFC north then though.

[@mcconlogue1898]

Steelers have been physical for decades. Ravens modeled their team after the Steelers when moving to Baltimore. They say so themselves.

[@Lord_Clarke]

8 tries on the 1yrd line...You know how defeating that is to get a penalty on 4th down and a new fresh set of downs and fail 4 more times

[@billyky1700]

Lol james farrior, Ryan Clark, Casey Hampton, Joey porter, troy palamolu, jarome bettis, Brett kisel, Aaron Smith Lol Pitt was physical before Tomlin.

[@cameronfranklin5004]

the physicality has actually went down dont forget players like Kevin Greene and Greg Llyod

[@stanleybaptiste9544]

Your very right. Very true

[@rodp7186]

Jason Gildon, Levon Kirkland

[@hklawnmasters9605]

Pitt was physical before Ray Lewis and before the ravens were even a thought.

[@RG-os1ry]

Pittsburgh was one of the defensive juggernauts in the nfl way b4 ray lewis was a thought!

[@adamhebert507]

I can not wait for Ray Lewis' Hall of Fame speech.

[@MrColeemon]

Adam Hebert good point. Its going to be great

[@flame-sky7148]

They might as well put him last to speak. I remember when he made that retirement speech at the press conference, the head coach (Harbaugh) was in the back with the media (reporters) just listening staying inspired. It was like role reversal. Never seen anything like that in a while.

[@bio1990]

Adam Hebert I come from the future and yes his speech was awesome

[@TheMan750]

I come from the future, he turned it into a Ted Talk

[@Crazyfootballguy]

The Afc North's toughness was established by the Steelers from the 70s. Seems like these guys forgot about the Steel curtain defense.

[@JacksonNotJaxon]

2000 Ravens defense on top

[@michaelswick4251]

@@JacksonNotJaxon Two totally different eras. Not even the same game

[@roberttomon4216]

Old men talking like children

[@WannaBeRockStar800]

What happened for the 30 years after them? 2000 ravens were the best defense of all time. That set the north.

[@TheKingbron6]

Eric Davis & Bucky Brooks are the most underrated analysts

[@gingercallum3210]

Nailed it on the broadcasting lads

[@Sayyyso]

GingerCallum I'm a ravens fan and your a steelers fan but clearly you haven't heard of the steel curtain

[@gingercallum3210]

tf are you on about

[@Sayyyso]

They are praising Ray for the physical toughness of AFC north football but the steelers had a nasty defense way before the Ravens were even conceived.

[@Sayyyso]

A misunderstanding on my part. Btw im sure you can come up with better slander then "nonce". Tf does that even mean😂😂. Oh it's some slang from europe 😂 I really cant take you guys seriously

[@TheRick8866]

GingerCallum respect your elders. These fools were talking nonsense and you’re like good job lads, chip chip Cheerio and all that nonsense. Smh.

[@plainsimple244]

The AFC North is competitive and regardless of record, they all play hard or to win the manhood fight at the end of the game.

[@JkBuss]

The division was brutal before Lewis was drafted. Kirkland, Greene, Lloyd, Brown, nuff said!

[@anthonycovington6573]

8:10 Ray got real on them

[@altmailacctother2348]

The Steelers of the 90s set that tone before Ray Lewis was there. Yes it was AFC Central, but that was the tone. Maybe you heard of guys like Greg Lloyd, Carnell Lake, Rod Woodson, Jason Gildon. Big hitters. That came from Cowher. It started in the 90s. This is not a slight on Ray Lewis, it was just that the tone was set in the 90s. Greg Lloyd was not "Wasn't Hired for His Disposition." Even their secretary hit.

[@TheRick8866]

It started in the 70 with the steel curtain.

[@davidgraham2673]

Ray Lewis even admitted it. He wanted what Pittsburgh had, and was told to "go get it". You can't have brought it in, if somebody else has it, and you want it.

[@eric2794]

Dalton owned the Raves. Aka old Browns

[@mbrower8864]

I was just going to remind these guys about Greg Lloyd and the 90s Steelers, who got it from the 70s Steelers.

[@shepardsolomon7538]

Tennessee was physical

[@jigfordtough7318]

A discussion involving my Ravens i can't believe it!

[@kingtazzzz1280]

Baltimore fan here and I’m jus sayin AFC north is so aggressive all teams have trouble with the four Teams

[@hematospermia]

So, Greg Lloyd wasn't physical? Jason Whitlock must've started watching football in 2002.

[@03Man11]

Whitlock is an idiot.

[@RealRuler2112]

Ray Lewis created the physical culture of football in the AFC north?!???? Haven't these guys heard of the Steel Curtain? The Steelers created it and the Ravens adopted it because they saw it worked.

