But it would be hard for them to try to tap that line now if they wanted to. And nobody, inside or outside the team, had better try the refs-don't-want-us-here argument, the way it was after the Santonio Holmes touchdown call at M&T Bank Stadium last month. Not after the gift of the Todd Heap third-down catch during the game-winning drive Saturday, after the play clock had clearly expired.
Seeing a team charge from the wild-card spot is no longer a shock. Two of the toughest games the Steelers have played this season were against the Ravens. Only a lunatic would count out a team with this defense, and the rookie quarterback and rookie head coach have done everything possible to negate their lack of experience. Plus, the Ravens are last season's New England Patriots compared with the twin rags-to-riches stories in the NFC.
Thus, can anyone seriously position these Ravens as an obvious underdog Sunday in Pittsburgh - or beyond?
