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Gap from top to bottom in the AFC North grew a lot last year. The QB position is why
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Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson throws during team warmups before an NFL preseason football game against the Dallas Cowboys Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. - photo by AP Photo/Gareth Patterson
Two years after the entire AFC North finished with a winning record, the division's depth looks a lot more shaky. The explanation is simple: Two teams have top-tier quarterbacks, one very clearly does not — and the other is putting a lot of faith in an aging four-time MVP. Last season the division produced three winning teams, but only two made the playoffs — and last-place Cleveland fell all the way to 3-14.