For a moment this season, it looked like the AFC North might have all four teams qualify for the playoffs. A Joe Burrow injury did the Cincinnati Bengals no favors however, and the division had to settle for “just” three playoff berths. The AFC North was the only division in football to have all four teams go over .500, being the first division since 1935 to accomplish that feat.
Call it pride, call it toughness, call it luck, but the Steelers were able to go 5-1 against the division in 2023, with the only loss coming on the road against the Cleveland Browns in Week 11.