Well...

It's that time of year again...football season! And as always...I'm NOT looking forward to it!

I usually focus on the AFC North because...my city, Cleveland...has NO team...The Cleveland Clowns!

Week 1...

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens vs New York Jets
Cleveland Clowns vs Carolina Panthers

...and I saved the worst for last, of course! The Cleveland Clowns season is already over!

Well...

The Browns squeaked-out with a win against Carolina.
The Ravens flew-over the Jets.
The Steelers win in OT against the Bengals.

Next Week...

The Browns play the Jets at home.
The Steelers play against the Patriots.
The Ravens play against the Dolphins.
The Bengals play against the Cowboys.

This is where the real drama starts!...

Sources: Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt to get second, third opinions on torn pectoral

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34579705/sources-pittsburgh-steelers-tj-watt-get-second-third-opinions-torn-pectoral

Pittsburgh Steelers put T.J. Watt on IR until star LB ready to return

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34597217/pittsburgh-steelers-put-tj-watt-ir-star-lb-ready-return

Yay, the Jets will not be 0-17 :clap: :clap party:

Thank you Cleveland

All the AFC North Teams Lost this week...though they had the lead at one point!

Week Three...

The Cleveland Charlie Browns try again for a home win against Pittsburgh on Thursday.

The Cincinnati Bengals play against the Jets...if the Jets win next Sunday, they are a legitimate team this year.

The Ravens play against the Patriots...I think the Steelers will be the only team in the AFC North with a win!

Browns and Ravens both pull off epic Browns-level choke jobs

https://www.cincyjungle.com/2022/9/18/23359807/browns-news-ravens-dolphins-score-jets-recap-nfl-week-2

Cleveland Browns defeat Pittsburgh Steelers: Winners and losers from Thursday night's game

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/09/22/winners-losers-browns-tnf-win-nick-chubb-strong-vs-steelers/8087689001/

Lamar Jackson accounts for 5 TDs, Ravens hold off Patriots 37-26

https://apnews.com/article/new-england-patriots-baltimore-ravens-nfl-sports-devante-parker-fc7c91473431ec38c2c0b691b944b4af

Week 3 results...

Browns win against the Steelers
Ravens win against the Patriots
Bengals win against the Jets

Week 4...

Bengals play the Dolphins
Steelers play the Jets
Browns play the Falcons
Ravens play the Bills

What the AFC North looks like entering Week 4

https://www.cincyjungle.com/2022/9/26/23372635/afc-north-standings-recap-week-4-ravens-browns-steelers-bengals

The only winning AFC North team this week is The Cincinnati Bengals who beat the Dolphins.
The Cleveland Clowns lose to the Falcons on a game that wasn't even close!
The Pittsburgh Steelers lose to the New York Jets.
The Baltimore Ravens lose to the Buffalo Bill's.

Next Week...

The Cleveland Clowns play against The L.A. Chargers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers play against The Buffalo Bill's.
The Baltimore Ravens play against The Cincinnati Bengals.

At least we have The Cleveland Guardians.

AFC North Falters as Browns, Ravens and Steelers Blow Leads in Week 4

https://www.dawgsbynature.com/platform/amp/2022/10/2/23383992/afc-north-struggles-browns-steelers-ravens

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson makes history in Week 5 vs. Bengals

https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/10/ravens-qb-lamar-jackson-makes-history-in-week-5-vs-bengals/

Week 5 takeaways: Everything we learned from wins by the Eagles, Cowboys, Jets and Ravens

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34741109/nfl-week-5-takeaways-2022-big-questions-every-game

The Baltimore Ravens win against The Cincinnati Bengals.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lose to The Buffalo Bills..
I saved the WORST for last...The Cleveland Clowns lose to the L.A. Chargers.

Week 6...

The Baltimore Ravens play against The New York Giants.
The Cincinnati Bengals play against The New Orleans Saints.
The Pittsburgh Steelers play against The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Saved the WORST for last...again...The Cleveland Clowns play against The New England Patriots.

Face it Cleveland Clowns...your season is over!

