The AFC North Is Going To Be Hell 

Bengals. I just feel another Joe Burrow comeback season coming.

Me

Bengals at 12-5

I'm going to say this as a Steelers fan, The Ravens could win

If Lamar is healthy the entire season, the Ravens easily

2 playoff showings in those 4 years. The two we missed we were killed by injuries. Even last year we had something like 30 percent of the starting roster on the injured list for the Texans playoff game.. would've made the AFC championship if the helmet to helmet would've been called. But I digress.

@@loganmaddocks4703the browns got blown out by the texans and you think one missed penalty is the reason why you guys didn’t win? did you watch that game lil bro? browns are forever poverty, you guys are happy with playoff appearances, i can’t imagine

@@PrimetimeZ Hes Talking about our divisional round apperence against KC Not Wild card last year

Don't forget about the jets

@@PrimetimeZ talking bout the chiefs game when our receiver fumbled through the end zone because he was knocked out from a helmet to helmet hit. I said nothing about the Texans game other than our team had 30 percent of the starters out due to injury. Learn how to comprehend what you're reading, lol bro.

TheAFC North being the hood is perfect description!!!! 😂

Baltimore borough the hood lol jk kinda

r/afcnorthmemewar wants you lmao

​@@madmartigan8119Baltimore wouldn't exist with the Browns. Know your history. C BLOCK!!! 😂😂😂

Not really both browns and bengals we’re mostly mediocre for MOST of that time

Exactly! The NFL is a League of Attrition. And strength of QB, not strength of Schedule. Burrow goes down Bengal's are done, LJ8 goes down Ravens are done. If Deshaun Watson goes down the Browns have Wiston and if Russel Wilson goes down the Steelers have Justin Feilds this is why the Steelers will win the division and the Brown will finish second and the Bengals third and the Ravens Last. The Ravens lost too many players especially on the OL and the DC this is Huge!

​@MrFreshEdition it seems like you me the steelers Ravens browns see what right in front of us. Your Qb is going to go down at some point in a 20 game season..It's smart to have a relief Qb like a pitcher in baseball .. the rules have changed now you can have two qbs on roster one practice qb who can be used on game day and one on stand by that's 4 QBs you can have on your team . The NFL is about to turn into college. Gone are the days of just having one qb. Imagine defensive coordinators not knowing who the quarterback they will face week to week.

@@MrFreshEditionravens got 2nd in the division with huntley 2 years ago. not everything is about the qbs

True! When these teams play each other, it's like rolling dice, huh?

Steelers for some reason have the browns number usually, even though the browns were better last year.

yup toughest games to predict and worst to bet on. ravens lost to mason rudolph last year so you never know 😬

@@adamkincaidmusicRavens were resting starters though

I'd say that's true for the most part outside of the Browns and Bengals Browns typically just beat them

Yinzers beware

Lmao 🤣 yea fighting for last with the browns

​@@masonr5677 bengals already reserved last in the division

Burrow really disappointed me last year with his play when he did play. He struggled to just play through some pain. Just look across the division for an example with Watson where he carried the Browns to a victory over the Ravens with a broken shoulder AND a high ankle sprain. Burrow couldn't even play decently through a bit of lingering pain? I mean, we all remember Mahomes out there winning in the playoffs on a bum leg that would have had him out over a month in the regular season. If you know you aren't good at playing through pain, then you need to sit out until you're healthy. An important skill is to know when playing through injuries is going to hurt your team or help them. If you aren't going to play well enough, you aren't helping.

@@randumo24he struggled with an injury at the beginning part of the season we should burrow go back to his prime self this year

@@cablue8255 Such a weak excuse though. He was dealing with pain, not a real injury. When the regular season rolled around, he was at week 5 of a recovery of a 4-6 week calf strain. Not a serious injury, nor something that actually SHOULD effect his throwing. Any difference in his play was about pain tolerance at that point, which is what made it disappointing. People try to give him mass excuses for how he played last year without paying attention to the details.

Hmm good point

Maybe a bit uncoordinated.

best division in football easily this year. There won't even be any arguing it when the season is over.

