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on the Pittsburgh sideline Britton Colquitt Jersey , watching Ben Roethlisberger pass to Antonio Brown or give the ball to Le’Veon Bell, the Steelers will be favored to win the AFC North.It makes no difference that Randy Fichtner is the new offensive coordinator, or that Roethlisberger turned 36 in March.The Steelers are going to score points, and they’re going to play their best against division rivals in big games.Baltimore knows this all too well. Two years ago, Bell rushed for 122 yards and Roethlisberger connected with Brown for a last-minute touchdown in a 31-27 victory that clinched the AFC North title.Last December, Roethlisberger threw for 506 yards and two TDs, Bell scored twice and the Steelers beat the Ravens 39-38.Baltimore hopes to turn things around this year, but if the Ravens are to break a run of three straight years without a playoff appearance, it will likely be as a wild card.There are, by the way, two other teams in the division. Cincinnati and Cleveland deserve mention only because one will likely finish in third place and the other will occupy the cellar.In Cincinnati, coach Marvin Lewis got a two-year extension despite his NFL-record 0-7 mark in the playoffs. After two straight losing seasons, he’s getting a 16th chance to finally get it right.Cleveland is coming off an 0-16 embarrassment and can only hope to be respectable. Since the creation of the current AFC North in 2002, the Browns are the only team never to finish in first place.Some things to know about the AFC North:FOR WHOM THE BELL TOILS: Pittsburgh and its “Killer Bs” — Roethlisberger, Brown and Bell — have reached the playoffs four straight years. Yet all those trips to January have turned into just three postseason wins and no trips to the Super Bowl.While the rejuvenated Roethlisberger believes he can play until he nears 40, this may be his last legitimate shot to win a third championship. Bell is likely in his final year in black-and-gold after being unable to come to terms with the club on a new long-term deal.Bell is one of the most versatile backs in the league and not easily replaceable. He won’t lack for motivation. He believes he’s a unique talent and wants the paycheck to prove it.Pittsburgh’s best chance to return to the Super Bowl will rely heavily on having Bell at the top of his game and will certainly take the tradeoff of seeing Bell elsewhere in 2019 if it means hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February.FAREWELL TOUR: Ozzie Newsome is the only general manager the Ravens have ever had, running the show in Baltimore since the team arrived from Cleveland before the 1996 season.Newsome will be stepping aside after this season, to be replaced by current assistant GM Eric DeCosta, who in 2019 will finally get the job he wanted after spurning offers from several other clubs.The Ravens have won two Super Bowls under Newsome Tyrod Taylor Jersey , who in his final season has assembled a team that appears better than last year’s model.Having provided quarterback Joe Flacco with a new receiving group, Newsome addressed Baltimore’s most glaring weakness in 2017.BENGALS ON THE LINE: Cincinnati’s offense finished last in the league in yards last season, the worst showing in franchise history. The focus of their offseason was overhauling the line, which failed to protect Andy Dalton or open holes in the running game.The Bengals fired line coach Paul Alexander, traded with Buffalo for left tackle Cordy Glenn, signed right tackle Bobby Hart and drafted center Billy Price in the first round from Ohio State. Despite all that, the right side of the line struggled against the Cowboys in the second preseason game, renewing concerns that problems remain.GOTTA BE BETTER, CAN’T GET WORSE: Cleveland coach Hue Jackson is 1-31 in two seasons with Cleveland, but Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam still believe they hired the right coach in 2016. Time will tell, but the pressure is on Jackson from the get-go to win or there could be more changes in a team that has known mostly upheaval for 20 years.The Browns drafted quarterback Baker Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick, but the Heisman Trophy winner will begin the year as a backup to Tyrod Taylor, who helped Buffalo snap a 17-year postseason drought last season. Well...the first half was awesome! And at the end of the day, the Cleveland Browns