No quick fixes for Steelers, Tomlin during nightmarish start

https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-bills-pittsburgh-steelers-nfl-sports-afc-north-5e96252f4f72f2e3d4a4b977c393df77

Results...

The Cincinnati Bengals win against The New Orleans Saints
The Pittsburgh Steelers win against The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Baltimore Ravens lose to The New York Giants.
And...I saved the WORST for last...
The Cleveland Clowns lose to the New England Patriots...they'll be the WORST team...or lack thereof...this year!

Week 7...

The Cincinnati Bengals play against The Atlanta Falcons.
The Pittsburgh Steelers play against The Miami Dolphins.
And...saved the WORST for last...The Cleveland Clowns will lose against The Baltimore Ravens next Sunday!

AFC North Week 6 Recap: Division Tightens With Steelers, Bengals Both Victorious

https://steelersdepot.com/2022/10/afc-north-week-6-recap-division-tightens-with-steelers-bengals-both-victorious/

The Cleveland Clowns WILL be in loser-place this year and next year!

There's 31 NFL Teams but the Browns aren't one!

I even wrote a song about it!...

Intro-If you have the football blues, you aren't the only one.
There's 31 NFL Teams, but the Browns ain't one!

Verse 1-Opening day and the season ends,
Looks like we'll be in loser-place again.
When we ask a good player all they do is laugh,
Another year and they lost the 1st draft.
Even OSU can kick our ass,
The team will always be 3rd class.
Just bet against us, take the money and run,
31 NFL Teams, but the Browns aren't one!

Chorus 1-There's Buffalo, Miami, New England, New York Jets.
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh I say in jest.
Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee,
Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles Chargers you can see.
I'm telling you we'll never have the fun,
31 NFL Teams...but the Browns aren't one!

Verse 2-Have we seen worse, I don't think so.
Another winter's here, expect lots of snow!
The real Browns left in 1995,
The Cleveland Clowns arrived in 1999.
They're the WORST team in history,
Even the devil don't want them, too much misery.
Let's watch the Cleveland Indians, at least they won!
31 NFL Teams, but the Browns aren't one!

Chorus 2-There's Dallas, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Washington.
Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota back again.
Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay.
Arizona, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco, Seattle...that why I say...
Those are the teams that can get it done.
31 NFL Teams...but the Browns aren't one.

Outro-No no no no
(No no no no)
31 NFL Teams, but the Browns aren't one!
No no no no
(No no no no)
31 NFL Teams, but the Browns aren't one!
No no no no
(No no no no)
31 NFL Teams, but the Browns aren't one!...

Week 7 results...

The Cincinnati Bengals beat The Atlanta Falcons.
The Miami Dolphins beat The Pittsburgh Steelers.
And...I saved the WORST for last...The Baltimore Ravens beat The Cleveland Clowns!

Week 8...

The Baltimore Ravens play The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers play The Philadelphia Eagles.
I saved the WORST for last...again...The Cincinnati Bengals play The Cleveland Clowns on Halloween...more of a Trick than a Treat!

Bengals, Ravens taking control in AFC North

https://www.cincyjungle.com/2022/10/24/23420105/bengals-ravens-afc-north-steelers-browns-fall

I am much more of a college football fan. My city never got an NFL team. The last Superbowl I was interested in was when the Saints won about a decade ago.

Seems that three NFL teams just suck year after year, decade after decade, the Browns, the Jets and the Lions (and arguably Jacksonville and even the Arizona Cardinals, but that organization tries to put out a good product and mostly succeeds).

But again, the Jets, Lions and Browns are mostly awful and do not understand why anyone would be a "fan" of these teams or even bother the great expense of seeing a game. Anything else, if the product is bad and keeps being bad, people quit buying the product. These three teams over the decades will have an occasional good season a decade and then back to crap. Lions fans blame the owner of the franchise, the Ford family of the car company. The Jets really dont have an excuse, that team is in the biggest market in the USA. The Browns just sputter along.

I dont know, I think the NFL now is just for football fans to watch the game and dont much care who is who or what team is what team. Or degenerate gamblers trying to mak a buck betting the parlay.

