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Are they the best team in the AFC North?
At 7-3, the Ravens own a half-game lead over the Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers atop the AFC North, while Cincinnati is in last at 5-4.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson remains injured, but will he be playing in Week 17 as his team pushes for an AFC North title?
Source: https://fansided.com/2023/01/01/lamar-jackson-injury-update-nfl-week-17/
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow starts the season against an AFC North and state rival.
Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-09-07/nfl-week-1-predictions-rams-chargers
Heck, if you look at the old AFC Central/early AFC North, Dillon was going up against Fred Taylor, Jerome Bettis, Eddie George, and Jamal Lewis in his own division alone.
It has also led to back-to-back AFC North titles and consecutive deep runs in the playoffs.
Perhaps the Steelers will make an extra effort on Monday night to remind him of that, and show him AFC North games aren’t going to go as well as last week’s against the Bengals.
Pittsburgh’s front office needs to do everything they can to surround him with the talent required to succeed in the rugged AFC North.
Source: https://fansided.com/2023/03/12/steelers-rumors-3-moves-avoid/
Roethlisberger recently had current quarterback Kenny Pickett on his Channel Seven, Footbahlin podcast for the first time and they shared thoughts on the current state of the AFC North.
Still, the rest of the AFC North has worked to improve this offseason as well and the AFC at large is extremely competitive with the Chiefs, Bills, Chargers, and others all having a case to contend for the conference title.
The 26-year-old guided the Bengals to a second straight AFC North title for the first time since the 1981 and 1982 seasons.
Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/01/nfl-announces-mvp-finalists/
The AFC North rivals, however, have a stout offensive interior, so this will mark a significant challenge, particularly against guards Wyatt Teller and Joel Bitonio.
The AFC North teams are much more adept at that.
Source: https://triblive.com/sports/friday-football-footnotes-its-about-to-get-nuts-in-the-afc-north/
The Bengals are currently in last place of a loaded AFC North but sit tied with the at just half a game out of the final AFC Wild Card spot.
Source: https://www.cincyjungle.com/2023/10/26/23933791/joe-burrow-100-bengals-bye-week-49ers
The move prompted defensive end Myles Garrett to declare Cleveland a sudden favorite in the AFC North, but the reality of Beckham’s time in his new home proved more complicated.
• The only AFC North team we haven’t previewed yet for this weekend is the Cleveland Browns.
The winner of this game will temporarily take the lead in the AFC North, and the Steelers have a chance to better their divisional record to 2-0 prior to the bye week.
Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/10/colin-cowherd-dont-sell-all-your-stock-in-the-pittsburgh-steelers/
To win the AFC North and compete across the AFC, the Steelers will need to score points and match the best quarterbacks in the league, most of which reside in this conference.
We also examine Thursday night’s primetime AFC North matchup, share an honor for Franco Harris and look at Gerrit Cole’s Cy Young Award.
With TE Pat Freiermuth ruled out of last Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, rookie Darnell Washington was expected to step into the TE1 role for the Steelers in an AFC North showdown.