Pittsburgh Steelers

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…

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…

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…

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…