AFC NORTH CHANGING OF THE GUARD

[Essex Johnson]

(01-04-2016, 06:44 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Hence repeating "Steelers own the Bengals, Bengals own the Ravens, Ravens own the Steelers"





I said that in response to being told that play within the playoffs doesn't matter, only appearances. If winning in the playoffs doesn't matter, then any other non division game doesn't matter. Also, the OP only mentioned 1) titles, 2) playoff appearances, and 3) division record, never record outside the division. You can say that it is part of the title (along with division record, of course), but I've been fair with working with the talking points Essex is giving me. 

You'll find that I posted early saying the Bengals have fared the best outside the division,  but have struggled more within the division and in the playoffs than the Ravens and Steelers. 

So to educate you a bit more.. the division is not just won by division record.. The Bengals though did go 5-1 this year in winning the division but you got to get it done outside division also.. this thread is zero about how you play in the playoffs... the point of the thread for last and final time was that the Bengals have moved to the top of the division and have caused the Steelers and Ravens to take a step back, that is why they are not competing as well in the division and in making the playoffs since the Bengals have the best overall record over the last 5 years by far.  How about you start a thread on how the Ravens are going to be able to compete with the Bengals in the next coming years since they don;t seem to be doing a good job of late... WHO DEY