Steelers have first pick-six vs Ravens since 1996 and other odd stats

As improbable as a 7-0 start for the Steelers is, it’s more unbelievable is that they beat the ravens when the stats dictated they should have lost.

Sunday’s victory over the ravens had a lot of first-time occurrences and in very bizarre ways as well. Despite a poor first-half performance, as the Steelers have done in all of 2020, they found a way to adapt and knock off their arch-rivals in this crucial AFC North matchup.

Now that they are 7-0, they have tied their best starting mark set by the 1978 Steelers. Pittsburgh has never gone 8-0. So if they knock off the Cowboys next week, they will have the best start in Steelers history. The worst finish by a team that started 7-0 belongs to the Chiefs who finished 11-4 in 2013.

Familiar Faces

Sunday’s matchup with the Ravens is the 25th time Mike Tomlin and Ravens coach John Harbaugh have faced each other. Their meeting is the third most between the same coaches.

In second place is Packers coach Curly Lambeau and Giants coach Steve Owen; they faced each other 28 times. The most all-time meetings between two coaches belongs to Bears coach George Halas and Packers coach Curly Lambeau who squared off against each other 48 times.

First Time For Everything

Lamar Jackson had two dubious firsts in the game against Pittsburgh. He threw his first pick-six ever in his career. Secondly, this is  Jackson’s first interception that he has thrown in the first quarter of a regular-season game.