OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens are headed for a showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a Christmas Day matchup with all sorts of playoff implications.A victory puts the winner on the cusp of a division title while the loser will likely be on the outside of the Wild Card race, needing help to get in the postseason.The Ravens have won the past four matchups against their archrival and should be unfazed by the thousands of Terrible Towels waving at Heinz Field. Baltimore, however, would also likely need to beat Cincinnati in the regular-season finale to win their first AFC North crown since 2012.The situation we find ourselves in is something that weve been working hard for, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. Our guys have been fighting like crazy to go to Pittsburgh and then onto to Cincinnati to try and win a division championship. Theyve earned the right to do that and were fired up about it. We cant wait to play the game.With a victory over Pittsburgh, Baltimore (8-6) would sweep the season series and take over first place in the division. The Steelers (9-5) would clinch their seventh AFC North title with a win against Baltimore. Pittsburgh closes out its regular season with a home game against the winless Cleveland Browns.The players for Baltimore are energized by the challenge of playing the Steelers in what is sure to be a raucous crowd.This is what you live for, Ravens safety Eric Weddle said. Its all the hours, all the sacrifice, all the time, its for a chance to win the division and get into the dance. You hope and dream every day youre getting up at 6 a.m. or 5 a.m., you dont see your kids -- its for this chance, and its all worth it. Well be ready to roll, (theres) nothing more out there for us (than) to have a chance at the division against a rival team. Its going to be amazing.One key for Baltimore over the final two weeks of the regular season will be establishing a more balanced offense. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has attempted 579 passes, while the the team has run the ball 325 times, ranked 27th in the NFL.The emphasis on throwing the ball almost ended Baltimores postseason hopes Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.It appeared the Ravens were about to put the game away when Flacco found receiver Mike Wallace for a 54-yard gain with just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter. With a 10-point lead, Baltimore could have just run the ball and settled for a field goal from the reliable Justin Tucker.However, Flacco threw an interception on the next play that helped Philadelphia get back in the game. The Ravens eventually stopped a 2-point conversion with four seconds remaining to preserve the 27-26 victory.Harbaugh said the decision to throw the ball was the all-time worst call ever. Flacco, however, defended the aggressiveness of offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.Well, you can say it all you want but, I mean, to be honest with you, my thought was `shoot, Marty is going to give me a third touchdown pass on the day, said Flacco, who was 16 of 30 for 206 yards with two touchdowns and the interception. I was kind of happy about it at that point, I mean, being selfish, but youve got to just to take care of the football and its a non-issue.Nonetheless, the Ravens earned the victory. Now, they control their own destiny for the postseason after a one-year hiatus.We want to win a Super Bowl, so we have to go through Pittsburgh next week to get there, running back Kenneth Dixon said. Thats what were going to do. Were going to go prepare and do our best.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL . Detroit Lions Jerseys . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). 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Forced to punt from deep in their territory with a seven-point lead over Cincinnati and 11 seconds remaining, the Baltimore Ravens werent about to risk a fluke fumble or a blocked kick.So they ordered their linemen to keep the Bengals away from punter Sam Koch by any means necessary, including holding. The plan worked perfectly , with Koch catching the snap at his 15-yard line, casually dropping back toward the goal line, shuffling to his right and then backing out of the end zone to take the safety after draining the clock and avoiding any contact.The line of scrimmage during the strange play looked like a high school wrestling tournament, missing only the rubber mats. A half-dozen Baltimore blockers each engaged with a Cincinnati rusher with a bear hug that in some cases resulted in a full takedown. Yellow flags flew from the officials like confetti from a crowd, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh knew the rule.The game can end on a penalty by the offense, unlike an infraction against the defense, and thats exactly what happened in the 19-14 decision that kept the Ravens in first place in the AFC North.I thought our guys did a great job, Harbaugh said. Part of the deal was just identifying all of their men, because if we misidentify on the count and leave one guy running through there, hes going to get to Sam, and theres going to be very little time off the clock. Everybody did a great job of communicating. They were moving and shifting like they are well coached to do.As linebacker Terrell Suggs reminded Harbaugh, the play Sunday wasnt the best intentional safety in Ravens history. With a 34-29 lead over San Francisco in the Super Bowl four years ago, facing fourth down in the shadow of the end zone and the game almost over, Koch ran around to kill time and was pushed out of bounds with 4 seconds left. That prompted a free kick that essentially put the game out of reach.What I meant was that it was the best-executed safety ever taken, Harbaugh said, because we kept him clean the whole time.Here are three more decisions that stood out from Week 12 around the NFL:KUBIAK SAYS KICK IT: With Denver and Kansas City tied late in overtime, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak sent kicker Brandon McManus out for a 62-yard field goal on fourth-and-10 instead of punting or going for the first down to extend the drive and try to get closer.McManus missed from that difficult distance , even in the thin mile-high air. The Chiefs turned around with 1:03 left and drove 40 yards for the winning field goal.Even a punt in thaat case wouldve made a tie more likely, rather than the loss that pushed the Broncos into third place behind the Chiefs in the AFC West.ddddddddddddMy thing is that were going to try to win around here, Kubiak said. I made that decision, and it just didnt work out. I have a lot of confidence in Brandon. I have a lot of confidence in our football team.The Broncos were out of timeouts, which factored into Kubiaks call.B-Mac, hes one of the best kickers in the National Football League, linebacker Von Miller said. Im with Kube on that one. What are we playing? Are we going to play for a tie or are we trying to win the game?---RIVERBOAT RON RUNS AGROUND: After Carolina kicker Graham Gano had an extra point try blocked early in the second half at Oakland, the Panthers trailed 24-13. The Panthers scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter to take the lead, which wouldve been bigger had they converted their conversion attempts.Coach Ron Rivera elected to go for 2 points twice, with Cam Newtons pass falling incomplete both times; stalwart tight end Greg Olsen dropped the second one. Even though the Panthers reached the end zone again early in the fourth quarter to take a 32-24 lead, they couldve been ahead by 10 points with a pair of kicks. The Raiders rallied to tie the game with a touchdown and 2-point conversion before making the go-ahead field goal with 1:45 remaining.You cant really dwell on that, Newton said. You still have to play the game. With how this game was going, with so many momentum swings, we took their best shot and they took our best shot. We knew it was going to come down to that type of finish, but thats just what happens.---AGGRESSIVE SAINTS: New Orleans coach Sean Payton went on fourth-and-short twice during what became a blowout of Los Angeles, at the 10 and the 1-yard lines. Both times the Saints converted on their way to a touchdown. What helped Payton make the decision was that the Saints have had two field goals and two extra points blocked already this season.One extra point was returned for a defensive 2-point conversion that lifted Denver to victory.Those are big momentum swings in games, right tackle Zach Strief said. Obviously we have struggled a lot in field goal protection, so lets be a little more aggressive than usual. We had a really good plan this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' 'me and a great help and we will certainly miss him, he said.We have one game to go and hopefully we can win not only for the team and for the people of NSW but give Bozo a farewell he deserves.With Fulton gone, NSW powerbrokers might bring back a selection panel to help Daley with his team choices from 2017. ' ' '