ended their road losing streak with a 35-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, improving to 4-6-1 on the year. It’s their first two-game winning streak since 2014, and their 25-game road losing streak is over. And it came against Hue Jackson! Ha!The Browns got the ball first and never looked back. They scored an opening-drive touchdown for the first time all season, connecting on 23-yard passes to both RB Nick Chubb and RB Duke Johnson. The drive was capped off with a 1-yard touchdown to go up 7-0.Cincinnati’s first drive got into long field goal range, but K Randy Bullock’s 54-yard field goal was blocked! That helped set up a shorter field on the next drive, and QB Baker Mayfield ran the hurry-up to pick up chunk plays. The drive ended with a 13-yard touchdown strike to WR Antonio Callaway to go up 14-0.The Bengals didn’t muster anything on their next drive Baker Mayfield Color Rush Jersey , and then to start the second quarter, it was David Njoku time! He caught a tight end screen pass, tried to do a big-time leap into the end zone but was stuffed three yards short, somehow got stood up, and then was pushed by his teammates into the end zone for a touchdown to go up 21-0.The unraveling for Cincinnati continued as QB Andy Dalton was picked off by FS Damarious Randall on their next drive. Further adding to Randall’s legend, instead of going for the return, he walked straight up to Hue Jackson and handed him the ball!Is this real? The Browns capped off the next drive with an incredible 14-yard touchdown pass to Chubb...where he caught the ball on the back of the defender’s head and held on! That put the Browns up 28-0 with just over two minutes to play in the first half.The Bengals did get a little bit of momentum to end the first half, sparked by big runs from Dalton and RB Joe Mixon. In goal-go-go, Dalton found WR John Ross for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 28-7 heading to the half.The Bengals got a nice run to begin the second half, but then after a clipping penalty, the next snap by C Billy Price sailed way over Dalton’s head and DE Emmanuel Ogbah won the sprint with Dalton to recover the loose ball at the 7 yard line.Two plays later, Mayfield found TE Darren Fells wide open for a 6 yard touchdown to give the team a 35-7 lead.Dalton was injured on the previous series trying to recover the loose football, so backup QB Jeff Driskel entered the game. Both teams traded punts, and then Driskel found some success on his next drive, tossing a 28-yard touchdown pass to WR Tyler Boyd with under five minutes to go in the third quarter.The Browns somewhat took their foot off the gas in terms of urgency, but their next punt pinned the Bengals back at the 5 yard line. Cincinnati proceeded to drive the ball for seven minutes, assisted by a fourth down roughing the passer penalty, to score on a 2-yard quarterback sneak by Driskel. Bullock missed the extra point off the upright, making it a 35-20 game with just under eight minutes to go.Cincinnati then forced a quick three-and-out https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Emmanuel-Ogbah-Jersey , and a decent punt return had their offense with the ball at the Bengals 43 yard line with 6:12 to go. Browns fans were getting nervous as the Bengals continued to drive, but the defense finally forced a turnover on downs with 3:09 to go after Cincinnati had driven to the 13-yard line.The Browns ran a little clock off, mostly forcing Cincinnati to use their timeouts. After the two-minute warning, a big punt return gave the Bengals the ball at midfield, but they could go no further so Mayfield came out for a couple of kneeldowns. And then, there was this:This game may leave fans a little bit of a mixed feeling because the first half was so amazing, and then for most of the second half, there was no offense (they just conservatively ran the ball) and lackluster defense against a backup quarterback. But they got the job done, and when you build that big of an early cushion, you earn the right to sit on a lead and save up your good playcalls for another day.Quick HittersQB Baker Mayfield: 19-of-26 for 258 yards, 4 TD. 4 rushes, -5 yards.RB Nick Chubb: 28 carries, 84 yards (3.0 YPC). 1 TD. 3 catches, 44 yards (3 targets). 1 TD.RB Duke Johnson: 2 carries, 16 yards (8.0 YPC). 1 catch, 23 yards (1 target).TE David Njoku: 5 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD.1 sack for DE Myles Garrett.