[@dacarl7728]

RealRuler2112 the steel curtain was gone though before the Ravens were a team

[@MrKT410]

AFC North was created decades after Steel curtain was done.

[@xaviermcknight7131]

The Steel Curtain played in the AFC Central. The AFC North was not established until the early 2000s.

[@willhunter1842]

that's what ray said

[@blyeone]

Bill Cowher he set the tone

[@jayreal89]

I love Ray Lewis passion him talking makes you love the game

[@DParks-pj9zr]

Saying the Ravens invented the physicality the Steelers had to react to is straight up ignorant. As if the Steel Curtin hadn't established that tradition and Kevin Greene, Rod Woodson and Greg Lloyd didn't continue it. Not to mention the Ravens Were the Original Browns team. They were well aware of who the Steelers were and how they tried to play the game.

[@geremyforsen8150]

I agree( and I'm a die hard ravens fan) Steelers started it but ravens quickly adopted it.... cinci and browns are trying to adopt it.....aka the AFC NORTH is the toughest division to go through

[@geremyforsen8150]

any true Steelers fan cannot say they are superior over the ravens cuz they know it's always a battle

[@mcr2dcr348]

Geremy Forsen if we’re being honest, in the last 5-7 years, all the afc north games minus the browns, they’ve all been hard fought physical games

[@wesleypepple7525]

Correction it's not the Ray Lewis division it's the James Harrison division

[@MexicanAmericanPhilippines]

And the 90s defense, Greg Lloyd, Greene, woodson,

[@franthevan65]

All 4 teams have always been physical even before the afc north was established Pittsburgh been physical since 1969. Browns always physical Baltimore and Cincinnati always physical . They were perfect to all be put in the north

[@Crazyfootballguy]

..... the Ravens didn't start the defensive culture of the Afc north. That was the Steelers buddy. They started it in the 70s.

[@WinkOutdoors]

Correction Wilbon. Steelers established the physical play in the 70s.

[@CHP.Spinna]

Some people don't understand that's it football...

[@Dee-jd6ym]

Straight Juiced You don't watch AFC North football.

[@christianarchambault6111]

Wow The Steelers were tough far before Tomlin got there.

[@03Man11]

And tough far before Lewis

[@mr.cookie7308]

Ray Lewis is one of the best defensive players of all time....no question about it.

[@dawn7220]

I don't know much about American football, but I thoroughly enjoy Ray Lewis 😊

[@c0sselburn]

The Ravens didn't make the Steelers a tough team. They were always one. Just look at the Steel Curtain of the 70s and Blitzburgh of the 90s.

[@Dee-jd6ym]

Mahesvara Steelers wasnt in the afc North and steel curtain was steroid boys.

[@warpartstudio7061]

Draymond Mean Greene #WARRIORSCAPTAIN But the point is Steelers have always been tough! Famous and Notorious for Defence. You think Ray Lewis never took Steroids?? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@timjamieson1094]

Shitsburgh is the most dirty team in the nfl

[@davidmiller6579]

The bad part was Burfict on the Bengals. That’s was the issue, not the rest.

[@monkeyspank6444]

Speaking of Eddie George and physics, his rookie year made the mistake of going head to head with Casey Hampton 300+ nose tackle and lost. Love and respect that Raven D of 2000, but lets be realistic, the Steelers created that atmosphere since the 70’s with Mel Blount and Co. The 5yd rule was because of Blount, Steelers have always prided themselves on this style of play.🖖

[@fatpowerful]

It was ray Lewis, ED reed and Suggs vs Ike taylor, James Harrison and Polamalu just taking souls

[@joshgardiner5528]

I'm here from a few years in the future to tell you yes, it is indeed physical still.

[@charlesstevens6705]

I miss Eric Davis ! Where is he and I hope he is healthy.

[@aaronsteele7085]

Football is not meant for the weak. Ask Tatum, Butkus, Lewis, and Singletary these are guys who put the fear in guys. When you get hit you have a choice get up or stay down.

[@IshBalla]

The Steelers were physical wayyyyyy before the 90s... just saying

[@robodaviking2209]

I feel like they are right on the plays themselves. What I think they are missing is the intention behind the plays. Specifically when JuJu Smith stood over Burfict and taunted him. That really made it look like they were trying to hurt each other because Burfict got hurt on that play.

[@bobbyraejohnson]

Robert Hendricksen made it look that way? People should already know they are.

[@WinkOutdoors]

Burfict tried to take ABs head off in the playoffs. Juju was trying to smash him.

[@stepaushi]

Jason Whitlock sounds like Frank Caliendo imitating Charles Barkley.

[@cflo1386]

I'm pretty sure the 90s Steelers were a physical team.

