The AFC North is going to be a dogfight this year. And probably for several years to come. Gone are the days of the hapless Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, “easy” wins on the schedule. The days of watching the Bengals stuck in neutral or the Browns starting “dude they pulled off the street” for a season finale (looking at you, Thad Lewis and Seneca Wallace).
The North is one of the tightest divisions and that’s reflected in CBS’ latest article, ranking the eight divisions from strongest to weakest. Jason La Canfora places the AFCN in second place, writing:
“We all know that the balance of power in this league has swung to this conference in a big way.