Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • Here's a look at the Ravens Players on the reserve Co vid list Multiple starters on both sides of the ball, with 16 players on the list entering the day, I should point out the running backs Mark Ingram and J K.

  • Dobbins Air eligible to return as soon as today so they should be able to play.

  • But it is not yet a total certainty that the game will be played.

  • Dan Graziano explain the latest.

  • Yeah, total certainty is a pretty elusive concept in 2020 so we are still waiting to make sure look at the beginning of the year.

  • The NFL was not testing people on game days because they couldn't get the results back in time.

  • But they've changed that policy over the last couple of months, and they now administer point of care.

  • Rapid result tests on game days, so Pittsburgh will have them.

  • The Ravens will have them before they leave their team hotel, and if there are a bunch of positives that come back off of that, it is still possible that they move this game back to another week or cancel it.

  • I mean, there's a lot of different things that could still happen.

  • So the hope, obviously is that all those tests come back clean, that there's no reason for concern that the outbreak that the Ravens have been dealing with for the past week and a half continues to spread.

  • And they're able to kick off this game.

  • And just under at this point, what about eight hours so that that's the hope.

  • But, yes, there is another round of testing that has to take place before this game could start today, right?

  • So stay close by, Dan.

  • I want to bring the rest of the crew in here and let's talk about this a little bit because look, we get a Wednesday afternoon NFL game.

  • So if we're fans, that's obviously in some ways an exciting opportunity.

  • I'll be home with nothing better to do than watch this, that's for sure.

  • So, Ryan Clark, let me start with you.

  • What is this game today for the Steelers?

  • You're you're getting a Baltimore team.

  • You've waited a week and a half to play it.

  • You're getting a Ravens team without Lamar Jackson.

  • You're a former Steeler.

  • You're going on the field today.

  • What are you thinking going in?

  • I mean, when you go on this field, you think it put your foot on the Baltimore Ravens.

  • Next, Listen, these ain't our homeboys thes aren't our friends.

  • The one thing you do, you hope that they get through the cove.

  • It concerns.

  • And after that, that's what your concern stops for this team.

  • Listen, if Michael Jackson went to that parking lot on, I'm bad to dance and there was no Michael Jackson.

  • Would you still have the dance off?

  • Hell, yeah, you would have the dance off and you would flat out kill him.

  • And that's what the Pittsburgh Steelers are thinking right now.

  • When they get on the field, they need to make sure that they know early and often that this is a game of physicality and you don't have the horses to play.

  • You're in the turf war and you don't have your big hitters.

  • And that's what Mike Tomlin's gonna focus on.

  • He's not gonna focus on the postponements.

  • He's not gonna focus on the fact that it's Wednesday at 3 40.

  • He's gonna focus on the fact that he's leading ah group of sharks and there is blood in the water, and that's the way they're gonna look at it.

  • It helps that it's the Baltimore Ravens.

  • It helps that you don't like them already.

  • It helps that somehow you can find a way to blame them for the reason you're playing on Wednesday at 3 40.

  • So you have a reason to be pissed off and you have somebody to take it out on.

  • And that's what the Pittsburgh Steelers have to do from the very first whistle.

  • Because Baltimore already has a little doubt.

  • Let's take every bit of doubt away, by the way, we hit them in the mouth on play one, and that's gonna be the Pittsburgh Steelers mission.

  • That's an excellent point, and it's also worth pointing out.

  • We just talked about it on SportsCenter.

  • This is a very important game for both teams.

  • The Steelers.

  • They're only one game clear of Kansas City for the one seed.

  • The Ravens right now are on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.

  • So my former Raven is Dominic Fox worth Nique playing without Lamar Jackson.

  • Can they win this game?

  • It's a long shot, but I think that showing up to the dance off you forget that Wesley Snipes and Detective Torres was on the other side.

  • It's not like they didn't have no weapons on the other side.

  • The Ravens still got ballers, so I know that they're Top Guy, isn't there?

  • But the rest of that team to play that defense is still loaded.

  • They're still gonna come after you and they still respect you and understand that division.

  • And everyone knows divisional matchups matter.

  • When you're comfortable with the team.

  • When you're familiar with the team, sometimes the talent isn't as important.

  • But I think it would be nonsense to pretend like the Ravens shouldn't be big underdogs today because they're not only missing their quarterback.

  • They haven't really had a chance to practice their running backs.

  • They're just getting back.

  • They have injuries.

  • Put aside the Kobe concerns.

  • They have a ton of injuries, putting them at a disadvantage.

  • And then we saw the list of players that they have out today because of Cove It.

  • It's really tough if you don't practice and you don't have your players to show up and win a game against undefeated Steelers team that rarely would we say the Ravens Beating the Steelers would feel like a monumental upset today.

  • It actually might.

  • Desmond Howard.

  • What do you think?

  • Yeah, I agree.

  • It would feel like a huge upset if they're able to pull it off.

  • But I agree with our C.

  • I mean, if I'm the Steelers, I'm just going to go out there and trying to demolish them.

  • I'm like looking at Roger Goodell like you're going to give us this layup.

  • Roger, my man, I love you for this.

  • Go out.

  • Just handle your business.

  • You're playing against a team that you already don't like.

  • There's a lot of disrespect.

  • You hate these guys.

  • Competitive hate, obviously.

  • But yeah, you go out there and you have your business.

  • Now, you can't assume this is okay there, B team.

  • And you know, we have to take it like these air.

  • Still professional NFL players.

  • I mean, these guys are football players.

  • So you go out there with the same mentality that you would have if Lamar Jackson and these other guys were lining up and they were going up against you, and you go and you have your business, but it's really it's just crazy to me that Roger Goodell with with hand the Pittsburgh Steelers this out of you like this.

  • This is crazy, E.

  • I guess the question does remain.

  • Was there a better option out there?

  • The objective is to get the game played.

  • If it has to be played on a Wednesday and it has to be played at 3 40 in the afternoon because they're lighting the tree on NBC tonight, then so be it.

  • We got Wednesday afternoon football on.

  • We'll be ready for it.

  • Thank you for watching ESPN on YouTube for live streaming sports and premium content.

  • Subscribe to ESPN plus.

Here's a look at the Ravens Players on the reserve Co vid list Multiple starters on both sides of the ball, with 16 players on the list entering the day, I should point out the running backs Mark Ingram and J K.

Subtitles and vocabulary

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it