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AFC North News and Rumors

Roethlisberger moves closer to record

ESPN.com

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger moved closer to Terry Bradshaw's franchise passing record without having to take a snap. Elias Sports Bureau overturned the home team's statisticians on Wednesday, making Rashard Mendenhall's 13-yard touchdown a c…

Samer Kalaf, deadspin.com

The 2-2 Cowboys are playing the Ravens Sunday, and today Tony Romo had a standard conference call with Baltimore reporters. After some questions about Romo's consistency and such, his phone was somehow disconnected. Did Romo intentionally hang up on the…

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The Steelers ruled out safety Troy Polamalu and outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley for Thursday night's game against the Titans. Polamalu aggravated a right calf injury Sunday and left late in the first quarter. This is the third game that Polamalu will …

Fujita blasts Goodell

Oct 10, 2012

CNNSI.com

BEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns linebacker Scott Fujita accused Roger Goodell of abusing his power as commissioner for his handling of the New Orleans Saints' bounty case.

Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com

Rashard Mendenhall is back, and the Steelers are overjoyed to have him.

ESPN.com

Five weeks into the regular season, the defenses in the AFC North are still nowhere close to what they were last season. In 2011, every defense in the division ranked in the top 10. This season, three (Bengals, Ravens and Browns) rank in the bottom half…

AFC North chat alert

Oct 10, 2012

ESPN.com

Can the Steelers win their first road game of the season? Will the Browns get their first win in more than 300 days? Can the Bengals bounce back after being upset? And will the Ravens score a touchdown this game? Find out all of these answers and more i…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

It’s looking more likely that Brady Quinn will start at quarterback for the Chiefs this weekend. Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports that Matt Cassel has not yet been cleared to return to action after suffering a concussion in last Sunday’s 9…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham kicked the game-winning field goal on Sunday against the Eagles, and as a result he’s been named the AFC’s special teams player of the week. Suisham went 3-for-3 on field goals, connecting once from 20 yards and twice fro…

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There are two significant records that can be set in the AFC North this week: the Browns are on the verge of establishing a new low for futility, and Ben Roethlisberger is close to becoming the Steelers' all-time leading passer. This is more than coinci…

ESPN.com

It's a quick turnaround this week because of the Thursday night game. I'll be headed to Tennessee to watch the Steelers play the Titans in what could be monumental game for the Steelers franchise. You just need to peruse the wake-up call to find out why…

Mjd, yahoo.com

Top AFC seeds: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens Other AFC division champs: New England Patriots, Denver Broncos AFC wild cards: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers Top NFC seeds: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers Other NFC division champs: Minnes…