"Hines Ward, the Steelers receiver who has a history of late hits against the Ravens, got his comeuppance on Sunday in Baltimore. Not once, but twice.

Early in the game, he tangled with Ravens safety Bernard Pollard and was rendered helpless. Later, he was hammered by linebacker Jarret Johnson after one of Ben Roethlisberger's interceptions.

Pollard, new to the Ravens, had heard about Ward's questionable tactics. When Ward tried to take him down by the facemask on one play, Pollard latched onto Ward's helmet and drove him backward several yards.

"Like I told him, I'm not 190 [pounds], I'm not 205," Pollard said. "I'm every bit of 225 and more, so you know [being physical] is just the way I play the game. That's my style of play. That should fire them up for the next time we play.""