Week 16 power rankings: AFC North
James Walker, AFC North...lost two in a row, but there is no reason to panic. The Bengals can clinch a playoff spot and the AFC North division with a win Sunday over the lowly Kansas City Chiefs (3...
Blog | December 22, 2009Morning take: Steelers playoff scenarios
James Walker, AFC North...Tuesday in the AFC North: Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review takes a look at the playoff scenarios for the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7). Morning take: The team has no business thinking about the...
Blog | December 22, 2009Seven-step drop
James Walker, AFC NorthHere are seven notes and observations from an interesting Week 15 in the AFC North: A lot of great things came out of the Baltimore Ravens' 31-7 blo...
Blog | December 21, 2009Wrap-up: Steelers 37, Packers 36
James Walker, AFC North...ended a five-game losing streak for Pittsburgh (7-7), which remains in the hunt for the postseason. The Steelers have an AFC North showdown next week against the Baltimore Ravens (8-6) in a...
Blog | December 20, 2009Wrap-up: Ravens 31, Bears 7
James Walker, AFC North...The Ravens (8-6) entered Week 15 on the outside looking in when it came to the postseason. But Thursday's loss by the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-7) made the Ravens the sixth seed, the...
Blog | December 20, 2009Walker's weekend mailbag
James Walker, AFC North...vs. Detroit, do you think the Ravens are headed back to a run-first offense for their playoff push? Go Owls in the EagleBank Bowl! Walker: Always nice to hear from a fellow Owl, Lee...
Blog | December 19, 2009Final Word: AFC North
James Walker, AFC North...has the inside track to securing the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. Unknown replacement: Unless you watched HBO's "Hard Knocks" series this summer, most fans are not familiar...
Blog | December 18, 2009Walker's AFC North picks
James Walker, AFC NorthWe have four challenging games to choose from Sunday. Here are the AFC North blog's picks for Week 15: Cleveland Browns (2-11) at Kansas City Ch...
Blog | December 18, 2009Take your pick: Bengals vs. Chargers
James Walker, AFC NorthFor the second week in a row, the biggest game in the AFC North involves the first-place Cincinnati Bengals. So, we ask our AFC North readers to ta...
Blog | December 18, 2009Morning take: Colts help Ravens, Steelers
James Walker, AFC NorthHere are the most interesting stories in the AFC North: The playoffs hopes of the Baltimore Ravens (7-6) and Pittsburgh Steelers (6-7) improved Thursday night as the...
Blog | December 18, 2009Week 15 power rankings: AFC North
James Walker, AFC North...the wild-card race and its favorable schedule gives the team a good chance to make the postseason. But the Ravens need to remain consistent. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-7) Last week: No. 15 Current ranking...
Blog | December 15, 2009How I See It: AFC North Stock Watch
James Walker, AFC North...with a 13-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns, which probably knocked the Steelers out of the postseason. Leaks are springing up everywhere. Sometimes Pittsburgh's offense can't score. Other times it's the...
Blog | December 15, 2009Seven-step drop
James Walker, AFC North...has 68 receptions for 652 yards out of the backfield. Baltimore would not be anywhere near the playoff hunt without Rice's production. It turns out the Minnesota Vikings (11-2) were just an awful...
Blog | December 14, 2009Thought of the Day: Ravens and playoffs
James Walker, AFC NorthI've said all along that three teams from the AFC North will not qualify for the postseason. But can two teams make the playoffs from the division? In our latest version of "Thought of...
Blog | December 14, 2009Wrap-up: Ravens 48, Lions 3
James Walker, AFC North...laugher -- and it comes at a great time as the team is fighting to get into the postseason. After a brutal stretch in which Baltimore lost six of its last nine games, the Ravens looked...
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