Steelers vs. Ravens: 4 reasons for optimism

There are plenty of reasons to be hopeful about the upcoming Steelers-Ravens matchup.

The Steelers-Ravens rivalry has a respect-disrespect kind of relationship. A byproduct of said relationship is some of the fiercest football matchups of the last decade.

Tomorrow should be no different. It’ll be a strength versus strength, won-in-the-trenches kind of battle. Records and stats are thrown out the window when these two clubs meet.

Here are X reasons to be optimistic Sunday (and, yes, it includes records and stats… sue me).