AFCN

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…

In NFL terms, we’re living in interesting times. The definition of “interesting times” is, in the purest contextual sense, negative.  Which doesn’t apply to all of the AFC North, but I suppose negativity is in the eye of the beholder. However, it was indisputably interesting. Here’s what happened.   Vikings 48, Bengals 10 Five turnovers…

The NFL Universe has a weird way of sorting things out. Week 2 saw a Ravens rebound of sorts, a key Bengals injury, an expectations correction for the Steelers, and…the Browns. Rather than waste words here, let’s see what happened.   Browns 17, Ravens 41 In a tale of two halves, the Ravens firmly took…

It was, as anticipated, an exciting opening week of NFL football. The fact that we were treated to four viewings of NFL action in five days, interrupted only by the NCAA, surely added to the hype (who expects a game on a Friday, anyway?)  Our beloved AFC  North teams were a mixed bag, with marked…