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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Sean Spences word choice was not by accident.Spending three years in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room has taught the linebacker certain opponents evoke certain feelings. Theres only really one that pops up when the Baltimore Ravens come to mind.Just a rich tradition of hatred we have for one another, Spence said.Even if Spences participation in that tradition is limited. Hes hardly alone. The vast majority of players on both sides of the field will be getting their first taste of what one of the NFLs true blood feuds looks like in the playoffs when the Steelers (11-5) host the Ravens (10-6) in the wild-card round.That list, however, will not include LeVeon Bell. Pittsburghs All-Pro running back and team MVP is out with a hyperextended right knee, leaving rookies Josh Harris and Dri Archer and newly acquired Ben Tate in his place.Tate, on his fourth team in 12 months, was looking for a job a week ago. Now he finds himself thrust into one of the leagues longest-running dramas.Everyone knows about it, Tate said. So, its nothing new that Ive never heard about before.And really, thats kind of the point. Signing with Pittsburgh or Baltimore comes with the underlying expectation that for any season to be successful, youre going to have to find a way to deal with your archrival.Thats one of the reasons I came here, Baltimore linebacker Elvis Dumervil said. This is best rivalry Ive ever been a part of by a long shot. Its cool man, to be able to see it early in my career and be a part of it now, to have played in it. And now, for a playoff game, it doesnt get any better than that.The Ravens and Steelers have been battling for AFC North supremacy off and on for most of the millennium. Both have two Super Bowl titles since 2000. Three times theyve met in the playoffs at Heinz Field.Three times Pittsburgh advanced while Baltimore trudged back to the locker room wondering how its season slipped away. The Ravens led by 14 at the half in the divisional round in 2010 only to watch the Steelers rally, winning on a Rashard Mendenhall touchdown run with 1:39 to play.Its a painful history in Baltimore, though the Ravens hardly sound worried about repeating it.The other ones pretty much have their result, but this one doesnt, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs said. Come Saturday, its an opportunity to do something special and do something we havent ever done.Besides, most of the faces have changed. Pittsburgh has just 15 players on the active roster who were part of the 2010 team that reached the Super Bowl.The Ravens only have 19 guys remaining from the group that won the franchises second championship two years ago. They split their two regular-season meetings this year, with each club winning by 20 points at home in a couple of rare blowouts in a series where the result usually isnt determined until the final seconds.Both sides are preparing to etch another bruising chapter on Saturday. Its January. Its Ravens-Steelers. Thats the way its supposed to be, right?This is probably what the NFL wanted more than anything to see these two AFC North teams go at it, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. I like to think were different. I like to think were still moving up.Some things to look for with a spot in the final eight on the line.SACK TANDEM: Dumervil finished the regular season with a career-high-tying 17 sacks and Suggs had 12 in a friendly competition that often spelled doom for opposing quarterbacks. No duo in the NFL had more in 2014.TROYS RETURN: Few players have had more of an impact on the rivalry than Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, whose 40-yard interception return for a touchdown sealed Pittsburghs victory in the AFC Championship game six years ago. Polamalu is expected to play after sitting out the finale with a sprained knee.KUBIAK FOCUSED: Ravens offensive co-ordinator Gary Kubiak has been mentioned as a possible choice to fill several head coaching vacancies, but the former Houston Texans coach had no desire to talk about where he might be next year. Under Kubiaks direction, the Ravens set a single-season team record with 409 points.BROWNS BREAKOUT: Steelers wide receiver Antonio Browns first big moment in the NFL came on a 58-yard pass in the 2010 divisional round that set up Mendenhalls winning score. Fast forward four years and Brown is an All-Pro and one of the most hard to cover players in the league and faces a secondary ravaged by injuries.NGATA PROBLEM: Baltimores fourth-ranked run defence should get even better with the return of nose tackle Haloti Ngata, who missed four games while serving a suspension for violating the leagues performance-enhancing drug policy. The Ravens went 3-1 in his absence but were pushed around by the Texans in the lone defeat, an upset loss on the road that knocked Baltimore out of any contention for the division title.___AP Sports Writer David Ginsburg in Baltimore contributed to this report.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Artemi Panarin Jersey . The 23-year-old Poland international is back as first choice at Arsenal after losing his regular spot in the team on occasions over the last three seasons. Oliver Bjorkstrand Jersey . 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