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We're handing out game balls after Week 6 and this is who's getting them: OFFENSE: Montario Hardesty, Browns. Cleveland won its first game of the season because its often-criticized second-round pick from a year ago stepped up Sunday. After Trent ...

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 ...

Thoughts on the Cleveland Browns' 34-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium: What it means: A huge weight has been lifted off the young Browns team. The winless Browns (1-5) avoided franchise infamy by ending an 11-game los...

BALTIMORE -- Thoughts on the Baltimore Ravens' 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys: What it means: In yet another close win, the Ravens improved to 5-1 and took a two-game lead over the Bengals (3-3), who lost to the previously winless Browns. This ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: Home sweet home: The Ravens are among the best teams in the NFL, sporting a 4-1 record. But no team is better than Baltimore at home. The Ravens' 13-game winning streak (14 if you include playoffs) is tops i...

So, the Week 6 predictions didn't get off to a great start. I expected the Steelers-Titans game would be close, but I never thought Pittsburgh was leaving with a loss. That is, not until the Steelers started holding tryouts for offensive linemen at h...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 26-23 loss at the Tennessee Titans: What it means: The Steelers (2-3) fell two games back of the division-leading Ravens because they fell short on the road again. This marked the second tim...

It wasn't a particularly good week for the AFC North in the Week 6 power rankings. Two teams dropped, including one after a win, and the winless Browns remain at the very bottom. The AFC North ranks fourth overall among the eight-team divisions. T...

FALLING 1. Browns' special teams: The unsoundness of these units is concerning. Cleveland's kickoff coverage team was the best in the NFL last season, but it didn't look that way when the Raiders Jacoby Ford returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touc...

We're handing out game balls after Week 6 and here is who's getting them: OFFENSE: Rashard Mendenhall. The Steelers running back busted a season-long slump with 146 yards rushing. He had a hand in two of Pittsburgh's three scores in the game: His ...

BALTIMORE -- Thoughts on the Ravens' 29-14 win against the Texans: What it means: The Ravens again showed why they're one of the best teams in the AFC by putting away the Texans, who were playing without wide receiver Andre Johnson and linebacker ...

Thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals' 27-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts: What it means: The Bengals match their win total from all of last season and ended a seven-game losing streak to the Colts. It's been an improbable start for Cincinnati, wh...

Thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 17-13 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars: What it means: It wasn't as easy as many expected, but the Steelers kept pace in the AFC North with their second straight win. Pittsburgh scored on its first three po...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: Get defensive early: The Pittsburgh defense is slow. Well, to be specific, the defensive players are slow starters. The Steelers have allowed three opening-drive scores in their first five games, two of whic...

This is Friday Forecast, where we'll see how my predictions hold up against one of the readers. This week, I will go against dsmith1130, who matched my total points (and exact score) in the Texans-Ravens (47 points). Here's our predictions for the...

Yes, it's that time again on Thursday when I'm asking for your predictions. Starting now, post your predicted scores for each of the following games involving AFC North teams: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals Jacksonville Jaguars at ...