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Never question heart of Batch, Steelers

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BALTIMORE -- You can criticize Charlie Batch's lack of arm strength. You can laugh about Batch's age (he's so old that he once handed off to Barry Sanders). The one part of Batch's game you can't question is his heart. How else do you explain a third-st…

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

BALTIMORE -- We probably should have seen this one coming. The aging Charlie Batch has looked like he was on his last legs for years now. Just like the aging Pittsburgh Steelers. But they both refuse to go away. At least quietly.

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In one of the most bitter rivalries in sports, now it seems like the head coaches can't get along. Shortly after Shaun Suisham's field goal won the game for Pittsburgh, the Ravens' John Harbaugh calmly walked up to the Steelers' Mike Tomlin at midfield …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs came off the field during Sunday’s loss to the Steelers holding his arm, making his status a hot topic after the game in Baltimore. Suggs didn’t speak extensively to the media after the game, but Aaron Wilson of the Bal…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers’ win over the Ravens may have come at a significant price. Cornerback Ike Taylor, we’re told, has a fibula injury.  He’ll have an MRI on Monday. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, there is concern that the injury is signific…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

In what may very well have been the final start of his NFL career, 37-year-old quarterback Charlie Batch led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens, keeping the Steelers' hopes for a spot in the AFC Playoffs alive. Batch comple…

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My thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals' 20-13 victory at the San Diego Chargers: What it means: The Bengals (7-5) kept pace in the AFC playoff race with their fourth straight win. Cincinnati remains tied with Pittsburgh for the sixth and final playoff sp…

Matt Loede, steelersgab.com

Still think Charlie Batch can’t get it done? Think again. Sunday in Baltimore, the Steelers, like an old prize fighter backed in the corner late in a fight, fought tooth and nail with a team that was supposed to dominate them, and in the end used a Shau…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Entering Sunday, the Browns had not won games in consecutive weeks since the second and third weeks of the 2011 season. That changed when they beat the Raiders 20-17 in Oakland. The win was Cleveland’s second in a row after they knocked off the Steelers…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Just when it looked like the Ravens were about to blow this one open, the Steelers have forced a 20-20 tie in the fourth quarter. Ravens safety Ed Reed killed a scoring chance with an interception in the end zone (after collecting Emmanuel Sanders‘ inex…

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BALTIMORE -- My thoughts on the the Pittsburgh Steelers' 23-20 victory at the Baltimore Ravens: What it means: On Shaun Suisham's 42-yard game-winner as time expired, the Steelers (7-5) stayed in the thick of the AFC playoff race by upsetting the Ravens…

Matt Loede, steelersgab.com

Couple quick things here to think about at the half: 1. Batch and the offense haven’t gotten much done, but overall are playing a LOT better than last week. The reason – one turnover, and it was on a trick play where Antonio Brown was throwing a pass.…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Well, the Steelers haven’t turned it over eight times like they did last week. But the one they have just cost them. The Ravens matched a Steelers interception, and Joe Flacco turned it into a touchdown for a 13-6 lead at halftime. The game had been tau…

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BALTIMORE -- Rashard Mendenhall went from the starting running back last week to being inactive today against the Ravens. That's what happens when Mendenhall fumbles on two of his four carries against the Browns. Mendenhall, who has dealt with injuries …

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BALTIMORE -- The Steelers are down to their third-string quarterback in Charlie Batch. The Ravens, though, are down to their third-string linebacker. Already without Ray Lewis (torn triceps), the Ravens will be without his replacement in Dannell Ellerbe…

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BALTIMORE -- It's a later-than-usual start for every team in the AFC North today. The Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers all kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET. The Steelers (6-5) are at the Ravens (9-2) for their remat…

Gerry Dulac, post-gazette.com

To be sure, there was little the Steelers offense did well in Cleveland.

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Gerry Dulac breaks down Round 2 of the rivalry for 2012.

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

You call this a rivalry? The Ravens might call it a turkey shoot.

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

One made Heinz Field home for more than a decade. The other made sure that house ran smoothly.