With a win on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will clinch their first AFC North division title since 2020 and host their first full-capacity playoff game since the 2017 season.

What will they have to do to get the job done? Here are this week’s keys to victory.

No George Pickens obviously affects what the Steelers can do offensively, which was painfully evident against the Eagles in Week 15. That said, Pittsburgh also showed that they can still be explosive against subpar defenses like they did against the Browns. The Ravens’ defense has been brutal all season, ranking 28th in EPA per dropback. Getting the likes of Calvin Austin and Mike Williams involved is important. Williams had three grabs against the Browns, and Austin has had multiple big games this season where he was responsible for long touchdown grabs. Test the Ravens downfield early, keep them backed up, and get the ground game going to set up play-action pass opportunities to the big-play receivers in the offense.

Defensive splash plays

The Steelers always seem to have defensive splashes against the Ravens. In all of his starts against the Steelers, Lamar Jackson has thrown at least one interception. Pittsburgh had three takeaways against Baltimore earlier this season in the win, and they’ll need a big play or two to swing momentum on the road to help secure the division.

The Steelers did a great job of keeping Derrick Henry grounded when these two teams met just a few short weeks ago. Henry finished with just 65 yards while Jackson completed less than 50 percent of his passes, going 16-of-33. The Steelers have always had a terrific game plan against Jackson, which usually involves keeping him in the pocket and making him throw the ball. Do it again, and they’ll leave Baltimore as AFC North champions.