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The AFC North blog will conclude its rankings of each position this week with defense. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Friday, let's look at the defensive line. 1. Cincinn...

Our friends at Pro Football Focus compiled a list of the top 101 players from 2012, and there were some interesting results. The AFC North had 10 players make the list, which is three less than the San Francisco 49ers. This is a division that sent tw...

On the eve of the NFL draft, let's take a look back at the past three drafts for the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers: CINCINNATI BENGALS Total picks: 27. Picks still on roster: 20 (74 percent). Pic...

James Harrison won't bring double-digit sacks to the Cincinnati Bengals. He won't bring a familiarity with a 4-3 defense like Karlos Dansby would. So what can Who Dey Nation expect from the ex-Steelers outside linebacker? A whole lot of attitude. ...

The Cincinnati Bengals had the most salary-cap room in the NFL when free agency started, and they still have a huge amount now. The Bengals showed no interest in signing wide receiver Wes Welker or safety Dashon Goldson. The knee-jerk reaction i...

The top edge pass-rusher in the AFC North is Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs. That's the opinion of the voters in this week's SportsNation poll, but it's not an overwhelming one. Of the 8,569 votes, Suggs received 30 percent even though he was lim...

There's little debate that Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins is the best interior pass-rusher in the AFC North. Picking out the best edge rusher is more difficult, especially after the Ravens' recent addition of Elvis Dumervil. It was a tough e...

The Pro Bowl had petered out, reaching walk-through levels a year ago. Which created a threat: If players didn't put forth more effort, the game could go away. So Peyton Manning gave a speech at the start of the week and some defensive linemen ...

ATHENS, Ga. -- With barely two weeks remaining until national signing day, this is a good time to not only project the futures of the respective prospects, but also look backward at players who entered college with modest expectations and performed s...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Here's a breakdown of Georgia's last seven recruiting classes and what they managed to accomplish in college and beyond: 2006 ESPN top five classes: Florida, USC, Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame Georgia's ranking: 4 Headliners: QB Mat...

Last season, six players from the AFC North were named Associated Press first-team All-Pros. Only half made it this season. Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins, Ravens fullback Vonta Leach and Ravens return man Jacoby Jones were the lone represen...

The Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America have announced their all-NFL first teams for the 2012 season. I've compiled the results here and compared them against our all-division team. As expected, Se...

It's unanimous, on both sides of the ball.

Because I'm a Bears fan, and because my friends and I made a blood pact to never again discuss what transpired in the NFL on Sunday afternoon, I decided that this week's Trenchie Awards would go a bit differently. There's really no sense in discussin...

Five things to know about next Saturday's Cincinnati Bengals-Houston Texans AFC wild-card game at Reliant Stadium: Bengals seeking revenge: The Texans beat the Bengals twice last season. They clinched the first playoff berth in team history after ...

Five things to know about next weekend's Cincinnati Bengals-Houston Texans wild-card game at Reliant Stadium: 1. Another streak to end. The Bengals, who earned back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since 1981-82, can stop another dubious ...