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    AFC North Week 11 Wrapup

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    Gotta love Division Weeks. They tend to create more…division…among NFL playoff hopefuls, and they often define the essence of teams – who knows each other’s tendencies better than an overanalyzed rival you face a minimum of twice per year? Last week’s AFC North familiar tilts were certainly interesting, if not very entertaining at times.  There’s…

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    AFC North Things

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    Because the last board broke…although there’s no guarantee this one will work either.   Update:  Disqus is reporting a bunch of complaints since roughly 10 pm last night.  It’s not us; it’s them.  Stay tuned.

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    AFC North Week 10 Wrapup

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    Shocking finishes are relatively common in the NFL.  Fourth-quarter upsets are frequent enough that one seems to happen every week. The Ravens and Bengals both endured fourth-quarter upsets this week.  For the Bengals, it’s a disturbing development. For the Ravens, who have blown seven second-half leads since the start of the 2022 NFL season, it’s…

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    AFC North Week 9 Wrapup

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    The AFC North enjoyed an excellent week. All four teams won, three in dominant fashion, and two were over supposedly-comparable opponents.  One was little more than a toss-up.  Yet all four teams held sway at home, giving further notice to the NFL that the AFC North is indeed the league’s best division and among the…

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    AFC North Week 8 Wrapup

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    Some days you win.  Some days you lose. Some days, you get the crap kicked out of you physically, limiting your ability to perform at a high level for an undetermined amount of time. Injuries (and recovery from them) have affected the power structure of the AFC North since season’s outset, which is not in…

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    AFC North Week 7 Wrapup

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    I occasionally gamble in casinos.  I’ve been known to hit a blackjack table or two (low stakes, of course).  I’ll occasionally throw some coins in a slot machine, if only for free rail drinks for a little while.  I’ve never been a big gambler, though, because I like to keep my money. I do not…

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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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