Lamar Jackson, Rashod Bateman give the Ravens a 7-0 lead

The Ravens blew out the Steelers at home in Week 16 and picked up where they left off Saturday night.

After forcing a Steelers punt to open the game, the Ravens drove 95 yards in 13 plays to pick up the first points of the contest. Quarterback Lamar Jackson lasered wide receiver Rashod Bateman 15 yards into the end zone and the Ravens took a 7-0 lead with 4:45 left in the first quarter.

The biggest play on the drive happened directly on Derrick Henry’s run. Henry ran left and found a seam that gave him a big gain before running into safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Henry delivered a textbook stiff arm to Fitzpatrick and hit the longtime Steelers star en route to a 34-yarder.

Jackson also ran five times for 22 yards as the Ravens started exactly the way they wanted.