We Need a Better Record Against the AFC North

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(02-01-2024, 07:42 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The problem with that question is #2 only works when the rest of the division stinks. In '21 we won the division with 10 wins, the same number the Steelers had to be 3rd in the division in '23. 

With Lamar staying healthy, the Browns finally seeming to getting better, and the Steelers always being a competitive thorn in our side, we need to win 13+ games to reliably win our division. That's hard to do if you have a bad record in your division.

In the last 15 years, only 2 of the 30 teams that made the Super Bowl weren't division champs. It's hard to overstate how important winning the division is.

Let's also not jump to conclusions because there was just 1 season with all teams having 9+ wins.
That's extremely, extremely rare.

More than likely, two of the teams in the division will come back down to Earth and have a losing record again.