I'm thinking about making a film about The Cleveland Browns called Dawg Pound...it'll be like Major League...but it's football.

The Cleveland Clowns should just fold or move to another city and take the history as well!

Steelers fall back in AFC North standings entering Week 8

https://stillcurtain.com/2022/10/26/steelers-fall-afc-north-standings/

Bengals face must-win over Browns in Week 8 on MNF

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/29/bengals-face-must-win-browns-week-8-mnf/

Bengals faced with terrifying reality of 0-3 AFC North divisional record

https://www.cleveland.com/bengals/2022/11/bengals-faced-with-terrifying-reality-of-0-3-afc-north-divisional-record.html

Well...

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Squealers...to think, almost 80 years ago, they were the Steagles.
The Baltimore Ravens beat The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Cleveland Browns gave us a trick to The Cincinnati Bengals on Halloween...The Cleveland Browns gave Clevelanders a treat yesterday!

Next Week...

The Cincinnati Bengals play against The Carolina Pink Panthers.
The Baltimore Ravens play against The New Orleans Saints.

The Cleveland Browns get a well-deserved week off while The Pittsburgh Squealers must figure out how to salvage their season on their off week.

AFC North Preview, Week 9: Potential clarity

https://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/2022/11/4/23438818/afc-north-preview-week-9-ravens-bengals-mark-andrews-rashod-bateman-joe-burrow-chidobe-awuzie

Baltimore Ravens win third straight, shut down New Orleans Saints

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34974700/baltimore-ravens-win-third-straight-new-orleans-saints

Week 10 NFL best bets: Look for an AFC North underdog

https://jetsxfactor.com/2022/11/11/week-10-nfl-best-bets-odds-picks-afc-north-underdog/

Well...The Cleveland Clowns lost again...I think they'll be 3-14...next year...they'll be worse!

NFL standings, Week 10: Breaking down the AFC North heading toward Week 11

https://dknation.draftkings.com/nfl/2022/11/14/23456470/nfl-standings-week-10-11-afc-north-order-2022-ravens-browns-steelers-bengals-playoff-picture

The Cleveland Clowns/Buffalo Bills game is in Detroit!

But...The Cleveland Clowns will lose and their season is already over! So is their 2023 season!

Couldn't they have played in Syracuse at the Carrier Dome?

AFC North Week 11 Recap: Steelers, Browns Fall Further Behind Ravens, Bengals

https://steelersdepot.com/2022/11/afc-north-week-11-recap-steelers-browns-fall-further-behind-ravens-bengals/

NFL Week 12 picks, schedule, odds, injuries, stats, fantasy tips

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35094503/nfl-week-12-game-picks-schedule-guide-fantasy-football-tips-odds-injuries-stats-know

Bengals' Joe Mixon won't play vs. Titans due to concussion

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35106945/bengals-joe-mixon-play-vs-titans-due-concussion

Most places occasionally have a cat or squirrel or somesuch get loose in the stadium. Cleveland Browns of course get a skunk.

https://nypost.com/2022/11/28/skunk-steals-show-during-browns-buccaneers-game/

(You have to go to YouTube to see the video. Direct link not allowed for whatever reason)

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Steelers rule out Najee Harris with abdominal injury

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35134751/steelers-rule-najee-harris-abdominal-injury

Cleveland Browns won two in a row.

Eagles pass-rusher Robert Quinn to have knee scope, put on IR

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35197424/source-eagles-pass-rusher-robert-quinn-headed-ir

Cleveland Clowns lost again!

Purdy leads 49ers in rout; Lions and Eagles roll; Dallas avoids mega upset

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35204337/nfl-week-14-takeaways-2022-big-questions-every-game

Costly Mistakes Cost Ravens In Deflating Loss to Browns

https://www.si.com/nfl/ravens/news/costly-mistakes-cost-ravens-in-deflating-loss-to-browns

Playoff picture: How the Ravens and Giants can lock in a spot

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35292781/2022-nfl-week-16-playoff-picture-clinching-scenarios-standings-division-races-postseason-outlook

I'm through with The Cleveland Clowns...not just for this year...but for next year as well!

