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The Overhang: How Ravens-Bengals clash on Thursday Night Football stacks up

With apologies to the old NFC Central, the NFL’s new black and blue division is currently the AFC North. It's a division that features elite defenses that play with speed and attitude, and a whiplash between high-end quarterback play and something of an homage to Trent Dilfer circa 2000 or (insert post-1999 Browns quarterback here).

Three of the four teams in the AFC North would currently qualify for the playoffs. That's quite the feat amid strong play in that conference, and all the more remarkable considering the preseason favorite, the Cincinnati Bengals, are currently the one team on the outside looking in.