With the Ravens being eliminated by the Patriots Sunday, all of the teams in the AFC North are now fully entrenched in “offseason mode”. Each team is now gearing up for 2012 and have some goings-on that we feel that Bengals fans should be kept up to date on. Click the jump for some news [...]
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Around the AFC North: Post-Championship Weekend Edition
January 24th, 2012 
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No Comments »Strong AFC North showing on All-Pro Team
January 7th, 2012 afcbeast The AFC North was well represented on the Associated Press’ All-Pro Team, with six players on the first team, which ties the NFC West for the most. It should be noted that the AFC North had all of its players come from either offense or defense. The NFC West placed three on special teams. The [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: AFC North, AllPro, Associated Press, Browns, ESPN, Espn Com Nfl, Espn Nfl, Fullback, Joe Thomas, Media Members, Nfc West, North, Ravens, Runaway Winner, showing, strong, team, Ties, Vonta Leach No Comments »New York Jets 2012 Opponents Are Known
January 2nd, 2012 afcbeast The Jets now know their opponents in the 2012 season. With the conclusion of the 4:15 games, all 16 of the Jets’ 2012 opponents are known. The NFL will announce the full ’12 schedule in April. Here are the Jets’ home opponents: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: 2012, AFC North, Afc West, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Dolphins, houston texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jets, Known, Miami Dolphins, New England, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Opponents, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, st louis rams, Tennessee Titans, York No Comments »NFL Playoff Picture: New York Jets’ Chances of Reaching Postseason Slim to None
December 31st, 2011 afcbeast To say that the New York Jets need a miracle to make their third consecutive playoff appearance during the Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez regime is something of an understatement. Statistically speaking, Gang Green has about a 10 percent chance of playing after New Year’s Day, a fact about which Sexy Rexy is acutely aware: [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: AFC North, Baltimore Ravens, chances, Cincinnati Bengals, Football Gods, Gang Green, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jets, Jets Team, Mark Sanchez, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New York Jets, Nfl Playoff Picture, None, North Crown, Philadelphia Eagles, picture, Playoff, Playoff Appearance, postseason, Reaching, Reggie Bush, Rex Ryan, Seattle Seahawks, Sexy Rexy, slim, Tennessee Titans, York No Comments »2011 NFL Week 17 Primer
December 29th, 2011 afcbeast Baltimore Ravens’ Terrell Suggs has his helmet taken off by Cincinnati Bengals’ Andrew Whitworth during the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on January 2, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch MARQUE MATCHUP: It’s the final week – pick one. Some will argue that the Cowboys-Giants Sunday night matchup is the biggest game of the week, [...]
2011 NFL Week 17 Primer
December 29th, 2011 afcbeast Baltimore Ravens’ Terrell Suggs has his helmet taken off by Cincinnati Bengals’ Andrew Whitworth during the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on January 2, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch MARQUE MATCHUP: It’s the final week – pick one. Some will argue that the Cowboys-Giants Sunday night matchup is the biggest game of the week, [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: 2011, Aaron Rodgers, AFC North, Afc West, Andrew Whitworth, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, City Denver, Concussion, Detroit Team, Dietsch, Fifth Seed, Matt Flynn, Mike Mccarthy, NFC East, Nfl Week 17, Night Matchup, Playoff Berth, Playoff Races, primer, Ravens, Terrell Suggs, week No Comments »AFC North Pro Bowl analysis
December 28th, 2011 afcbeast Perfect sense: Headlining the six Pro Bowl starters for the Ravens is outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, who is an NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidate. He leads the AFC with a career-best 13 sacks to go along with six forced fumbles, five passes defensed and two interceptions. Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace is third [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: AFC North, Analysis, Bowl, Career, Defensive Player, ESPN, Leads, Mike Wallace, NFL, North, Perfect Sense, Pro Bowl, Pro Bowl Starters, Ravens, Receiving Yards, Receptions, Sacks, Steelers, Terrell Suggs, wide receiver No Comments »New York Jets’ NFL Playoff Picture
December 26th, 2011 afcbeast As we head to the season’s final week, the Jets’ Playoff hopes are still alive but on life support. Here is what they need to get the six seed. There are two scenarios. NEW YORK JETS NY Jets clinch a wild card spot: 1) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: AFC North, Bad News, Bengals, Card Game, Houston Team, Jets, Jets Playoff Hopes, Kansas City, Motivation, New York Jets, Nfl Playoff Picture, ny jets, Opponents, picture, Playoff, Playoff Game, San Diego, Scenarios, Tennessee, wild card, Wild Game, York No Comments »Broncos, Ravens, hold advantages (AP)
December 26th, 2011 afcbeast Win and you are in as a division champion. That’s the easy scenario for the Broncos, Cowboys and the Giants next weekend. And while Baltimore already owns at least a wild-card spot, a victory for the Ravens earns them the AFC North and a first-round bye. Denver is tied atop the AFC North with Oakland [...]
Posted in Yahoo! Sports Tags: Advantages, AFC North, Broncos, Cowboys, Division Champion, Giants, hold, Hosting, Kansas City, New York Jets, NFL, Raiders, Ravens, San Diego, Victory, wild card, Yahoo, Yahoo Sports, York Jets News 1 Comment »Wrap-up: Steelers 27, Rams 0
December 24th, 2011 afcbeast Thoughts on the Steelers’ 27-0 win over the Rams: What it means: By routing the Rams (2-13), the Steelers (11-4) kept their hopes of an AFC North title alive and secured no worse than the No. 5 seed in the playoffs. Pittsburgh still needs the Ravens to lose in next weekend’s regular-season finale to have [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: AFC North, Ben Roethlisberger, ESPN, NFL, Rams, Ravens, Season Finale, Six Games, Steelers, Sweat, Wrapup No Comments »
