Swish Tribune

  Year after year, the Ravens have been unable to get over the hump of making themselves the best team in the AFC. After a 13-4 season in 2023 that ended in an AFC Championship loss to the Chiefs, do the 2024 Ravens have what it takes to finally make it out of the AFC? Baltimore took a step forward last season after making it to their first AFC title game since 2012. Lead by Lamar Jackson, the Ravens had been to the playoffs 4 of the 5 previous seasons, yet never made it past the divisional round of the AFC playoffs.  The Ravens will have a bit of a new look this year after acquiring All-Pro running back, Derrick Henry. Since Lamar Jackson took over the starting quarterback role for the Ravens in 2019, he has always been the leading rusher. With Henry now in the backfield, things might look a little different in that category and could give this Ravens offense a lot more flexibility.  Even before the Derrick Henry addition, the Ravens had the #1 rushing offense in the ent...

  The Browns are back after an 11-6 season in 2023 despite having one of the most depleted teams in the NFL. Cleveland will look to finally get a full season out of their $230 million quarterback, Deshaun Watson.  Watson played in a total of six games last season for the Browns, and in his two seasons with Cleveland, he has played a combined twelve games. The Browns were lead by the fairy tale story of Joe Flacco last season, who eventually lead them to a playoff berth and an 11 win season. With Flacco's departure to Indianapolis this offseason, Watson's health will be crucial towards this team's success.  One of the premier running backs in the league, Nick Chubb, also suffered a major injury that limited him to play in only two games last season. Before last season, Chubb rushed for at least 1000 yards in four consecutive seasons and was also named to four Pro Bowls. We have yet to really see how lethal the duo of Chubb and Watson can be because of their inability to st...

  It seems like almost every year the Steelers end up with an over .500 record, labelling them one of the most consistent teams in the NFL. At the same time, year after year the boys in black and yellow fail to win the big games and make deep runs in the playoffs.  The Steelers will look a little bit different in 2024. For starters, they completely revamped their quarterback room from a season ago. From what was once Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph, is now Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.  Acquiring both of these quarterbacks this offseason turned a lot of heads in confusion around the NFL. Wilson has been slowly getting older and declining in productivity at the same time, while there have been many open critics about Fields being unable to perform during his time in Chicago. It will be interesting to see who Mike Tomlin names QB1 come September 8th.  The rest of the Pittsburgh offense will look a bit different as well. The Steelers moved on from A...

Although going 9-8 in 2023, the Bengals finished last in the AFC North. Cincinnati will need their franchise quarterback to complete a full season in 2024 after only playing ten games a season ago.  The Cincinnati offense will look a little different this season after some notable changes. After seven seasons with the Bengals, Joe Mixon was traded to Houston this offseason. In addition, after eight seasons with the team, Tyler Boyd departed to Tennessee in free agency this offseason. Some well-known Bengals from around the locker room and city will now be playing for other AFC foes in 2024.  The Bengals were able to replace Tyler Boyd through the draft with Alabama receiver Jermaine Burton. Burton comes into the offense as the new WR3 in Boyd's place and will play beside both Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.  Despite there being some drama surrounding Tee Higgins this offseason, he will remain a Bengal for at least the 2024 season. Along with drafting Burton, the Bengals si...