Week 11 arrives with the AFC North once again proving unpredictable. The Steelers took a tough beating from the Chargers on primetime, raising real questions about their consistency after last week’s high.

And could Joe Burrow's pending return for the Bengals make the division a three-team race down the stretch of the season?

The Steelers once appeared to have a stranglehold on the AFC North. They now just have a modest, one-game lead on the red-hot Ravens.

Only one AFC North team won in Week 10, while the Cincinnati Bengals enjoyed a bye week. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4) The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped to 5-4 with a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football.

Week 10 of the NFL season has come and gone, and the tides appear to be turning in the AFC North. Here are the report card grades for all the teams: Cleveland Browns: Sep 28, 2025; Detroit, Michigan,

The AFC North is wide open as the Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves only one game ahead of the Baltimore Ravens.

The Bengals are returning from their bye week on the heels of back-to-back catastrophic losses, in which they scored 80 combined points but blew two late leads. Cincinnati’s defensive woes have been the team’s downfall for most of the season.

The Baltimore Ravens have won three straight games, including two in a row since two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson came back from a hamstring injury. The Cincinnati Bengals designated their franchise quarterback, Joe Burrow, to return from injured reserve, with a Thanksgiving appearance against the Ravens not out of the realm of possibility.