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AFC North News and Rumors

Bears add Gurode, dump Okoye

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Chicago Bears have done some roster churning on Tuesday, a day after placing starting guard Lance Louis on injured reserve. Louis will be replaced by veteran lineman Andre Gurode.  He spent nine years with the Cowboys and one with the Ravens, starti…

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Team needs another win against Pittsburgh and a Bengals loss to lock up division titleSunday's second showdown against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers could also bring the Ravens their second AFC North title in as many years.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The San Diego Chargers are once again likely to be blacked out on local television on Sunday. The team announced that 12,000 tickets are unsold for Sunday’s game against the Bengals, making it a near certainty that the game will be blacked out. Although…

Kerry Byrne, CNNSI.com

The Dawg Pound barked with joy when the Cleveland Browns upended the hated Pittsburgh Steelers 20-14 on Sunday.

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A look at how the quarterbacks around the division fared in Week 11: Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals Stats: 16-for-30 (53.3 percent) for 210 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Comment: Dalton has put together three strong performances in a ro…

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Playoff implications for this weekend's gamesAs the Ravens (9-2) prepare for Sunday's AFC North contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium, the game holds immediate playoff implications.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Week 13 of the NFL season could be lucky for up to five teams. In the coming days, the Texans, Ravens, Patriots, Broncos, and Falcons can each clinch playoff berths. For the Pats, it’s simple:  Win and they’re in, via the AFC East crown. For the Texa…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he’d “leave the door open” for a return by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, but Charlie Batch is expected to start again this week. A source told Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he’d be “shocked” if Ro…

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The Baltimore Ravens can celebrate more than a win over their division rival if they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. According to the NFL, the Ravens can clinch the AFC North for a second straight season if they beat the Steelers and the Bengals…

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Jonathan Dwyer will start at running back Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, coach Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday.

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You’ve heard the chatter by the sports pundits and on the talk shows. Heck, you might even have heard it here. So, are the knee-jerk reactions about your team based in reality? Our NFL bloggers weigh in.

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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made the right choice in naming Jonathan Dwyer his starting running back. In the end, was it really a decision? Rashard Mendenhall fumbled twice on four carries this past Sunday. Isaac Redman hasn't broken a run longer than 6 …

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw the ball Monday for the first time since sustaining his rib injury and has a chance of playing at the Ravens on Sunday. "He'll take steps maybe toward playing this week," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

After a disastrous offensive performance in a loss to the Browns, the Steelers appear to be shaking things up at running back. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has promoted Jonathan Dwyer to the startin…

Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com

The pulse of the NFL season changes weekly. Every Tuesday, SI.com will break down the front-runners for the major NFL awards.

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Jonathan Dwyer will be the Steelers' starting running back when Pittsburgh plays at Baltimore, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday. This comes after every running back fumbled Sunday in Cleveland and the ongoing lack of production from the team…

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We're handing out game balls after Week 12 and this is who's getting them: OFFENSE: Ray Rice, Ravens. He single-handedly kept the Ravens alive in San Diego where he converted a fourth-and-29 by running for 28 1/2 yards after a short pass. It was more th…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers have lost two straight games, dropping their record to 6-5 and giving rise to plenty of thoughts that their season will end without a playoff berth. As of now, though, the Steelers still hold one of the two Wild Card spots in the AFC and ve…

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It's a rare occurrence for the Pittsburgh Steelers to turn the ball over eight times. It hasn't happened in 23 years. How long ago is that? None of the Steelers running backs who fumbled Sunday were even in grade school in 1989. But here's another remar…

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Mike Holmgren is leaving the Browns. David DeCastro is back on the Steelers' active roster. And there's a chance that Ray Lewis could return to practice Thursday. Just another quiet start to the week in the AFC North. Read all about it in your wake-up c…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Coming off two less-than-stellar performances in losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, the New York Giants probably didn’t need too much extra motivation to get prepared for a prime-time match up against the Green Bay Packers on Sund…