Que drum roll

@@Unknown17eh Steelers are used to it

lol the chargers? they suck 😂

@@oneboxboi1091 no they dont? they have a really strong defense and have an actually good coach for the first time since they've had herbert on their team

bro just said the chargers lmao

Chargers going 7-10 lol Harbaugh is horrible at the NFL level, there’s a reason the 49ers fired him

@@rizzfarmer11defense is mid, offense will be mid/bad bc they have no receivers lmao, they gonna have to run the ball all game + one of their new RBs is coming of a season ending injury

Fr and I don’t get why the pats don’t go after these guys. Same woth Mitchell

Good assessment but I disagree about the Browns cap space. Our GM has proven to work around that Watson contract. Obviously the bill will come due one day but that day isn't now. Browns have managed the cap very well. Browns will be a force to reckon with. I don't think Ravens or Bengals win the division. I pick the Browns.

Perhaps you mean smelt.

@@mikerawls9619whoever smelt it, dealt it

Let's Steal

Nah more like Steelernation! Let’s ride🔥

@@steelersfan1903 we cannot use the term “let’s ride” due to copyright infringements however… those damn broncos.

for sure. One would think being a Browns fan I wouldn't want the rest of the division to be good, but I love it, gonna be some amazing divisional games this year. Best of luck to all the North teams, and their fans, gonna be a fun season.

Ravens frauds. how lamar have a historic D, best kicker in NFL history and a top 5 TE and only get one playoff win??? lamar is fools gold

@@kiaadams104 poor coaching decisions but sure “go off” lol

@@kiaadams104you’re so obsessed with Lamar lmao. Zip it up when you’re done

Very realistic, not clickbait-y, and informative. In this current entertainment heavy era of sports media, this is refreshing.

I don't know--just looked at their schedule, and it's very tough. I'm counting 7-9 wins. But I honestly hope they'll do better.

@@Unknown17and people seem to be forgetting that there quarterback is either going to be a washed Russel Wilson or a glorified running in Justin fields. I don’t the mediocrity ends this season

@@kinderjester9004both way better than all our QBs since Big Ben retired

Nope, come back to this when the Mike Tomlin has the first losing season of his career

@@kinderjester9004 Yep washed russell wilson who was top ten in most qb metrics last year before being benched. Washed indeed

You know we gonna stand on business man

But not the best record

Luckiest team in the NFL last year and their schedule is absolutely brutal

Fluke win in the first raven game with 8 drops , 3 of which were TDs and then played backups to end the season. sir you guys don't dominate us you just stick around for the 4th qtr and wait for opportunities and capitalize on our mistakes because of bad coaching, even Tomlin said this . Steelers fans were booing y'all in the first game it was so bad then luck happened.

why do you steelers fans say this and completely ignore that 3 out of those 5 division wins was against the burrow-less bengals and the ravens backups?😂steelers not bad, but they were lucky to make the playoffs last season.

And Ravens beat KC in the AFC championship game to go on and beat The Cowboys in the SB and Lamar gets SB mvp 🤌🏽

@@TheBurntToast. let’s not go too far here. We’re trying to be realistic.

All ties might win the division in the NFC South

Can i have your dealers number?

​@TheBurntToast. Easy now, let's stay realistic here.. We know Lamar is never going to go all the way in the playoffs He may win another regular season MVP but in comparison to Burrow and Mahomes he doesn't have the IT factor in the AFC

With no playoff wins and finishing 3rd

@@masonr5677 only time will tell bucko

He’s not a biased Steelers fan, he glazed the browns bengals and ravens

@@TJWattFan90 I was talking about myself 😂

3 of those wins was in weeks 12 and 16 against the burrow-less bengals and in week 18 against the ravens backups😂

☝️⬆️ sounds like excuses being made because BAL & CIN lost

@@DaRedeyeJedi808 no. it sounds like the steelers were one of the luckiest teams in the NFL last season and I'm just giving you steelers fans a reality check😂😂😂

@@TripleG12398 lol if you say so pal still wont change the fact that CIN & BAL got swept last year by the lucky Steelers

@@TripleG12398 Steelers were playing with a 3rd string QB and injuries too. No excuse.

They’re still gonna be top and I Think DW is gonna have a season this yr if not then I’ll say this trade was the worst ever but he’s really never had a chance suspended injured and a offensive system that doesn’t fit. Hence the Ken Dorsey acquisition to play to his style of play. I think the beginning of the season offensively will be a little rough because of the new install. So if everything goes well on the injury front this team will be a wrecking ball. But it will be a tough fight bc of the division

Money, too much money, salary cap isn't the issue. Haslam HAS the cash to do what he wants to. If Watson gets off the pot this season, The Browns will be deadly.

