The 2021 NFL season is fast approaching. As usual, the AFC North is primed to be one of the league’s toughest divisions. Three teams from the division made the playoffs last season with two of them winning a playoff game. This had led to much speculation about which team will stand atop the AFC North rankings at the end of the season.
In this article, I will go over the biggest X-factor for each team in the AFC North for the upcoming season.
Lamar Jackson’s new weapons
From contracting COVID-19, to an ever-changing patchwork offensive line, and a less-than-stellar set of targets to throw to, the 2019 MVP quarterback faced his share of adversity in 2020.