[@morrisbrown3327]

JL AFC central in the 90's. AFC North after 2001

[@03Man11]

@@morrisbrown3327 does it make a difference? Ravens, Steelers, Browns and Bengals were all part of the AFC central.

[@vincentjean]

Love this vid... Ravensnation

[@adamcrawford572]

Sooooo the AFC North wasn't physical before Ray Lewis played there? Been physical long before Ray was there Wit, not to take anything away from Ray, he's a legend just saying

[@marianopompa2342]

adam crawford whitlock and cowherd scared to death of ray, they won’t dare say anyone is badder than him in his presence lol

[@chrischeatham8314]

adam crawford there was no such thing as AFC North lol

[@flame-sky7148]

Good point Chris , it was the AFC Central

[@aidanpowell9143]

adam crawford before Ray Lewis, there literally was no AFC North.

[@bobbyraejohnson]

Chris Cheats no it was call the afc central either way steelers created the culture of hard nose defense before the ravens were thought of.

[@ericstrauch3215]

Only way to survive in the AFC North is to play physical. The Ravens figured that out in the late '90's when Tennessee was in the division.

[@j.raustin2911]

Blitzburgh Greg loyd before Ray set the tone

[@josephjohnson2126]

Ray spoke about one of the best rivalries ever, him and Eddie

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

"Yoink" -Ray Lewis to Eddie George, you know the play

[@martybreeden6116]

Remember Jack Lambert, Donnie Shell, ....those guys were BAD MEN!!!

[@bmore24t56]

Love Ray Lewis

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Till this day AFC North Football is still the most Physical division of American Football

[@weownbullard5]

Was Eddie George really 245? Sheesh

[@itsintheword230]

Bob Gray ....I saw the guy at cedar point ....he is huge and tall, all muscle. I could not believe he was a RB. His calve muscles were the size of my forearm and bicep put together.

[@Boseman7]

6'2 with power and breakaway speed

[@chrisstewart4268]

best game I've ever seen

[@TheSteveSteele]

Chris Stewart I like those physical games too. Add some vertical game and tough running and that’s football perfection. I grew up watching ‘70s football. It was ok to admire civilized warfare. Today people are hypocrites. The Crabtree/Talib fight got a lot of bad press because it was premeditated and because half the players on the field got out of hand. But it probably also got more KZbin hits than anything else that week. Btw, I’ll take the Raiders/Chiefs Thursday night battle as game of the year.

[@gamera5160]

All due respect to Ray Lewis, but the AFC Central was tough and brutal going all the way back to the 70's. The Browns and Steelers rivalry was intense long before the Browns turned into the Ravens. The Steelers had a league changing defense before the Ravens did. Even in the 90's under Cowher, the Steelers had Blitzburgh. I'm not diminishing Lewis's status as one of the all time greats who dominated his era, but he did not make the AFC North what it is today. Those seeds were planted long ago.

[@scotthuff271]

Stop interrupting Ray Lewis you absolute FOOLS!

[@jwill294]

How is ray not a commentator by now he’s a million miles better than anyone else as talking the game

[@Macjam44]

Steelers were tough going back to the 60s.

[@SmittyD33]

PS4L but Ray Lewis has my love and respect he is the best middle linebaccer of all time I hated when we played them nothing but respect

[@darcilioneto3980]

They receive a Lot to broadcast...perfect witlock

[@charlescampbell7710]

Ravens vs Steelers biggest rivalry in all of sports.

[@cjlawlor95]

A dirty hit is one when a DB launches himself for the head or lower body. What refs don't understand is most of the time what they call "dirty" is actual good and clean. There's so little reaction time offensive player have to evade a hit/tackle that there are bound to be unintended collisions.

[@kirkmuffie7542]

I'm a Steelers fan and I concur. The Steelers vs Ravens games are some of the best football you can watch. Physical is not strong enough a word.

[@tuckerjerbs]

He has no clue what he's talking about. Steelers Super Bowl 96. Cowher. Then Bettis. Then ravens had to get big

[@abrahamjackson6019]

That was easily the most physical division of football in the history of the NFL

[@Brehon_TalkingFinance]

Ray Lewis makes me want to go hit the gym.

[@jonnymoses6927]

Imagine thinking the Ravens forced the Steelers to become a physical, defensive-minded team. That’s literally been the teams identity for it’s entire history

[@noahwinkler6876]

Every team needs a player who will set the tone. Put the fear in em

[@mikewalker3007]

So the Steelers learned to play physical from the Ravens?. Lol Yeah I remember the Ravens in the 70's They where straight killers! Mean Joe Lewis and the crew the top dogs back then. Whitlock went straight under the table during that ode to Ray. Cup the balls and all.

