The AFC North was the only division in the NFL in 2020 to send more than two teams into the postseason, with the Pittsburgh Steelers advancing as the division winners, claiming the third seed behind the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, respectively. The Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns, who both finished 11-5—one behind the Steelers—advanced as the top two wildcard seeds in the AFC side.
The North would cannibalize itself in the opening round, with the Steelers falling to the Browns, marking the fourth consecutive season that Pittsburgh would fail to win a postseason game.