The Ravens have reached the playoffs each of the last five seasons; the Steelers have reached the Super Bowl twice during that span. Now, newcomers are looking to extend the trend. The champion Ravens have reinvented themselves. The Steelers lost Harrison to the rival Bengals. Cincinnati has been the most stable team 鈥?there's a shock! 鈥?after elbowing ahead of Pittsburgh last season. Cleveland brought in yet another head coach to try to fix its longstanding mess.
"I don't think anybody that's in the AFC North thinks there's going to be a lapse in Baltimore and Pittsburgh," Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. "They've continued to plug in players and play well for years,Discount Jerseys, so this is nothing new."