Turns out, the team in the AFC North that had the most questions about it entering Week 1 of the 2024 season, at least from the national media perspective, is the only team that won in the AFC North this week.
That would be the Pittsburgh Steelers, who sit on top of the AFC North after one week following losses by the Baltimore Ravens (27-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs), a 16-10 loss by the Cincinnati Bengals to the New England Patriots, and a 33-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys by the Cleveland Browns.
In Cincinnati against the lowly Patriots, who were expected to be in the race for the worst team in the NFL, the Bengals came out flat in the return of quarterback Joe Burrow.