Who Plays This Sunday in the NFL?

When it comes to finding out who plays this Sunday in the NFL, there are a few things you need to know. Here’s a quick guide on how to find out.

The Teams

The NFL is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. The teams play each other in a series of regular season games, with the top teams from each conference progressing to the playoffs. This Sunday, there are 4 games scheduled.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.[9] In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger era are one of the most successful NFL franchises.

The team has played in more than a thousand games since their founding. Preceding their first Super Bowl appearance, they became the first team to win four conference championships and had an NFL-record eight consecutive playoff game victories. They have played in eight Super Bowls, winning six of them – Super Bowl IX, Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XIII, Super Bowl XIV, Super Bowl XL, and most recently Super Bowl XLIII – tying the San Francisco 49ers for second place with six victories behind only the New England Patriots’ record eleven championships. Their six wins are tied for third place with the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants behind only Brady’s Patriots and Montana’s 49ers for second place with seven wins each.

Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills.

The Players

The NFL is a contact sport that is played by two teams of eleven players each. The offense tries to advance the ball down the field by running or passing the ball, while the defense tries to stop the offense and take the ball away. There are several positions on each team, and each player has a specific role to play.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the seventh oldest franchise in the NFL. In contrast with their status as perennial playoff contenders, the franchise has never won more than six AFC titles. The Steelers share the record for second most Super Bowl appearances with the Denver Broncos, and Dallas Cowboys; they are tied with the Patriots for the most conference championships. The franchise has won eight AFC championships, tied with the Miami Dolphins and behind only the New England Patriots’ record eleven AFC championships. The Steelers have played in 16 NFL Championship Games either at home or away, more than any other team..

Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger, nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami University, and was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown (born July 10, 1988) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Michigan University, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Widely considered one of the best wide receivers in the league, Brown has accrued eight consecutive Pro Bowl selections since 2013. He led the league in receiving yards in 2014 and 2017, while also leading in receptions in 2014 and 2015.

Le’Veon Bell

Le’Veon Bell is a professional American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. After sitting out the entire 2015 season due to a contract dispute, he was franchise tagged by the Steelers in early 2016.

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills.

The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise to Baltimore.[1][2] As part of a settlement between Modell and the city of Cleveland, Ohio was given a new franchise – the Browns – which would begin play in 1999.[3] The Ravens franchise was officially founded on February 13, 1996, when Modell announced the relocation of his Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.[1]

At first glance it would seem like an odd choice for Modell to abandon his highly successful franchise in Cleveland. However, there were several reasons behind his decision. First and foremost, attendance at Browns games had dwindled significantly in recent years. In 1995, for instance, the team averaged just 58,000 fans per game – barely half of what it had drawn just four years earlier.[4] Second, located in one of America’s most industrial cities, Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium was beginning to show its age; by contrast, gleaming new stadiums were being built in other cities around the league.[5] Finally, Modell – like many other NFL owners at that time – was convinced that he could make more money by relocating to a city with a larger television market.[6]

In Baltimore, meanwhile, civic leaders were eager to land an NFL team. The city had been without professional football since 1983, when the Colts left town under cover of darkness following a lengthy legal battle over stadium financing.[7] And although attendance at Memorial Stadium had been strong during the Colts’ final years in Baltimore,[8] the facility was old and outdated; moreover, it lacked many of the revenue-generating luxury suites and club seats that were becoming increasingly common in NFL stadiums.[9]

In March 1996 – just over one month after announcing their impending move – the Ravens reached an agreement with Memorial Stadium’s landlords: they would lease the facility for $5 million per year for three years,[10] with an option to extend their lease for two additional years. And so it was that on September 1st 1996 – just over eight months after Art Modell’s initial announcement – football returned to Baltimore as the Ravens played their first game against the Oakland Raiders.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Joe Flacco

QB | 6-6, 245 | 10th year
At 245 pounds, Flacco is the Ravens’ biggest player and has good size for an NFL quarterback. He’s not the most mobile quarterback, but he’s not a statue in the pocket either. Flacco has deceiving speed and can pick up a few yards with his feet if he needs to. He’s more of a pocket passer than a playmaker outside of the pocket.

Ray Rice

Raymone Jaquan Rice (born January 22, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football for Rutgers, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He is ranked as the Ravens’ second all-time leading rusher behind only Jamal Lewis, and is also second in rushing attempts and fourth in total yards from scrimmage. He ran for a then-franchise record 2,066 yards in 2011. Rice was considered one of the best running backs in the NFL at his peak.

Torrey Smith

Smith was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Maryland, where he was an All-American.

A native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Smith attended high school at Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, where he played football and ran track. He played football as a receiver and defensive back. In track & field, Smith competed as a sprinter and jumper, placing 2nd in the state in the long jump with a leap of 7.35 meters (24 ft 1 in).