The Pittsburgh Steelers won an old fashioned AFC North battle on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. It was a huge win for Head Coach Mike Tomlin and his team, and it granted the organization a little bit of breathing room in the divisional standings for the time being. It is nearly impossible to believe that eight of the last nine contests between the rivals have ended with a Steelers victory, but that's the current reality.
John Harbaugh can't seem to figure out Pittsburgh recently, and a lot of the credit has to go to Tomlin. There has been plenty of discussion surrounding the Steelers' 18-16 win and one of the respected voices to speak up about the matchup was former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger . The legendary signal-caller faced off against the Ravens countless times over the course of his career and he understands what it's like to play in one of the NFL's fiercest rivalries.
On the most recent episode of his podcast , Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger , he made a very simple assessment regarding the recent games between the two organizations. Tomlin is simply in Harbaugh's head. "To be honest, I really think that Mike Tomlin is cooking in Harbaugh's kitchen, He's all up in here," Roethlisberger stated pointing at his head.
"I just think that Tomlin is out-coaching him." Roethlisberger made a motion of a circle several times next to his head, which was getting at the fact that Tomlin is in Harbaugh's brain and running circles around him. He credited a late-game dec.
