... run in 2009, but they’ll need to navigate their way through their division first, namely the NFL’s reigning champion.

It’s not a far cry to say that last year’s best teams in the conference, maybe even the entire NFL, came out of the AFC North. The Ravens took a rookie quarterback and first-year head coach and made history, making it all the way to the AFC Championship game. But the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame the league’s toughest schedule to win their sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy, besting Baltimore three times by a total of of 16 points.

The Ravens know they need to overthrow the Steelers to earn their next division title, let alone their next Super Bowl appearance. What was already a bitter rivalry ...

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