[@user-tb4el1sr1q]

I was 240 when I was pregnant I should have been playing 🎯😂🤯🤟

[@michaelanderson3908]

i want to see ray lewis as a coach

[@xxvavyguy4457]

Rays' line at the 2:33 mark in this says it all. AFC North football is about being physical. End of conversation

[@EdmacZ]

The Steel Curtain. Houston's 'House of Pain'. The original Cleveland Dawg Pound at Municpal Stadium. The AFC Central/North was always a nasty and physical division.

[@oaklandtraphouse]

The north still to this day is the most physical divisions

[@edhocken3512]

Dude not only that, Pittsburgh had 4 bowls and 5 appearances on pure physical football before the ravens even existed. They did what they could to compete in the division. Basically be a great red headed step child to the masters of the AFC Central/North

[@scottcompton1335]

The fact that this guy doesn’t acknowledge how the Steelers have played for the last 50years,insinuating cowhers team didn’t BEGIN THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE AFC CENTRAL AND THEN NORTH….ignorance is real

[@R2sojr09]

Man Ray killed that

[@user-tb4el1sr1q]

Hello 🤗🥰 Ray ...Mike Tomlin is my favorite coach

[@councilv1250]

God i hope and pray Ray Lewis gets a head coaching job. If anybody could do it better than belichick it'd be him.

[@TheRick8866]

Ray Lewis was great but the afc north was physical way before he got there. Smh. Come on. The steel curtain. Browns vs Steelers before 1999. Earl Campbell. Someone dock this fools pay.

[@keatonburson2996]

Steelers set the tone in the division in the 70's. All due respect to Ray but he didn't start it. Maybe reignited it.

[@MrFishscale1921]

James Harrison is a 2X Super Bowl Champ ... The Silverback of the NFL is home to the AFC North!

[@vegastjg]

I wonder how ray felt about his D after Ben went 44-66 506 yards

[@TheRick8866]

It’s way older than 2000

[@rogerlewis9007]

Fella you have it completely backwards. Ray Lewis has said himself. They wanted to be physical like the Steelers. So they tried to become the Steelers.

[@mbrower8864]

The physicality came from the Steelers. Ray Lewis referred to Greg Lloyd as "s monster" That's who he was immulating. That Steeler hater is true to form. Give credit where credit is due!

[@ahmathyayadayad8621]

Rey said or with us. The Bengals been dominating the Ravens for about ten years.

[@brypete]

Absolutely one of the most ridiculous statements ever...to say that ray Lewis and the Ravens set the tone for the physicality of the AFC north is ridiculous...the Steelers defense Was stacked threw the 90s and 2000s.. let's not forget that blitzburg was smacking around the Ravens when the were the Brown's.. The Steelers defense made the North.. and while every team in the north starts there season goals out to beat the Steelers... We start the season goals out to win a championship..I respect the Ravens but to say they were the reason for become today's black and blue division it the most ridiculous statement ever.

[@sonsofliberty3081]

You are high man. Steelers were physically dominant before the ravens were a team. Don't forget that. You remember cower power. Greg lloyd meeting Kevin green at the qb. Jason gilden, lavon Kirkland, man it was Pittsburgh that started this.

[@MrHa321]

2021 I think steelers and browns play with that physicality

[@IntoTheVoid96]

You notice how the all of the AFC North's biggest rival is the Steelers? The steelers are the daddy of the division. They want to dethrone them. The bengals, browns, and ravens don't have that kind of magic against each other but they all do against Pittsburgh.

[@dryhuh]

Ray Lewis was sitting there having flashbacks

[@WiLLHeLMuT28]

The Ravens played that way to match the 1990's Steelers defense!!

[@jordanbailey1034]

Everytime somebody said dirty hit ray looked like he’s never seen a dirty hit before 😂🤣

[@DavidRodriguez-sf5qx]

Shazier lead with his head all the way down it was bad to see but common sense who tf leads all the way down like that

[@sactownsteelers6748]

First off it wasn't the ravens or ray lews division Pittsburgh's defense established AFC North football Gregg lloyd kevin Green palomalu pittsburgh has always set the standard of physical football

[@hassanlewis4856]

The physicality if the division was started by the Steelers datiing back to the 70s and it never stopped. John Harbaugh said he built his team to be abke to beat the Steelers. Idk what this guy is talking about.

[@td4805]

The history of the AFC North is Steelers 1970s-2010s...Ravens had some seasons but they HAD TO MATCH Pittsburgh...They sit there and prop Ray Lewis they forget Greg Lloyd Levon Kirkland, Kevin Greene, James Harrison, Joey Porter........Seriously Steelers set the tone in the AFC division they've played in since 1974.

[@journalism101]

Jason Whitlock said it ... it's official ... The AFC North is the Ray Lewis division.

[@keithturner7108]

Its actually Steelers division. Ravens adapted to steelers. Steelers started that hard nose hard hitting defense