​@@robertmccarthy4528😉👍

*and now Browns. They finished above the Steelers and Bengals last year with 5 QBs and handed the 49ers their first loss…

Browns had a better season than the Bengals and Steelers last year with far more injuries lol. Y’all can act like the browns are still the same as the 2010’s but it’s different now whether you like it or not

@@52drawIf the Steelers had a QB last season Browns would’ve got swept! With below average QB play & injuries still pulled a win and lost by 3. Browns are always sad af Watson isn’t even a qt of what he use to be! Yall added Juedy and he’s mid. Yall D will carry yall team! I’m I’m willing to bet Pit will be at least 2nd in the AFC north this season!

The Browns Fans hopium never ceases to amaze me.

@@WMDistraction I'm sure it will go just as well as it did with Baker, Landry, OBJ, and Chubb. That team was going to roll too. Dark horse every year.

It functioned better with Watson at the helm. Thats why the point differential was what it was when he played.

​​​​@@lamontrankinjr.280The point differential is high with Watson because the Browns played 4 REALLY bad offenses when he was in. The D gave up games of 0, 3, 3, 13, 24. Watson himself gave up 21 pts via pick 6's and fumbles for TD's.

@@cemarzit wasn’t even close to being as high as it was with anybody else because they weren’t as good and turned it over too much.

You guys should've kept Joe Flacco

Browns schedule is the hardest

They lost 4 starters on defense which was their strength last year. They will end up with 11 wins at best.

⁠@@smercxzlmao check the Steelers schedule again and come back. Browns aren't playing 6 straight playoff teams with 3 being in 10 days which is fucking stupid

@@cameronzwicke5761They lost 2 starters LMAO. Patrick Queen who isn’t even their best LB and his replacement has been learning from both LBs all last year. Trenton Simpson will be very good next year. They also lost Clowney which is a big loss but they have some guys who can step up. Geno Stone wasn’t a starter he was a rotational third safety behind Williams and Hamilton.

Bengals do have an easier schedule this year. And have done some things to fix their defense this offseason. Will be interesting to see how that plays out this fall.

I don't think he's underrated because he's had a few injuries. I think he's u underrated because I've seen a lot of people project guys like CJ Stroud, and Jordan Love to be better than him this year and I think that's disrespectful to Joe Burrow. Agree with you 100% on the best teams part, Lonnie

first off, lamar is just as injury prone as burrow and nobody has recently talked about it. if you use the "injury prone" card on burrow, it also has to be used on lamar. secondly, I've seen people say that burrow is "mid" and quarterbacks like stroud, hurts, and even stafford are better than burrow smh. atp, burrow might be a little underrated.

They won't even win the division.

Not this time

😂😂😂

The Ravens wernt that healthy. Mark Andrew's was out till the Chiefs game and Marlo was hurt as well

The same Bengals who are 1-4 vs Ravens with Lamar Jackson? The same Bengals that needed a fumble recovery for a TD to beat Tyler Huntley in the playoffs? Bengals defense was horrible last year and they lost 2 key pieces in DJ Reader and Chidobe Awusie. They lost Joe Mixon and Tyler Boyd. We don’t even know how Burrows going to look coming off an injury to his throwing arm. People give the Bengals way too much hype. When the Ravens are healthy they are THE BEST team in the AFC North and its not really close.

