A week prior to Pittsburgh's win over Oakland, Noll delivered what was one of the only pregame speeches of his Hall of Fame career. The speech was inspired by then-Raiders head coach John Madden, who had declared that his Raiders and Don Shula's Dolphins were the best two teams in football after Oakland defeated Miami in the divisional round.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen played through a severe case of the flu when the team traveled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the group’s playoff game. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Queen received 4 IV bags before the game so he could play.

It's not like the Baltimore Ravens needed any more motivation for a playoff game against their arch rivals, but they received just that prior to kickoff. On Saturday, the Ravens came out and dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers en route to a 28-14 victory in the Wild Card Round.