AFC North Update!

Our Steelers sit alone in first place of the AFC North at 4-1 and 1-0 within the division coming out of our bye week. We travel this week to Denver to play the Broncos at 8:15 Sunday evening. I think we will all remember the last time we travelled to Invesco Field... My original thoughts before the season were that we would hopefully go 5-0 out of the gate, then go 5-6 down the stretch, to finish at 10-6 and take either the 5th or 6th seed in the AFC for the playoffs. I was very disappointed when we lost in Arizona, and thought this may be the game we look back at season end and scratch our heads why we would not playing in January. We had two of those such games last year. Cincy & Oakland. I have had time to think about it since a couple of weeks ago, and our games coming out of the bye do not look as daunting as they once did. I actually expect us to play better than I did coming out of training camp. We have historically had our issues with playing in Denver, but I have faith in our Steelers. Here we go Steelers, here we go...

The Ravens are in second place with a record of 4-2, but more importantly, 0-2 in the division. The Ravens have had perhaps more injuries thus far, and have played like a team that lacks depth and desire. Perhaps a slight hangover in Baltimore... Everyone in the media said the AFC North belonged to team wearing "purple". (Can you believe a grown man or football team wearing "purple"?) It is still October, and we all must agree that there is a lot pf season still to be played. The Ravens travel to Buffalo this Sunday to play the Bills at 1PM. Do I smell an upset?

The surprising Brownies are 3-3 and 2-1 in the division. How about them Browns? Woohoo... The Dawg Pound has awakened after several dreadful years. Going into the season a lot of people were wondering whether they would even win "one" AFC North game this year. Guess What? They have already won two...

LAST and certainly LEAST, the Bungles are 1-4 and 1-1 in the division. They host the Jets this Sunday at 4:05 and are looking to get their second win this season. Is Marvin Lewis feeling the heat? This is going to be a different team when Chris Henry comes back from his suspension. I do not think they will make the playoffs, but this will be a team that can beat any team in the NFL on any given Sunday.