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It’s the last AFCN Wrapup of the year.  Soon to be followed by the first AFCN Wrapup of 2025. No worries.  You guys are supposed to have a Happy New Year no matter what. So, go do that. Meantime, here’s a glance at last week.  Enjoy.   Chiefs 29, Steelers 10 “That sucked, to be…

Happy Holidays! Because of those aforementioned holidays, I gotta be brief.  Having only two divisional games to cover certainly helps that.   Steelers 17, Ravens 34 In getting their proverbial black and gold monkey off their collective backs, the Ravens reestablished themselves as a possible Super Bowl contender. In the game’s key sequence, Ravens QB…

It was a busy week in the AFC North, where the playoff seeding picture got decidedly murkier, setting up another meaningful late season tilt between the Ravens and Steelers. Is there any other kind?   Ravens 35, Giants 14 Thanks to a gigantic talent discrepancy, the Ravens played a loose, undisciplined game and still won…

The Simpsons did it. After last week’s slate of games, it’s quite clear – the Bengals need Simpsons-themed framing to win NFL games these days. Courtesy of the folks at ESPN/Disney, fans were treated to a digital rendering of the game, set in beloved Springfield USA, complete with the tire fire and remains of a…

Little pressed for time this morning, so let’s skip my pithy statement and get right to it.   Steelers 44, Bengals 38 In a classic NFL “track meet”, the Steelers managed just enough defense to keep the Bengals offense at bay, while the Bengals defense barely registered. Steelers QB Russell Wilson (29-38, 414 yards, 3…