Those 3 games in 2008 where some of the hardest hitting games In nfl history

Us Steelers and Ravens can agree on one thing: THIS IS THE BEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF FOOTBALL

As an old school unbiased Steelers fan this in my opinion is the best NFL Rivalry of all-time.

So many legends in this game

As a Ravens fan, I sure miss this rivalry. These were the two best defenses in football. What made the Steelers better during this time was they had the better QB. Big Ben would always make the plays in the clutch to win the game.That was the difference early on until Flacco got more experience and started snatching some wins of his own. Two awesome franchises going for blood every time they met. Much respect Steeler fans.

People talk about the Bears vs Packers, Cowboys vs Eagles & Seahawks vs 49ers but this right was a very underrated rivalry the games between these two were always intense

I honestly didn't expect a post on Christmas. This is a nice gift as the Steelers/Ravens rivalry was something else for a few years there. Merry Christmas to all those who work on the NFL Throwback social media (YT, insta, Twitter)

It's amazing how this was Flacco's and Ray Rice's rookie season and the Ravens made it to the AFC championship game

Over 11 years later and the conference still hasnt changed up bengals and browns still at the bottom... Lmfao

you know its a rivalry when the kicker's pushing dudes around

Back when I was a huge UKposts guy, there was a lot of old CFB games and highlights but never really much old time NFL content. Now in the past 3 years, the league has done a lot to share it's great history with the fans. Thank you NFL Throwback and Merry Christmas!!

Ben was SURGICAL on that last drive!! Packed house, road game, super tough defense, marched right down field!!

Man what a throwback game , these Ravens and Steelers wow , just amazing, back in 2008 no less

These are always the best games of the season, look at the defense and tackles on both sides. As a lifetime Steelers fan I've always respected our rivals.

It was a tough 3 losses to this Steelers team but after the season we had the year prior to that, this was a step in the right direction. 2008-2012 throughout high school was a great time. 2013 was my belated Christmas gift

Probably my favorite game of the Steelers/Ravens rivalry growing up. Tough, hard hitting, smash mouth Football. A great and entertaining game, despite it being a low scoring one.

Ben had so many clutch GW drives that season, but this one is IMO one of his greatest GW drives; on the road in Baltimore, against that defense with Ray, Suggs, Reed, Ngata, etc. with the division title on the line, and 92 yards to go. I'd say it was his best but he outdid himself later that year in the Super Bowl against Arizona.

Man. Hines Ward is fearless.

These 2 teams would meet again in the AFC Championship game later on that season

Ravens vs steelere has always been a hard hitting rivalry. It's a shame the nfl wants to get rid of hard hits to save money

Oh the pain of a Ravens fan. We have lost so many games when the opponent doesn't score 15.

does NFL Throwback ever have games where the Ravens won against the Steelers? They won more games than lost in the 2010s

This was your classic “defensive battle”!! But man that final drive was so beautiful!! And so well executed!! It was frankly, a masterpiece!! And this game was the biggest reason why I wasn’t nervous after that Larry Fitzgerald touchdown in Super Bowl 43!! Because the 2008 Steelers season was full of 4th quarter comeback victories, via late 4th quarter drives!! What a season!!

Baltimore and Pittsburgh both had GREAT defenses during this era and both teams were Super Bowl contenders year after year. To me the difference came down to the QB position - Flacco was good but Ben was great and came through in the clutch more often. Most of those battles could have gone either way regardless......that's how close these teams were

Phil Simms killing it here with on pointness

Thanks for posting another of the three 2008 Steelers/Ravens games. I think this was the best year for both teams in the rivalry.

The greatest rivalry still today

Loved watching the Steelers/ravens games during this time

The thing that I found most interesting about this video is at the end when he said the Steelers were battling for homefield with New England and Miami 😂

Steelers fans?? 💪 💪

Can you imagine a Steelers vs Ravens Super Bowl game? It would be "The Game of the Century" It's a shame that it'll never happen.

Got to love a great defensive battle. Especially from these two afc north rivals.

Loved these games

Thanks for making us Steelers fans feel better 😢

Beautiful!

LOL! 13:23 Me when I press the X button too many times too quickly on the ps4 controller.

What an excellent final drive by Big Ben and the Steelers offense

This Steelers team was nasty especially the defense they deserved that Super Bowl title coming from a Browns fan

The Ravens and Steelers are so much alike....great rivalry, and much respect for the Steelers from a Baltimore Colts and Ravens fan...!!!!!

As much as I hate the Steelers, there's no point of hyping this game. We're resting our players

As a Steelers fan, that TD reminded me of one vs Seahawks in SB40. To me we are Micro inches from the goal line. It doesn’t look conclusive to be a TD. Incredible game and rivalry.

I was at this Game . It was cold af. That call at the end took forever.

Great memories of this one.

I remember watching that game back in Colorado. Amazing game.

This is the kind of game I love to watch. Old school and physical. Both teams want to win. Big time rivalry. So intense! With all the rules instituted in today’s game, it’s just not the same. Yes, I get the fact that a lot of these rules are to protect players, but I miss the emotion and intensity.

The most heated rivalry

One of the more exciting games of an exciting rivalry.

Brings me back to freshman year of high school 🙌

Fun defensive battle.

