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AFC North Week 6 Wrapup

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It’s rare to get entire days of NFL football, but AFC North fans were treated to this prospect courtesy of the NFL’s penchant for scheduling games in international time zones; in this case, London, where the Ravens and Titans met in a marginally-watchable game.  U.S.A.-based fans were able to watch games from 9:00 am EST…

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AFC North Week 5 Wrapup

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Hey all. Vacations are a valuable thing.  I chose to take advantage of some much-needed time away from work, and I’m not abandoning that effort to submit to my curious desire to write about football and football-related topics. Much.   Ravens 10, Steelers 17 The Ravens doomed themselves with poor offensive execution and untimely defensive…

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AFC North Week 4 Wrapup

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It wasn’t a banner week overall in the AFC North. Despite a “rivalry” game, none of the AFC North contests were exactly competitive, and certainly not close.  For all of the discussion of personnel manipulation, rumors regarding league parity and the balancing of rosters over time, days like Sunday seem improbable when they occur. I…

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AFC North Week 3 Wrapup

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It was a bipolar week in the AFC North. The division  went 3-1 overall.  If not for Baltimore’s injury-decimated roster (again) and lack of discipline, it could have easily been 4-0.  Kudos to the winning teams; as some sports folks have observed, these early games seem irrelevant until you’re pondering having to win an away…

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AFC North Week 2 Wrapup

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Seems much too early in the season for divisional matchups, but who am I to question the NFL’s vaunted schedulers? We had two such matchups in the AFC North last Sunday, and a couple of things still hold true: These teams generally do not like each other Ugly football is almost to be expected As…

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AFC North Week 1 Wrapup

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It surely wasn’t pretty.  It wasn’t very efficient.  It broke a lot of players, some for the remainder of the 2023 season. Ya know what? It’s NFL Football. And here’s what happened.  Enjoy. (Spoiler:  There is no mention of Aaron Rodgers or his reverberating calf herein.)   Texans 9, Ravens 25 The Ravens’ ‘vaunted’ offense…

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AFC North Preseason Cuts

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Preseason is over!  Yay! For those of us that enjoy American professional football, the end of the preseason is pretty groovy.  Fantasy teams can be safely drafted and finalized.  Real, honest assessments of players, rosters and betting odds can begin in earnest. For those of us with rooting interests in the AFC North, which has…

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AFC North Weekend Links

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Here’s the latest from AFC North camps.  Enjoy!   An old concern for the Browns rears its ugly head. Perhaps the Browns can pry Kaare Vedvik out of Canada.  Or Phil Dawson out of retirement.   Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase is concerned for his safety. Guessing this happens far more often than is reported, for…

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Mid-Camp AFC North Stuff

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Camps have been relatively quiet for our teams. No news of blockbuster signings, although there have been a few depth pieces added here and there.  No news of any serious injuries (knocks on several wooden objects). So, naturally, there’s not much to report.  To keep this “article” relatively current, here’s some links.   Ravens FB…

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AFC North Pre-Camp Roundup

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Well.  Here we are again. I guess my writing hiatus, such as it was, is officially over.  I’ll probably stick to last season’s routine of posting a Tuesday roundup piece, and adding more when consequential stuff is happening. In the last few months, I’ve learned that throwing up a few topical links in lieu of…

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