2011 NFL season, Ravens @ Steelers. Ravens @ Steeers, 2011. I began watching the NFL kind of late in my life because it's obviously not that popular here in Brazil (it's getting there, though). My friends watched it and told me I should, too. When I decided I wanted to watch it, I had to choose a team. I just knew one thing: it couldn't be the Steelers. I didn't like them, although for no particular reason. I chose the Patriots, but before I could watch a game that featured them, I saw that game and decided I would root for the Ravens "just this once", because I really didn't like the Steelers. The commentators kept saying that it was a great rivalry and the teams hated each other, so my love for the Ravens began there. The game was tight, as you can recall, and I was so euphoric about the win that I couldn't choose any other team after that. So I became a Ravens fan. P.S.: I also loved the way Ray Lewis played. That was a big part of it too.