Time’s short today, so here’s the latest breakdown from Google’s Gemini.  Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! -Rav ————————————————————————————————————————————————– Sunday, December 21, 2025, was a rollercoaster for the AFC North, featuring injuries, comebacks, blowouts, and a final play that would make a soap opera producer blush. Here’s a humorous look at the Week 16 action: Baltimore Ravens: The…

This is not an AI-packaged analysis, although it sure was tempting to use one today. The overall standings in the AFC North didn’t change much last week, but with one more weekend shaved off the overall schedule, the urgency for the remaining two playoff hopefuls, the 8-6 Steelers and 7-7 Ravens, has ramped up considerably. …

This may be the worst collective AFC North entry since the division was created. If that seems overly harsh, it’s because you haven’t looked at the standings lately.  Three teams sport losing records.  And one will shortly, if Sunday’s results are any indication. Kudos to the Nosferatu-adjacent Bengals, who managed to make a late push…

The Holidays are approaching, and while your preferred AFC North team may appear to have less-than-favorable chances at a playoff slot, well…just wait a week. Those chances may be worse. This is the reality facing the Steelers, Ravens and to an extent the Bengals, who are currently treading a proverbial tightrope towards legitimacy after the…

It’s Thanksgiving Week. Before we all break off to consume myriad (presumably) turkey and turkey-based dishes and assorted sides (and watch a surprisingly-good slate of NFL games) on Thursday, it’s worth a review of the AFC North’s successes and fortunes last weekend in this notably-weird season. And yes, I’ll list something each team should be…