@@Majority999 if lamar played through injury in the 2022 playoffs against the bengals and lost, that shit wouldn't count. burrow playing through injury in BOTH games last season shouldn't count either lmao.😂😂😂so the record is 1-2. the bengals defense played horrible, burrow was only healthy in weeks 5-10, and the bengals had the hardest schedule in the NFL as they played 14 games against a winning record team and 11 games against a playoff team..............yet they still went 9-8!🤔that doesn't sound like an overhyped team at all! also, some of the "key pieces" that they lost needed to go. awuzie has been washed since his season-ending injury against the browns in week 8 of the 2022 season. remember when george pickens cooked him in week 16 last season? awuzie in 2021 wouldn't have let that happen. last season, he was letting guys like noah brown cook him. DJ reader got another quad injury and even when he was healthy, he showed signs of regression. bengals drafted kris jenkins who will be a good replacement for dj reader and they got sheldon rankins who is a good interior pass rusher. tyler boyd also showed signs of regression and they replaced him by drafting jermaine burton who would have been drafted higher if it weren't for his off the field issues. he is one of the biggest steals in the draft. he is an explosive deep threat receiver that can play good as a slot receiver and an outside receiver. the only move I didn't like from the bengals was getting rid of mixon for just a 7th round pick, but they still got chase brown who is being HEAVILY overlooked. and let's forget that zach moss had one of his best career games against the ravens last season so don't sleep on him. all of those "key pieces" that they lost have good replacements for them. and this was without me mentioning that they got mike gesicki, geno stone, vonn bell, trent brown, and amarius mims. long story short, the bengals definitely improved their roster. if anything, they are underhyped. and ravens lost so many "key pieces" in free agency that getting 30 year old derrick henry isn't going to make up for all of those losses. the ravens drafted very good, but let's not act they are far better than every afc north team. their offensive line got weaker which isn't going to help out 30 year derrick henry. their defense is still very good and one of the best in the league, but they aren't going to be like what they was last year. the ravens are still superbowl contenders, but if you think this is the same 13-4 ravens that are rarely trailing on the scoreboard, you're crazy. not to mention, the ravens, browns, and steelers have the 3 hardest schedules in the league meanwhile the bengals have a not easy, but mediocre schedule.

@@TripleG12398 the first game absolutely counts. You could say the second one doesn’t count because he didn’t play the whole game. The Ravens did not get worse. People seem to forget we slammed Houston in the playoffs without Mark Andrews and Keaton Mitchell offensively and without Marlon Humphrey on defense. Yes we lost Patrick Queen but Trenton Simpson is his replacement who looked really good in the one game he played last year. We lost Geno Stone who was our 3rd best safety behind Williams and Hamilton. His 6 interceptions were flukey so don’t expect him to get close to replicating that. 2-3 is more realistic. We improved our secondary even with the loss of Geno Stone by drafting Nate Wiggins and TJ Tampa. Gives us much more versatility and that speed we needed. Losing Clowney is a big loss but thats the only player whose absence I see leaving a noticeable difference on the defense assuming our guys like Oweh and Ojabo don’t step up. As for losing OBJ, Bateman is an incredible route runner and actually led all WRs in yards of separation per route. His only problem since joining the league is he’s struggled to stay healthy and last year he had some bad drops. We know what Zay Flowers can do. Drafted Tez Walker as a deep threat and resigned Nelson Agholar. Likely broke out when Andrews went down and now our 2TE sets are going to be very effective. We let 3 lineman walk because our offensive line was manhandled in the AFC championship game which is why we abandoned the run so quickly. Every except for Linderbaum. Stanley needs to go as well but his contracts too big. We have Vorhees, Cleveland, Faalele, Rosengarten competing for those 3 spots in the offensive line and I feel the offensive line will make or break our season. If the offensive line pans out, the run game is damn near unstoppable with Lamar, Henry and Mitchell. Really hard to win games when you are being dominated in time of possession. Ravens win percentage with Lamar Jackson playing is 62-24 (72%). All that man does is win in the regular season. You should expect the Ravens to win at least 11-12 games per year. They can easily and probably will win 13 games again this year. They dropped 2 games early in the year because they were struggling to adjust to the new offense. They put it all together in the Detroit game and never looked back. I expect them to pick up right where they left off last year.

@@Majority999 "All that man does is win in the regular season" what you just said is literally the problem😂😂😂the ravens are great in the regular season and they don't know how to translate those performances in the playoffs. lamar has played bad in 5 out of his 6 playoff career games. he played well against the texans just to play awful against the chiefs. the ravens are still very good and they will probably win 12 games, but this isn't the same dominant team as last season. the ravens still have their top players on the team, but they had plenty of good players that they lost. also, a problem with the ravens for the past 3 or 4 seasons that doesn't really get mentioned at all is how they keep blowing 4th quarter leads. even last season, in the first 10 games, the ravens trailed for just 28 minutes and 46 seconds. that was the 3rd lowest amount of time trailing in the last 40 years. every team in the top 5 on that list when 10-0 in those games.......except the ravens who went 7-3😂considering the ravens don't have as much depth as they did last year, them blowing 4th quarter leads might happen even more but I guess that is just me

Truth

The common denominator: John Harbaugh

When you got Darnold as your qb, he ain't makin it thru 5 games starting. JJ gonna be starting long before this season is over.

Lol