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Leadership is a huge part of pro football. The league has so much talent and parity that the teams with the best leaders truly can gain an edge. With that in mind, we take a look at the locker-room leadership for each AFC North team and provide a ...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers held their annual pre-draft news conference at the team's training facility on Monday. As expected, Pittsburgh didn't reveal its draft plans. But director of football operations Kevin Colbert did say the Steel...

In our final "Take your pick" of the football season, we ask who will win Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers? Here were some responses from our division inbox and AFC North Twitter page: Merrick from Charlottes...

Here are seven notes and observations from Week 14 in the AFC North: Let's start with a prediction: We fully expect the Cincinnati Bengals (2-11) to have their Week 16 Sunday night game against the San Diego Chargers (7-6) "flexed" to an earlier ...

Here are the most interesting stories Thursday in the AFC North: NFL.com's Albert Breer believes Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is the league's best defensive player. Morning take: I'm already ducking for all the shots about to be fi...

Like Troy Polamalu, everyone has one bad week. The AFC North blog went winless picking games in Week 8 as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals suffered defeats. But, as usual, we're going to bounce back strong. Here are "Walker's AFC ...

Here are the most interesting stories Thursday in the AFC North: Former college teammates Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals and Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet again on "Monday Night Football." Morning take: Polamalu...

Here are some notes and observations from Week 8 in the AFC North: Even Troy Polamalu occasionally has bad games. The Pittsburgh Steelers' do-it-all safety had his worst game in years during Sunday's 20-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Polama...

Mike Tomlin didn't understand the criticism before the season. With the Pittsburgh Steelers without Ben Roethlisberger for the first four games of the season, football experts were writing off his team when all along he knew he had an elite defense t...

This year's first "Thought of the Day" asked fans of the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns to all take a look in the mirror. We want to know what your football resolution is for 2010. After a lot of ...

It's obvious that the AFC North is one of the stronger divisions in football. The Cincinnati Bengals (7-2), Baltimore Ravens (5-4) and defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) have winning records, star power, good quarterback play and hard-n...

Here are the most interesting stories Tuesday in the AFC North: The Pittsburgh Steelers offered no official word, but it appears Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu (knee) will miss at least one game. Morning take: Consider this a victory if this is...

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Here are five keys to Monday night's game for the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) against the Denver Broncos (6-1): Be physical: The Baltimore Ravens proved last week that Denver could be worn down by bigger, more ph...

» NFC Stock Watch: East | West | North | South » AFC: East | West | North | South Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Falling 1. Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh is not playing Steeler football right now -- at least not for four quarters. The...

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker As we inch closer to the 2009 football season, ESPN.com has put together an all-decade NFL team, which highlights the best players since 2000. NFC West blogger Mike Sando revealed the defense on Monday, and to no...

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker With the center of the football universe focused on the two conference title games, here are the most interesting stories on the AFC side with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers: According to the Rave...