BALTIMORE — If the NFL is looking for parity, it could not have asked for more from the AFC North in 2021.
The divisional race went down to the penultimate week, with all four teams in playoff contention and the Cincinnati Bengals climbing from worst to first and ultimately to the Super Bowl. Injuries left the Ravens, the AFC’s top seed after 12 weeks, on the outside looking in. But they’re preparing for another divisional slugfest in 2022 as they try to catch the Bengals, while the talented Cleveland Browns await news on their quarterback and the Pittsburgh Steelers explore life without their longtime face of the franchise.
Here are five questions we’re asking about the AFC North as training camp looms: