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Are the Pittsburgh Steelers too old? That question comes up nearly every year in Pittsburgh. But the Steelers often prove their critics wrong with another playoff run. NFC West counterpart Mike Sando did a great chart this week outlining the ag...

The Cleveland Browns will host the Cincinnati Bengals in the "Battle of Ohio" in Week 1. It will be an important tone-setter for both AFC North teams. The game also marks the first NFL meeting between Texas natives Colt McCoy and Andy Dalton. The ...

Here are the most interesting stories Wednesday in the AFC North: Should the New England Patriots be favored over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC? Morning take: Quarterback Tom Brady and New England have Pittsburgh's number. The Patriots de...

Week 1 of the preseason is in the books. So let's see who's stock is rising and falling after the first batch of preseason games. Falling 1. The Cincinnati Bengals: I rarely make too much of the preseason. But I didn't like the way the Bengals ...

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- It's a new era in Cincinnati. But will it result in more victories? That's the question facing the new-look Cincinnati Bengals this season. Cincinnati hit the reset button after a disappointing 4-12 campaign in 2010. The Beng...

The 2011 NFL preseason will begin Thursday night with several games, including the Baltimore Ravens of the AFC North against the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are four preseason storylines this weekend: 1. Cleveland Browns unveil new offense, defe...

GEOREGTOWN, Ky. -- The Cincinnati Bengals will begin their 2011 preseason Friday against the Detroit Lions. One of Cincinnati's big storylines will be the new-look, West Coast offense led by first-year offensive coordinator Jay Gruden. The AFC Nor...

The AFC North blog is in Georgetown, Ky. with the Cincinnati Bengals. But let's take a look at the latest happenings with the other teams in the division: The status for Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth (knee) is up in the air for T...

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Eight years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals had a rookie No. 1 overall pick in quarterback Carson Palmer. He sat on the bench his entire first season. This year, the Bengals are about to give rookie second-round pick Andy Dalton his...

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- The AFC North blog continues its 2011 training camp tour with the Cincinnati Bengals. There are plenty of interesting storylines to keep an eye on. For starters, the team is beginning a new era led by rookie quarterback Andy Dal...

Here are the most interesting stories Sunday in the AFC North: The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered injuries in practice to starting offensive linemen Jonathan Scott (ankle) and Ramon Foster (unspecified). Morning take: Neither injury is considere...

The Cincinnati Bengals could not get Carson Palmer to return and mentor rookie quarterback Andy Dalton this season. Therefore, the Bengals went to Plan B Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year contract with veteran quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, who most r...

The Cincinnati Bengals will likely start a rookie quarterback, do not know their starting running back and have to install a West Coast offense in limited time. This has all the makings of a slow start offensively. Therefore, expect Cincinnati to ...

The early lines are out for the Week 1 "Battle of Ohio" between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. And the odds makers project Browns rookie head coach Pat Shurmur will get off to a good start. The Browns are three-point favorite at home...

According to the popular "Madden NFL 12" video game, Cincinnati Bengals rookie receiver A.J. Green is expected to have a pretty good season. Green, the No. 4 overall pick, earned a respectable 80 rating by EA Sports, which was the fourth-highest r...

Barring an unexpected change of circumstances, the Cleveland Browns are expected to part ways with free-agent fullback Lawrence Vickers. He was not tendered by the Browns and the team drafted Stanford fullback Owen Marecic in April, because Cleveland...