Undefeated Steelers Open As Road Underdogs In Week 8

Steelers (6-0) at Ravens (5-1)

Sunday November 1st, 1:00pm ET

• Pittsburgh opened as a +6 road underdog against the Ravens for their Week 8 matchup on Sunday, but heavy sharp action on the Steelers moved the spread to +/- 3. 

• Less than 24 hours after the odds opened, 91% of total money wagered backed the Steelers ATS.

• The Steelers have gone 6-0 overall, 5-1 ATS and the OVER has gone 3-2-1 in their games.

• The Ravens have gone 5-1 overall, 3-2-1 ATS and the UNDER has gone 4-2 in their games.

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Per ESPN, the Steelers are the only team in the NFL that has kept their opponents scoreless on their first possession all season long.

"We always want our defense to go on the field first, just to set the tone," wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said about Pittsburgh’s win over the undefeated Titans in Week 7. "I think it changed the momentum. And when Ben called tails and we got tails, Ben said, ‘Y'all, let's receive.' It changed the whole tone that, you know, first drive, you go down and put points on the board and the rest is history. … As you can see in the previous games, we always put our defense on the field first to set the tone, but we believe our offense can do the same thing."

The Ravens are coming off a bye week and are a major test for Pittsburgh’s elite defense. Baltimore has scored on the opening possession in four of six games.

"We realize that we've got AFC North ball next week on the road," Tomlin said. "We're going to a group that has seven days' advantage on us, so there's a lot for us to be urgent about. We won't spend a lot of time celebrating this or appreciating this because it's just more work that lies ahead.

"But we like that element of the journey and we're excited about assessing what's transpired, hopefully making necessary improvements and positioning ourselves for next week's challenge."