Two years after the entire AFC North finished with a winning record, the division's depth looks a lot more shaky.
The explanation is simple: Two teams have top-tier quarterbacks, one very clearly does not — and the other is putting a lot of faith in an aging four-time MVP.
Last season the division produced three winning teams, but only two made the playoffs — and last-place Cleveland fell all the way to 3-14. The games within the AFC North are still spirited — those Browns managed to beat both Baltimore and Pittsburgh — but the claim that this is the best division in football isn't as strong as it used to be.
Still, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens are among the top Super Bowl contenders, and Joe Burrow's Cincinnati team remains a likely offensive juggernaut. The Steelers have been cycling