The Pittsburgh Steelers have long been built on their defense, and the AFC North as a whole has a reputation as a physical, gritty division. But the top two contenders, the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, boast lots of offensive firepower. The Bengals are led by QB Joe Burrow, and WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, while Baltimore has QB Lamar Jackson, RB Derrick Henry, and WRs Zay Flowers and free agent pickup DeAndre Hopkins.
With Cincinnati making an effort to retain both Higgins and Chase and the Ravens signing Hopkins, Steelers analyst Max Starks said on SiriusXM NFL Radio’s The Blitz that the Steelers’ trade for CB Jalen Ramsey makes sense to help combat some of the receivers they’ll face twice a year.