Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger recently spoke on his Footbahlin podcast about Pittsburgh's week 11 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, In the video, Roethlisberger, a two-time Super Bowl winner and future Hall of Famer, explained that there was much more intensity in the team's match-ups with Baltimore. even more so than an even longer rivalry they've had in the AFC North, their many battles with the Bengals.“You know how many times Ray Lewis used to help me up and be like, young fella, I’m about to get you again," Roethlisberger explained. "That’s respect. That extra stuff is unnecessary. The Bengals-Steelers rivalry is not the same as the Steelers and Ravens.”MORE: Pat McAfee says Ja’Marr Chase spitting incident is "a line you don’t cross”Roethlisberger, who played 18 seasons for the franchise, helped the team win Super Bowls XL and XLIII with his deft arm and leadership skills. In his time in the Steel City, he passed for 64,088 yards, with 418 touchdowns and 211 interceptions. He was a six-time NFL Pro Bowler.Both the Ravens and the Steelers have similar strategies: run the ball, play dominant defense, and limit mistakes. They play tough in the trenches, which is likely how the burning rivalry came to be.A lot of blood, sweat, and tears have been shed since the Ravens relocated from Cleveland to Baltimore in 1996. Since then, the two squads' rivalry has been close: the Steelers have gone 33-25 in the regular season against the Ravens.The two franchises will pick up where they left off on Pearl Harbor Day (Dec 7, Week 14), in Baltimore. It almost surely will be a match-up with postseason implications.