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The Holidays are approaching, and while your preferred AFC North team may appear to have less-than-favorable chances at a playoff slot, well…just wait a week. Those chances may be worse. This is the reality facing the Steelers, Ravens and to an extent the Bengals, who are currently treading a proverbial tightrope towards legitimacy after the…

It’s Thanksgiving Week. Before we all break off to consume myriad (presumably) turkey and turkey-based dishes and assorted sides (and watch a surprisingly-good slate of NFL games) on Thursday, it’s worth a review of the AFC North’s successes and fortunes last weekend in this notably-weird season. And yes, I’ll list something each team should be…

Due to rousing success and overwhelming fan support, brick914 and Gemini have combined to bring you another fine installment in their AFC North analysis archives.  Enjoy. Ravens vs. Browns: The Factory of Sadness Churns On In a classic display of “how to lose friends and alienate fanbases,” the Cleveland Browns managed to turn a competitive…

We have a “guest” contribution this week. Our own brick914 summoned the AI powers of Google’s Gemini to assess the state of the Steelers currently.  The output was…interesting. Enjoy! ———————————————————————————– Ah, the Steelers. You’re asking for a straightforward assessment of a team that managed to achieve a historically bad combination of struggles in a single…

Given the vast amount of oft-unfounded assumptions that emanate from sports media every Tuesday during the NFL regular season, we shouldn’t be surprised to see utter reversals of grand pronouncements. Post-Week 7: “The Chiefs may well be the best and most-complete team in the NFL!” Post-Week 8: “The Chiefs may well be the witnessing the…

Google’s AI wrote this one.  All props, please. Green Bay Packers 35, Pittsburgh Steelers 25 The Green Bay Packers overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat the Steelers on Sunday Night Football. Packers Offensive Standout: Quarterback Jordan Love completed 78% of his passes for 360 yards and three touchdowns. He tied a franchise record with 20 consecutive completions during the game and connected with tight end Tucker Kraft for…

It was a light week for the AFCN, which featured one Thursday divisional contest and a “they’d better win that one” game for the Browns. Rather than dwell on the natural reduction of ink I’ll apply here this week, let’s just get into it. Here’s what happened.   Steelers 31, Bengals 33 Oh, that prescient…

With the exception of the Steelers, it’s pretty safe to say the AFC North is in freefall. It can also be said that the Steelers have faced one of the easiest schedules in the NFL to date. That schedule doesn’t appear any more difficult this week, with the Steelers facing the struggling Bengals and a…

A week off has done wonders for my mood, even if the Ravens’ latest performance has not. The AFC North in toto was a mess Sunday, with no wins and no decent football offered except by opponents.  While there’s been a few personnel moves since the weekend’s follies, none are realistically expected to improve anyone’s…

Steelers vs Vikings (in Dublin, Ireland) Result: Steelers 24, Vikings 21 Squawka+5ESPN.com+5ESPN.com+5 Highlights / Key Notes: RB Kenneth Gainwell rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. ESPN.com+1 QB Aaron Rodgers was very efficient: 18/22, 200 yards, 1 touchdown. ESPN.com+2ESPN.com+2 His big play came on an 80-yard pass to WR DK Metcalf. ESPN.com+2ESPN.com+2 The Steelers’ defense…