AFC North Preview – Week 10

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on November 11, 2017

SCU’s AFC North Preview is a quick overview of the Steelers division opponents and their upcoming games.

Even with a week off, the Steelers still gained some ground in the AFC North, as the Ravens and Bengals both lost during Week 9.

Baltimore enters their bye this week, as Cleveland and Cincinnati both hit the road to face their respective opponents.

Here’s an overview of those two games.

AFC North Standings

AFC North Standings Week 10

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Bengals Preview

	Bengals	Titans
Last Week	L 23-7 at Jacksonville	W 23-20 vs. Baltimore
Coach vs. Opp.	Marvin Lewis: 4-2	Mike Mularkey: 2-1
PTS. For/Against	16.1/19.8	22.6/24.1
Offense	269.8	317.8
Passing	Andy Dalton: 148-236-1739-11-8-86.5	Marcus Mariota: 129-204-1519-6-5-85.4
Rushing	Joe Mixon (R): 98-284-2.9-2	DeMarco Murray: 95-391-4.1-2
Receiving	A.J. Green: 39-578-14.8-4	Delanie Walker (TE): 37-395-10.7-0
Defense	309.1	330.9
Sacks	Geno Atkins: 5	Derrick Morgan: 5
INTs	Many tied: 1	Kevin Byard: 6 (1L)
Take/Give	-9 (6/15)	+1 (12/11)
Punting (Net)	Kevin Huber: 47.7 (40.4)	Brett Kern: 51.5 (1L) (46.6) (1L)
Kicking	Randy Bullock: 38 (14/14 PAT; 8/10 FG)	Ryan Succop: 79 (3L) (16/17 PAT; 21/23 FG)

Game Notes

LEADER: Titans lead all-time series, 39-33-1
LAST GAME: 9/21/14: Titans 7 at Bengals 33
STREAKS: Bengals have won past 2
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/6/11: Bengals 24, Titans 17
QB ANDY DALTON had 18-yard TD catch in last meeting. Passed for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 97.9 rating in only career game at Ten. (11/6/11). In past 4 on road, has 8 TD passes vs. 2 INTs for 108.2 rating.
RB JOE MIXON (rookie) had rush TD last week. Is 1 of 2 rookie RBs (KAREEM HUNT) with 250+ rush yards (284) & 200+ rec. yards (204).
RB GIOVANI BERNARD rushed for 2 TDs in last meeting. Has TD catch in 2 of past 4 on road. Is 1 of 4 NFL RBs with 175+ catches (199) & 1,800+ rec. yards (1,829) since entering league in 2013.
WR A.J. GREEN has 185 rec. yards (92.5 per game) in 2 career meetings. Has TD catch in 3 of past 5 on road.
TE TYLER KROFT had career-high 79 rec. yards last week. Is 1 of 4 AFC TEs with 25+ catches (25) & 3+ TD catches (3). Has 3 TD catches in past 3 on road.
WR BRANDON LA FELL had 88 rec. yards in his last meeting (12/20/15 with NE).
DT GENO ATKINS has 57 sacks since entering league in 2010, most among NFL DTs. Ranks 2nd among NFL DTs with 5 sacks in 2017.
DE CARLOS DUNLAP has 3 sacks in past 2 meetings.
CB DARQUEZE DENNARD had 1st career sack in last game vs. Ten.
LB NICK VIGIL is 1 of 3 AFC LBs (C.J. MOSLEY & TELVIN SMITH) with 60+ tackles (62), sack (1) & INT (1).
LB VONTAZE BURFICT is 1 of 8 NFL LBs with 535+ tackles (539), 5+ sacks (8) & 5+ INTs (5) since entering league in 2012.
QB MARCUS MARIOTA passed for 2 TDs & 100 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row at home with 99+ rating. In past 9 at home, has 16 pass TDs vs. 3 INTs for 106 rating.
RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row at home with rush TD.
RB DE MARCO MURRAY had rush TD in only career meeting (12/9/12 with Dal.). In 12 home games with Ten., has 1,127 scrimmage yards (93.9 per game) with 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.). Since 2013, is only NFL player with 5,000+ rush yards (5,346) & 35+ rush TDs (39).
WR RISHARD MATTHEWS had TD catch last week. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Is 1 of 4 AFC WRs with 90+ catches (96), 1,400+ rec. yards (1,408) & 10+ TD catches (11) since 2016. WR ERIC DECKER had TD catch in Week 9. In past 3 meetings, has 249 rec. yards (83 per game) & 5 TD catches.
TE DELANIE WALKER has 2,283 rec. yards since 2015, 2nd most among NFL TEs.
S KEVIN BYARD had 2 INTs in Week 9. Has 5 INTs in past 2, tied for most by player in consecutive games since 1970. Leads NFL with 6 INTs.
LB WESLEY WOODYARD led team with 14 tackles last week. Has 40 tackles (10 per game), 2 sacks & FR in past 4 at home. Aims for 4th meeting in row with 9+ tackles. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (ZACH BROWN & DEMARIO DAVIS) with 70+ tackles (71) & 2+ sacks (2) in 2017.
DE JURRELL CASEY had sack in Week 9. Has 5 TFL & 3 sacks in past 5 at home.

