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The major question facing each team in the AFC North as summer break looms: Baltimore Ravens: How do the Ravens replace the leadership void left by Ray Lewis and Ed Reed? Leadership has never been a problem in the Ravens' entire existence. This wa...

The Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens will hold their mandatory minicamps this week, and I plan to make a stop at every one. Yes, three camps in three days. Along the way, I will see how the teams look (except for Pittsburg...

A first-year player who has turned heads in OTAs/minicamps: Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Brandon Williams: When a player comes from Division II, the natural assumption is he'll need a season to develop. That's not the case with Williams. The...

The AFC North blog is continuing its rankings of each position for the next two weeks. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Tuesday, let's look at the running backs. 1. Baltimo...

Two days into what had been an impressive draft for the Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN's Tedy Bruschi said, "If there was a year they can win the division, it's this year." Herm Edwards raised expectations even higher, predicting the Bengals would win the ...

It was quite apparent that every team in the AFC North had a specific plan in this year's draft, and each one differed greatly. The defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens wanted to rebuild the defense, using their first four picks for that...

The AFC North blog continues to look at the different positions and rank each team in terms of draft need. For Tuesday, the blog is addressing running backs. Mel Kiper Jr.'s top five running backs are: Alabama's Eddie Lacy, Wisconsin's Montee Ball, U...

My thoughts on the Baltimore Ravens' 33-14 victory over the New York Giants: What it means: Making quick work of the defending Super Bowl champion Giants, the Ravens (10-5) clinched their second straight AFC North title for the first time in franc...

The lack of carries for Ray Rice has been a season-long problem for Baltimore. It shows up in the production. The Ravens currently have the 23rd-ranked ground game in the league, which is not typical for Baltimore. The Ravens' rushing attack has r...

It took 10 games for the Cincinnati Bengals to get running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis over 100 yards. Now, he's gone over that mark in back-to-back weeks for the first time of his career. Green-Ellis produced a season-high 129 yards rushing last S...

The AFC North was founded on running backs like Jerome Bettis and Jamal Lewis who broke tackles and gained extra yards. That's not the case with the running backs in the division right now. BenJarvus Green-Ellis #42 RB Cincinnati Bengals 2...

A look at how the quarterbacks around the division fared in Week 6: Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals Stats: 31-for-46 (67.3 percent) for 381 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Comment: Dalton is starting to force throws because ...

Matt Williamson, of ESPN.com, assesses the AFC North after two games. It's an Insider article, so you'll need a subscription to read the entire piece. But here's some excerpts: PITTSBURGH STEELERS Williamson: [Roethlisberger] can carry this tea...

Last week, the AFC North blog revisited the "More or Less" predictions made by ESPN's John Clayton a couple of months ago. There's a lot of optimism in the division this year because the majority of fans are predicting more wins than Clayton's foreca...

The Ravens hold the first full-team practice of the AFC North training camps on Thursday. The rest of the division -- the Bengals, Browns and Steelers -- take the field Friday afternoon. This is really the official start of football season for me...

Of the three AFC North teams that made the playoffs last season, the one that is the unlikeliest to return is the Cincinnati Bengals. Well, that's according to this week's SportsNation poll. Of the 9,247 voters, 54 percent believe the Bengals are ...