Arkansas Bengal Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 And the NFL's division winners will be ... The Sports Daily Mike Batista 17 hrs ago Every NFL team wants to touch the Lombardi Trophy. But to win the Super Bowl, you first have to make the playoffs. The surest path to the playoffs is winning the division. Wild-card teams have won Super Bowls, but that’s an uphill climb. Division winners are rewarded with home playoff games, so those eight division titles are coveted prizes that put teams in good position for postseason success. These are the eight teams who will sit atop their divisions when the regular season ends. AFC North: Cincinnati Bengals © Joe Sargent/Getty Images Jeremy Hill #32 of the Cincinnati Bengals avoids a tackle by Will Allen #20 of the Pittsburgh Stealers during the first quarter at Heinz Field on December 28, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This division sent three teams to the playoffs last year. It won’t this year. The Stealers' defense could be their worst since the days before Chuck Noll, and their powerful offense will be hampered by Maurkice Pouncey’s injury and the absence of Le’Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant early in the season. The Ravens should again be solid on defense, but on offense they’re relying on 36-year-old Steve Smith Sr. to repeat his bounce-back season and soon-to-be-30-year-old journeyman running back Justin Forsett to replicate a season that was a statistical outlier. The Browns could have a feared defense, but they have no offense. That leaves the Bengals, who in Jeremy Hill have the division’s best running back not named Bell and a seemingly rejuvenated Geno Atkins on defense. http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/and-the-nfls-division-winners-will-be/ar-AAe4wXJ#page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Sweet pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Sweet analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 The old "you-only-win-because-everyone-else-is-old/injured" line. Powerful journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 The old "you-only-win-because-everyone-else-is-old/injured" line. Powerful journalism. Don't forget that it doesn't matter since we'll just lose in the postseason anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsFanFromNY Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 We not making the playoffs this year, sorry.I really wish I am wrong here but that schedule is brutal and I think Dalton doesn't have the ballz and heart to take his game to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 And the NFL's division winners will be ... Decided over the next 4 months by playing actual football games. No bonus points will be awarded for power rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint of Snow Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 I think the whole division will be down this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 I believe JC early last offseason called the correct shot first. it's all about the division this year for the playoffs.Wildcard will be in play but it will be tight. Bengals can beat out Browns, Stealers, and Ravens for division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabengals12 Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 I didn't realize until just now how much I didn't miss Cowherd being on the radio. He just picked the Bengals to go 7-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeds Orange Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 They won't go 7-9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 We not making the playoffs this year, sorry.I really wish I am wrong here but that schedule is brutal and I think Dalton doesn't have the ballz and heart to take his game to the next level. You're a regular Nostrodumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 We not making the playoffs this year, sorry. I really wish I am wrong here but that schedule is brutal and I think Dalton doesn't have the ballz and heart to take his game to the next level. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 When will people stop spewing the tough schedule nonsense? You never know what teams will be like the upcoming season except for a couple. And those perrennial tough teams don't worry about the schedule, so we shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Schedule strength using last year results is overrated in NFL. It's all about when and where with momentum, injuries, and short weeks playing big factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I didn't realize until just now how much I didn't miss Cowherd being on the radio. He just picked the Bengals to go 7-9The best prediction ever was Mike and Mike saying that we would go 0-16 without the quitter in Dalton's rookie year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 The best prediction ever was Mike and Mike saying that we would go 0-16 without the quitter in Dalton's rookie year.LOL.. Did that really happen?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 LOL.. Did that really happen? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkYes. It was actually Greenberg. Can't remember if Golic agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 We not making the playoffs this year, sorry.I really wish I am wrong here but that schedule is brutal and I think Dalton doesn't have the ballz and heart to take his game to the next level.Backtracking in ....3.....2......1.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeds Orange Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 The best prediction ever was Mike and Mike saying that we would go 0-16 without the quitter in Dalton's rookie year.Yeah, and somebody had Dalton ranked as the #33 quarterback from the 32 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah, and somebody had Dalton ranked as the #33 quarterback from the 32 teams. I think that was Go. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think that was Go. ? He wouldn't have been that high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah, and somebody had Dalton ranked as the #33 quarterback from the 32 teams.Probably Florio..He'd have Tom Brady ranked 33 if he played for the Bengals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 It was John ClaytonSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint of Snow Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I just want to go on record and say I think the AFC North winner will be the Bengals Oh and the Patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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