Every time y’all show Ravens vs Steelers on this channel it’s always games that the Steelers won 💀

That was the last time I attended a a Ravens game. It was my first time attending a Ravens game. It was three days before my ninth birthday. It was a competitive and physical game.

The most epic rivalry is the patriots vs the league

I still don’t understand how that call was reversed to a touchdown.

I miss this defense games 😢 miss ray lewis 💜52🖤

Tuff n gritty football at its best ! This made the raven steelers rivalry to get really intense!

Great rivalry. Steelers haven’t lost a game in week 17 since 2007. Looking forward for the game this Sunday 🏈. Also merry Christmas!🎄🎁

What a win!

Best rivalry in football ...

who’s here after the steelers ravens game today? i noticed that the way this game & the game today played out was very similar.

Best Rivalry In Football History 🔥🔥🐐🐐

All of the hits in this game would be a penalty today 😅

As good as Big Ben was I still feel he's underrated as an elite QB. He gave so many good yrs. Tha. Man was a cannon🔥

I miss Troy Polomalu Ray Lewis and Ed Reed in the NFL in the through '08-'11 because the Ravens and Steelers always gonna be a defensive football game best rivalry in the NFL and always will be 💯

We were the hardest hitting teams in the league every body couldn’t wait until we played these were the days I was like 10-12 and was literally bitting my nails on these games they had the best lb and we had the best safety have the ravens but always respected them and they’re game them boys fight MAN DO I FUCKING MISS HINEZ WARD

As a steelers fan I respect the ravens.

There's quite a few of these rivalry games, must've been a fun one back then.

Super cool action

Best game in the rivalry

Didnt you guys upload this game already?

Ed Reid and Ray lewis were a Bodybag combo.

The Steelers defense review kept my mouth open for like 1 minute lol

Flacco running the option 😂

Imagine Mike T With Ray An Ed 😁😣🔥🔥.... Pre-Game Gone Be So Lit"

Best rivalry in the NFL

The refs' spot on in the 2Q 3:24 hilarious

the good old days, when they still played defense

Smash-mouth football.

I miss this physical style of nfl football 🥴😒

Except this time it means nothing for Baltimore and everything for Pittsburgh

i miss ray lewis and am an eagles fan!

these 2000's era games of Pit vs Baltimore are some of the most brutal slugfests I've ever seen.

This rivalry is not what it used to be. Oh yeah, a touchdown where the ball doesn't cross the plane. I remember this game.

These games was called the body bag games bc someone was getting carried out on a stretcher

11:20 Lawdogs Sack on Flacco right here was HUGE!!

Great rivalry that won’t have 2 hungry teams playing. The Ravens are sitting their starters. The entertainment will be seeing if the Steelers get the wild card.

I always feel so sorry for Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals. Think about this in his career at Cincinnati he had to play 2 games of the year against the Baltimore Ravens and this included with Trail Suggs Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. And then another 2 games against the steelers with James Harrison and Troy polamalu. So yeah a quarter of his season the defense he had a play was either than the number one rated defense in a league or the number two rated defense in the league.😵.

Yeah like to see Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have to dog fight to win his division like the Steelers have to every year. That's what makes this Steelers and Raven rivalry the biggest in The NFL because the winner is usually getting the division Winner too.

1:38 What a beautiful INT...damn.

And in 2019 approaching their week 17 game with the Steelers, the ravens are benching their starters

This game haunts me to this very day

To this day I’ve only gone to one ravens-Steelers game since going to this one. There was a war on the field and in the stands in this one 😂😂😂. In terms of that years series, it was 3-0 Steelers but it could have completely gone the other way with how close all three games were. I was 8 that year and it was my first year really watching football and the Ravens, and each loss was more and more soul crushing at the time. Looking back on it now, the Ravens offense was far too young to really beat Pittsburgh (the two defenses were basically just as good as each other). Flacco and Rice were rookies, McClain and Yanda were 2nd year guys. Harbaugh a first year coach as well. Ravens eventually made up for it obviously by winning the super Bowl in 2012. But you notice how 12 years ago this rivalry was high stakes and basically has been that way until 2020, it’s a credit to both organizations: Hall of Fame GMs, Likely Hall of Fame coaches, and not necessarily two Hall of Fame qbs (obviously bens in), but the ravens last two starters at QB are an MVP and a Super Bowl MVP. Interesting to see which one takes the North this year (or if the browns hop in there wouldn’t that be crazy).

being a browns fan and watching us play these 2 twice a year still haunts me

Hey Baltimore Fans, I Hope this video brings back memories of pain and sadness! Your's Truly, -Steelers Fans

8:50 miss Hines bruh lollllll

Joe flacco and Lamar Jackson I did factor in that Joe flacco win a playoff game from 2008 to 2012 in each year

I’m a Ravens fan and I hate the Steelers no matter what but the physicality and rivalry is slowly fading away and the browns seems to be a new rivalry in Lamar and Mayfield !! Miss the matchups between Ray and Polamalu and Lewis and Harrison

#Steelers4Life#

There will never be another team like the Lewis/Reed Ravens, but it’s refreshing to know that we’re winning the Super Bowl this year.

Young Flacco running the option lol

I still have no idea how that last steelers td was confirmed. The ball never crossed the goal line.