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“Then I learned to play some lead guitar I was underage in this funky bar And I stepped outside to smoke myself a jay And when I come back to the room Everybody just seemed to move And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play And it was late in the…

“Down by the river I shot my baby.” (c) 1969, by Neil Young and Crazy Horse So Division Week came and went, albeit in slightly different fashion than envisioned.  The Steelers may very well have been shot, having been routed by the Bengals in a 31-point loss that exposed far more than just injury issues. …

“They carry news that must get through To build a dream for me and you, oh, oh, oh They choose the path where no one goes They hold no quarter They ask no quarter.” “No Quarter”, by Led Zeppelin (c) 1971, Atlantic Records It’s Thanksgiving!  And Division Week! I’m actually happier about it being Division…

“Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past? And with this crutch, its old age and its wisdom It whispers no, this will be the last.” “The Wind Cries Mary” (c) 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Polydor Records Last week’s follies did little to indicate who reigns over the AFC…

“I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail Poisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trail Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn Come in, she said I’ll give ya shelter from the storm.” “Shelter From the Storm”, Bob Dylan (c) 1975 The NFL remains the schizophrenic beast it’s always…

“Where have all the people gone my honey Where have all the people gone today There’s no need for you to be worrying about all those people You never see those people anyway.” “(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew”(c) 1962, by Bonnie Dobson The AFC North divisional lead has swung back and forth between…

“We’ll know for the first time If we’re evil or divine We’re the last in line.” – Dio After five weeks, the Steelers are still last in line and soul-searching. Given the season-ending injury to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, in a locker room that’s losing quality starters every week, one wonders if the Steelers have it…

“So you’re back…where ya started…here we go ’round again.” – the Kinks Two weeks into the 2021 NFL season, and the AFC North has made zero headway in establishing itself.  All four teams stand at a statistical tie at 1-1, and all four teams have shown almost equal parts brilliance and abject failure, depending on…

Well, that was interesting. Regardless of your affiliations, Week 1 presented us with some entertaining football.  Without the benefit of a specific viewing package or app, I managed to see three of the four AFC North teams play, and all three were decided late; either in overtime or the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. …