Pittsburgh Steelers

Unlike last season, the AFC North doesn’t appear to be the best division in the NFL. No sir.  No way, etc. The Ravens have edged their way back to a winning record, while the Steelers have provided little to retain their divisional lead since a 3-0 start.  The Bengals appear to have real flaws on…

While the nation splits time between the Vice Presidential Debate and the MLB playoffs tonight, it will have largely forgotten the hijinks and drama that was the NFL last weekend.  Week 4 may be the most confusing time to properly judge NFL teams, because team records may or may not reflect the general makeup or…

Week 3 was…interesting in the AFC North. Two teams tried to redeem themselves, but only one succeeded.  One team stuck to their now-formulaic game plan and won.  And two teams lost in embarrassing fashion to some of the worst rosters in the NFL. I believe the youngsters refer to this as “drama”.  And so it…

In the course of an NFL season or a series of them, certain results and statistics can be ignored, as they’re not indicative of a team overall or are considered aberrations or outliers. Not so with the Baltimore Ravens, whose propensity to lose games in the fourth quarter is becoming a trend, and it’s one…

Hi. Still shaking off the offseason rust, but here we are.  Pretty crazy first week of NFL action in the AFC North, filled with highs, lows, and other stuff.  Let’s get to it.   Ravens 20,  Chiefs 27 In an almost-mirror image of last season’s AFC Championship Game, the Ravens came up short despite the…