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00:00All right, the night game on Saturday, as you mentioned,
00:04one of, if not the, best rivalry in the NFL,
00:08the Steelers and the Ravens getting together once again,
00:12third time this season.
00:14And of course, this is going to be the fifth time
00:17they've ever come together in the playoffs,
00:18first time in Baltimore.
00:21Here is Mike Tomlin, as always on a Game Day Friday.
00:25Mike Tomlin's weekly words of wisdom.
00:28Got a lot of respect for the environment.
00:30Going to Baltimore, particularly in playoff football,
00:34it's something to be respected, man.
00:36I expect it to be a hostile environment.
00:39I welcome that, to be quite honest with you.
00:41It's important that we smile in the face of that,
00:44as a collective.
00:46It's just simply a tax to pay for not winning the division.
00:50And we pay that.
00:52But we're excited about the playmaking,
00:54the tangible things that will decide the outcome of this game.
00:57And we realize we got a short amount of time to prepare,
01:00and we're preparing with an edge.
01:02And we look forward to pitting our skills
01:04versus the Ravens on Saturday night.
01:07Yeah, are you going to have like 15 three and outs,
01:10like last week?
01:11Because your offense is actually the worst thing
01:13I've ever seen in my life.
01:14Like, I was at the game, and I don't know what was worse,
01:18the 45 minute line for a drink,
01:22or watching his offense go three and out 10 times.
01:26I don't know what was worse, because people are like,
01:28I go to the seat, and Gunnar's like,
01:30oh my God, you've been gone for an hour.
01:33What happened?
01:34He goes, nine three and outs.
01:36I go, I didn't miss anything.
01:38I'm still freezing, and I got my cocktail.
01:40Bottom line is, the Steelers suck.
01:44They suck.
01:45I have watched them for a month implode.
01:47I am done with it.
01:48I've had it, Carver High.
01:50There's nothing else to say.
01:52I've been talking about this all week.
01:53There's nothing left.
01:54It's dripped dry like coffee.
01:58I'm on the Steelers.
01:59We'll get to that in a moment.
02:01T.J. Watts against the Ravens.
02:04In 16 games, he has 17 sacks, 22 tackles for loss,
02:0933 quarterback hits, and four forced fumbles,
02:12along with 75 tackles.
02:13So Watt has done the job against Baltimore in the past,
02:16but there's one thing T.J. Watt has not done
02:21in his career, Scotty.
02:22He has not won an NFL playoff game.
02:25He hopes to change that.
02:27It is what it is.
02:28It's my story.
02:29Since I've been here, I've won a playoff game,
02:31and I've been saying it this whole season.
02:33You guys know how important this is to me.
02:37It starts with having a great day,
02:40day in and day out this whole week.
02:42Today was a good day.
02:43This whole week was a good week.
02:45But if we've learned anything about these last four weeks,
02:47it doesn't matter how well you prepare,
02:48how good you feel about your preparation,
02:50if you don't execute on game day.
02:53Listen, honestly, like, I'm trying my best
02:57to say everything awful I can
03:00about how horrid this team has been for a month
03:04in HubsHub, in the prayer room.
03:07Can I get a little love once in my life
03:12for the first time?
03:13It's no different than Carver High.
03:14The Bills blow it every year.
03:16Meanwhile, the Steelers can't get out of their own way
03:20in the first round of the playoffs.
03:22It's not the Bills' problem.
03:24It's the Steelers' problem.
03:25The Steelers can't win an effing playoff game.
03:28And they have been to eight Super Bowls
03:30and won six Lombardi trophies.
03:33And now they can't win a game.
03:35I've had it. I can't take it.
03:37So I'm trying to, like, use negative reinforcement
03:40of how they have no chance.
03:42They're awful. They're horrible.
03:43They're terrible. I hate them.
03:44I've had it. I've done it. I'm kidding.
03:46I'll be sitting there glued to it on Saturday night,
03:51hammered, watching, and screaming and cussing
03:55at every single play.
03:56And I wish death on all of the Ravens and their fans.
04:00Death, I say.
04:03I guess that would include head coach John Harbaugh.
04:07So you have Jim in the first game,
04:09John in the second game, the Harbaugh brothers both going.
04:12And here's the guy.
04:13I mean, he's setting you all up right here.
04:15This guy loves playoff football.
04:17He's very excited to get this going.
04:20I'm so fired up.
04:21It's the most exciting thing in the world
04:23to be a part of the NFL playoffs.
04:25It's the most exciting thing in the world
04:29to take that field with an NFL team,
04:31with a bunch of guys that you love.
04:33You love how committed they are.
04:34You love how much they work,
04:35how determined and dedicated they are.
04:38They're going to just lay it all out there.
04:40You know, whatever happens, happens.
04:42And it's tough to win.
04:43You're playing the best teams.
04:44One game deal.
04:45It's not a seven-game series.
04:47You know, you don't have a chance to come back.
04:49It might be a seven-series game.
04:52You know, that's what it might be.
04:53You know, you've got to find a way
04:54to make the most of every series in that game
04:57and try to find a way to win the game
04:59and figure it out as you go within the game.
05:01So, yeah, it's great.
05:03It's awesome.
05:04Stupid.
05:06Had it with this guy.
05:08I like his brother.
05:09It would be so great if you won.
05:12If you won the game outright,
05:13like, that would be the greatest thing ever.
05:14I mean, if I have to be arrested in Times Square naked,
05:18if they win, I mean, I'll be arrested.
05:23The Steelers, I mentioned,
05:24they're 3-1 against the Ravens in the playoffs.
05:26All of those games were in Pittsburgh.
05:28This is the first time they're playing
05:29in the playoffs in Baltimore.
05:31And I always love giving you this, too.
05:33Mike Tomlin is 13-3-2 against the spread
05:38as an underdog against the Ravens.
05:41That includes 5-1 against the spread
05:43as an underdog against Lamar Jackson.
05:47A slide from three weeks ago.
05:49He has been very good against them.
05:539-1-1 and 43-1-1.
05:57I'm on the Steelers.
05:58This is a blue-collar game.
06:00This is gonna be the Steelers.
06:01The Ravens are not scoring 30, 40 points
06:03on the Steeler defense on Saturday night.
06:05They're not doing it.
06:06Tomlin's not gonna let it happen.
06:08Tomlin's not gonna let Russ make mistakes offensively.
06:10They're gonna cover the game,
06:12and they might even have a chance to win it.
06:14So I bet them at 10.
06:16I bet them at 10, and I am scared to death.
06:20I'm willing to lose money, obviously,
06:23and bend over because I bet them at 10.
06:25I think it's crazy to bet
06:28because I think they're gonna get their ass beat.
06:31But I pray to God that it doesn't happen
06:34and that the Steelers cover and win,
06:37and I'm hoping for that.
06:38And, you know, I know I'm playing both sides of the fence,
06:41but I'm a huge Steeler fan, so I bet them.
06:44I bet to 10, and I'm hoping for the demise of the Ravens.