It’s hard to argue against the AFC North being pro football’s hardest division. Each of the division’s four teams had a winning record in 2023, with the Steelers, Browns and Ravens qualifying for the playoffs. The Bengals managed to carve out a 9-8 record despite Joe Burrow missing the final seven games with a wrist injury.
The AFC North should be even better this year with the return of Burrow and Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, the Steelers’ improved (?) quarterback play and the Ravens’ offseason acquisition of former NFL Offensive Player of the Year Derrick Henry. There’s a good chance that the winner of this division will threaten the Chiefs’ two-year reign as the conference’s Super Bowl representative.
With training camp just around the corner, here’s one burning question each AFC North squad currently faces, starting with the team that has won two of the last three division crowns.
Bengals: Is this finally Cincinnati’s year?
There’s been an undeniable pattern for Burrow and the Bengals. They went to a Super Bowl and back-to-back AFC Championship games the two…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-06-04 12:52:27
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