Detroit, Houston, and Jacksonville will be in The Super Bowl FAR before The Cleveland Clowns will be in it...as a matter of fact...The Cleveland Clowns WILL be the first "team" to be 0-17!

NFL flexes Steelers-Ravens matchup to Sunday Night Football

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35319353/nfl-flexes-steelers-ravens-matchup-sunday-night-football

NFL Week 17 preview: Giants among teams that can clinch playoff spot; others looking for division title

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-week-17-preview-giants-among-teams-clinch-playoff-spot-others-looking-division-title

Bad News...

Damar Hamlin of The Buffalo Bills collapsed at tonight's game against The Cincinnati Bengals.

Prayers for him and his family.

Report details possible Bills-Bengals rescheduling options

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/03/bills-bengals-rescheduling-options/

Bills vs. Bengals Postponed: NFL Playoff Scenarios Impacted for Week 18

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/bills-vs-bengals-postponed-nfl-playoff-scenarios-impacted-for-week-18/

Damar Hamlin shows 'remarkable improvement'; agent says safety is awake

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35385154/damar-hamlin-shows-remarkable-improvement-remains-critical-condition

Ravens not counting Lamar Jackson (knee) out for playoffs

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35386924/ravens-not-counting-lamar-jackson-knee-playoffs

Bills-Bengals game will not resume amid Damar Hamlin's continued recovery

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35388199/bills-bengals-game-not-resume-amid-damar-hamlin-continued-recovery

Sources: Bengals livid coin might take away home-field edge

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35399525/sources-bengals-livid-coin-take-away-homefield-edge

The Cleveland Clowns end in Loser-place...again! But despite the Steelers winning...they won't be in the playoffs.

I ****ing HATE The Cleveland Clowns! Fold the ****ing failed franchise and NEVER have Cleveland get another team again!

Ravens Excited for Bengals Rematch, Sunday Night on Wild-Card Weekend

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-bengals-wild-card-weekend-rematch

Report: Bengals, Bills Canceled Monday Night Football Game, Not NFL

https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/report-bengals-bills-canceled-monday-night-football-game-not-nfl

Ravens' Tyler Huntley back throwing; Lamar Jackson still out

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35433048/ravens-tyler-huntley-back-throwing-lamar-jackson-out

Stunning fumble return TD for Bengals beats Ravens, keeps Cincinnati's postseason alive

https://sports.yahoo.com/stunning-fumble-return-td-for-bengals-beats-ravens-keeps-cincinnatis-postseason-alive-041815360.html

Snow Dey: Bengals make another incredible statement with playoff win over the Bills

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/01/22/snow-dey-bengals-advance-to-afc-title-game-with-win-over-the-bills/69830053007/

Bengals lose heartbreaking AFC Championship Game to Chiefs after bad penalty

https://www.whio.com/sports/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-lose-chiefs-kc-advances-super-bowl-3rd-time-4-years/NTAZK5Z27FCYRCRFWPHAUXADTQ/

Bengals lose heartbreaking AFC Championship Game to Chiefs after bad penalty

https://www.whio.com/sports/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-lose-chiefs-kc-advances-super-bowl-3rd-time-4-years/NTAZK5Z27FCYRCRFWPHAUXADTQ/

The Cincinnati Bengals were the strongest team in the AFC North.

Here's how I see the 2023 AFC North Season...

1st Place...Cincinnati Bengals
2nd Place...Pittsburgh Steelers
3rd Place...Baltimore Ravens
OOP Place...Cleveland Clowns

There's still 31 NFL Teams...but the Cleveland Clowns aren't one!

The Cincinnati Bengals were the strongest team in the AFC North.

Here's how I see the 2023 AFC North Season...

1st Place...Cincinnati Bengals
2nd Place...Pittsburgh Steelers
3rd Place...Baltimore Ravens
OOP Place...Cleveland Clowns

There's still 31 NFL Teams...but the Cleveland Clowns aren't one!

Here’s the link to the new AFC North 2023 Season thread that I just created:

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=445617