For the first time in a long time — maybe ever — all four teams in the AFC North are legitimate powers within a loaded AFC playoff picture overall.
Cincinnati remains the favorite with Baltimore right behind. Cleveland is getting a lot of offseason love (again) while Pittsburgh is quietly chugging along looking like a formidable team that many are starting to come around on.
Making the playoffs coming out of the AFC North is going to be quite the test. Winning the North will be a massive test, too. No team has ever won the AFC North three years in a row, which is something the Bengals are vying to do.