The seasons of the Ravens (5-11) and Cleveland Browns (3-10) have been over for weeks. The Cincinnati Bengals (12-4) lost in the AFC wild-card round for a fifth straight year. The Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) were eliminated Sunday in a divisional round loss to the Denver Broncos.
Every team in the AFC North is now in position to look ahead and start focusing on next year. That means the draft and free agency and the annual departure of players.
This is nothing new for the Ravens who lose several key players every year.