2015 Season Predictions: AFC North Preview
Oct 26, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end
Carlos Dunlap(96) pressures Baltimore Ravens quarterback
Joe Flacco(5) during the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-24. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
The AFC North has been one of the most balanced divisions in the last few years, therefore making it very interesting. This division is loaded with history of rivalries of great teams and those will continue this year. Last year both wild card teams came from this division and the Ravens were extremely close to making it to the AFC Championship. Their late season push surprised many last year, but that has also really raised the expectations for this year. Like so often, the Steelers also are entering another year with high expectations of winning the division and possibly more.
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The Bengals have now made the playoffs all of the last four years and five out of their last six, but still they have not won a single playoff game. Will that change this year? That is a question many fans anxiously want answered. The last team in the division are the Cleveland Browns, a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs in 12 years and having Josh McCown as their starting quaterback probably won’t change that.
In this post I will analyze both key additions and losses of personnel for each team and then also give my prediction for each teams season. Obviously things can drastically change in-season due to injuries to key players, but these are my predictions for the teams as they currently are. So here we go:
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