AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday

BALTIMORE (13-5) At PITTSBURGH (13-4)

1:30 p.m. Hawaii time, CBS

OPENING LINE — Steelers by 5 1/2.

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Ravens 14-4, Steelers 10-7.

SERIES RECORD — Steelers lead 17-10.

LAST MEETING — Steelers 13, Ravens 9, Dec. 14.

RAVENS OFFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (4), PASS (28)

RAVENS DEFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (3), PASS (2)

STEELERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (23) PASS (17)

STEELERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (1)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — This is second Ravens-Steelers playoff game. Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 27-10 in a divisional game in January 2002, eliminating reigning Super Bowl champions. ... Also only second time since 1970 the league's two top defenses met in conference championship game. Pittsburgh is No. 1 and Baltimore is No. 2. The other was Rams vs. Cowboys in 1978. ... Pittsburgh beat Cleveland three times during 1994 season, including a 29-9 playoff decision — or two years before the former Browns moved to Baltimore. Of the 55 previous occasions that teams met three times in season since 1970, a team swept 11 times. ... Steelers are 5-0 in playoff games with RB Willie Parker in lineup. Parker's 146 yards against San Diego in 35-24 divisional-round victory were most by Steelers RB in playoffs since Franco Harris' 153 yards against Colts — when they were in Baltimore — on Dec. 27, 1975. ... Pittsburgh has won three of last four in series. ... Ravens are 4-10 in Pittsburgh and have lost seven of eight there. ... This is Steelers' third AFC championship game in five seasons. They lost to New England 41-27 at home in January 2005 and won at Denver 34-17 in January 2006. ... Steelers are 4-5 in AFC championship games in Pittsburgh, losing four of five dating to 1994 season. In these playoffs, road teams have won five of eight, including three of four in divisional round — when only Steelers won at home. ... Baltimore has won 11 of 13 overall, Pittsburgh seven of nine. The Ravens have won seven of eight on road; Steelers are 7-2 at home. ... Baltimore's Joe Flacco is first rookie QB to win two playoff games. ... The Ravens led NFL with 34 takeaways. ... Ravens S Ed Reed has 10 interceptions in past eight games, and five in four career postseason games. ... Ravens' John Harbaugh (16 games) and Steelers' Mike Tomlin (32) have 48 regular-season games between them as head coaches, fewest for conference championship game coaches in Super Bowl era since Colts' Don McCafferty and Raiders' John Madden had 42 games between them in 1970. ... Steelers WR Hines Ward is first among active players with 966 yards receiving in postseason. ... Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley has four sacks in two playoff games.