Key Highlights
- No team in the division is above .500 going into Week 14.
- Since the North spun off from the old AFC Central in 2002, the division has never been weaker. Here's breaking down where Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati stand going into their Week 14 games. IYER: Updated AFC and NFC playoff picturesAFC North standingsThe Ravens (6-6) lead the division by a common-games tiebreaker over the Steelers (6-6) going into Week 14.
- The Bengals (4-8) are two games behind both teams, while the Browns (3-9), still alive to win the division, are three games back:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBaltimore Ravens (6-6)Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6)Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)Cleveland Browns (3-9)IYER:NFL picks against the spread for Week 14AFC playoff pictureThe Ravens would be the only AFC North team making the playoffs going into Week 14.
- They host the Steelers, a head-to-head matchup that will determine the division leader going into Week 15. The Ravens-Steelers loser would be at least two games back of a wild-card spot.
- The Bengals have almost no wild-card shot, down four games with only five games left to play. New England Patriots (11-2)Denver Broncos (10-2)Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4)Baltimore Ravens (6-6)Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)Indianapolis Colts (8-4)Buffalo Bills (8-4)Houston Texans (7-5)Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6)Kansas City Chiefs (6-6)Miami Dolphins (5-7)Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)New York Jets (3-9)Cleveland Browns (3-9)IYER: Who sits atop the NFL power rankings?Steelers remaining scheduleThe Steelers will try to beat the Ravens to regain first place.