On The Airwaves

TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth, Shannon Spake (Field reporter)
SIRIUS: 93 (Cin), 146 (Ten) | XM: 382 (Cin), 226 (Ten)

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Browns Preview

	Browns	Lions
Last Week	Bye (Wk. 8: L 33-16 vs. Minnesota (London))	W 30-17 at Green Bay
Coach vs. Opp.	Hue Jackson: 0-1	Jim Caldwell: 0-1
PTS. For/Against	14.9/25.3	25.8/23.3
Offense	301.3	335.9
Passing	DeShone Kizer (R): 111-213-1144-3-11-51.1	Matthew Stafford: 189-303-2212-14-4-94.4
Rushing	Isaiah Crowell: 102-351-3.4-1	Ameer Abdullah: 122-417-3.4-2
Receiving	Duke Johnson, Jr. (RB): 36-324-9.0-1	Golden Tate: 50-562-11.2-2
Defense	313.5	341.8
Sacks	Myles Garrett (R): 4	Anthony Zettel: 5
INTs	Jason McCourty: 3 (T3L)	Glover Quin, Darius Slay: 3 (T3L)
Take/Give	-12 (9/21)	+6 (16/10)
Punting (Net)	Britton Colquitt: 49.3 (42.2)	Sam Martin: 39.7 (39.7)
Kicking	Zane Gonzalez (R): 33 (12/13 PAT; 7/11 FG)	Matt Prater: 72 (18/18 PAT; 18/21 FG)

Game Notes

LEADER: Lions lead all-time series, 15-4
LAST GAME: 10/13/13: Lions 31 at Browns 17
STREAKS: Lions have won past 3
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/22/09: Lions 38, Browns 37
QB DE SHONE KIZER (rookie) rushed for TD in Week 8. Is 1 of 5 NFL QBs with 125+ rush yards (144) & 3+ rush TDs (3).
RB DUKE JOHNSON, JR. leads team & ranks 4th among AFC RBs with 36 catches. Is 1 of 2 NFL RBs (THEO RIDDICK) with 150+ catches (150) since 2015. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3 on road.
RB ISAIAH CROWELL had 118 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 54 rec.) with rush TD in Week 8. In past 5 vs. NFC, has 496 scrimmage yards (99.2 per game) with 3 rush TDs.
TE DAVID NJOKU (rookie) has TD catch in 2 of past 3 on road. Ties for 2nd among rookies with 3 TD catches.
Njoku (18 catches, 195 rec. yards) & TE SETH DE VALVE (17, 194) are 1 of 2 pairs of NFL TE teammates (JORDAN REED & VERNON DAVIS) with 15+ catches & 190+ rec. yards.
LB JOE SCHOBERT led team with 12 tackles & had 1st career INT in Week 8. Is only NFL player in 2017 with 10+ tackles (12), 1+ INT (1) & 1+ FF (1) in single game. Aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles.
LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY has 35 tackles (11.7 per game) in past 3. Aims for 4th in row vs. NFC with 8+ tackles.
LB JAMIE COLLINS, SR. has 4 TFL in past 2. In past 3 on road vs. NFC, has 27 tackles (9 per game) with 2 sacks & 2 FFs.
DE MYLES GARRETT ranks 2nd among rookies with 4 sacks.
CB JASON MC COURTY aims for his 3rd in row with INT. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (MARCUS PETERS & GLOVER QUIN) with 3+ INTs (3) & 2+ FFs (2).
DE CARL NASSIB had sack in Week 8.
QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 361 yards with 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 132.4 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards. Has 670 pass yards (335 per game), 9 TDs & 3 INTs for 104.3 rating in 2 career meetings. In past 5 at home, has 1,555 pass yards (311 per game), 9 TDs & 2 INTs for 96.2 rating.
RB AMEER ABDULLAH had rush TD in Week 9.
RB THEO RIDDICK has 520 scrimmage yards (86.7 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in past 6 vs. AFC.
WR GOLDEN TATE has 21 catches for 295 yards (98.3 per game) & TD in past 3. Aims for 4th in a row with 7+ receptions. Has 376 rec. yards (75.2 per game) & 2 TDs in past 5 at home.
WR MARVIN JONES, JR. had 7 catches for 107 yards & 2 TDs last week. Had TD catch in last meeting (12/6/15 with Cin.). In past 3 at home vs. AFC, has 261 rec. yards (87 per game). Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards.
DE EZEKIEL ANSAH has 4 sacks, FF & FR in past 7.
DE ANTHONY ZETTEL had sack last week. Has 2 sacks & FF in past 4 at home.
S GLOVER QUIN has 3 INTs, FF & FR in past 4 at home. Has 3 INTs & FF in past 5 at home vs. AFC. Has 19 INTs since 2013, tied for 2nd most in NFL.
S TAVON WILSON has 28 tackles (7 per game) & sack in past 4. Has 25 tackles & INT in past 3 vs. AFC.
CB DARIUS SLAY ties for 2nd in NFC with 10 PD. Has 2 INTs & 5 PD in past 4 at home.