This article looks at the histories of the franchises in the SFL's AFC North.
Division Title
2002- Ravens
2003- Ravens
2004- Bengals
2005- Bengals
2006- Browns
2007- Bengals
2008- Browns
2009- Ravens
The AFC North has been one of the most interesting divisions in the SFL. It’s been very competitive through the eight seasons. The only team yet to win the division is the Pittsburgh Steelers and they would likely have done so had Michael Vick stayed healthy in 2009. The Ravens and Bengals have both won the division three times and the Browns have won it twice. This truly is a hard fought division that is up for grabs each season.
Playoff Records
Bengals- 2-4
Browns- 6-3
Ravens- 6-1
Steelers- 0-1
The AFC North has an impressive combined playoff record of 15-9. The Ravens have an unbelievable playoff record of 6-1. They have only been in the playoffs three times but when they get they, they like to stay there. We will see what the 2009 playoffs yield.
Regular Season Records
Bengals- 66-62 (4 winning seasons)
Browns- 70-58 (3 winning season)
Ravens- 63-64-1 (4 winning seasons)
Steelers- 52-75-1 (2 winning seasons)
When you look at the playoff records of this division, you might be surprised to find out that the regular season combined record of the division is only 2 games over .500. I think that’s a pretty amazing statistic: 6 games over .500 in the playoffs but only 2 games over .500 in the regular season. I guess when the pressure is on, the AFC North performs at their best.
SFL Individual Records
Jon Kitna, formerly of the Ravens, holds 2nd place in the most passing yards in a game with 563 against the Broncos in week 6 of the 2008 season. He only attempted 32 throws to completing 21 to reach that total.
Philip Rivers of the Browns is tied for 4th in completions in a game with 32. He accomplished this against the Titans in week 14 of the 2008 season. It took him 54 attempts to get those 32 completions.
Kevin Kolb of the Bengals is 5th in the record books for TD’s in a game with 6. He did this in the 5th week of the 2009 season against the Ravens. He also has the record for most and second most times sacked in a game with 10 and 9 respectively. He was sacked 10 times by the Browns in week 16 of the 2008 season and 9 times by the Ravens in week 9 of the 2009 season.
Drew Brees, formerly of the Browns, holds the record for the longest completed pass in a game. He threw a 99 yard TD pass against the Bengals in week 12 of the 2004 season. Current, Browns QB, Philip Rivers is 5th on the same list, completing a 96 yard TD pass against the Bears in week 8 of the 2009 season.
J.P. Losman, formerly of the Steelers, is tied for 2nd in most interceptions thrown in a game with 6. He did this in a week 8 game against the Raiders in the 2006 season.
Jamal Lewis of the Ravens is tied for 2nd in the most rushing TD’s in a game. He had 4 TD’s against the Steelers in week 12 of the 2006 season.
Terrell Owens, formerly of the Browns, owns 2nd place for receiving yards in a regular season game with 336. He accomplished this against the Ravens in week 3 of the 2006 season. This is the same game in which he set the record for most receiving TD’s with 5. He shares this mark with the Jaguars Kassim Osgood.
Travis Taylor, formerly of the Ravens, owns a share of the record for most catches in a regular season game with 15. He did this against the Bengals in week 7 of the 2003 season. Antonio Bryant of the Browns is 4th place in the same category with 13. He did so against the Titans in week 14 of the 2008 season.
Ashley Lelie, formerly of the Browns, owns the record for longest TD reception with a 99 yard catch against the Browns in week 12 of the 2004 season. Current Brown, Peter Warrick is 5th on the same list with a 96 yard catch against the Bears in week 8 of the 2009 season.
Jonathan Ogden of the Ravens is tied for 2nd in the league with the most pancakes in one game with 15. He accomplished this twice. First against the Chiefs in week 4 of the 2003 season and then repeated it 12 weeks later against the Browns.
Dunta Robinson of the Bengals is a tied for 3rd with the most interceptions in a game with 3. Robinson accomplished this in week 13 of the 2009 season against the Lions.
Samari Rolle, formerly of the Browns, is in a tie for 2nd for the most defensive TD’s in a game with 2. Rolle did this against the Rams in week 8 of the 2007 season.
Drew Bledsoe, formerly of the Browns, had the 3rd most passing yards ever in a playoff game with 434. He managed to do this against the 2006 Patriots. Tyler Thigpen of the Ravens is 4th on the same list with 410 yards against the Browns in the 2009 playoffs.
Philip Rivers of the Browns owns 2nd, and a tie for 3rd in the category of most passing TD’s in a playoff game with 5 and 4 respectively. His 5 TD’s passes came in the 2008 playoffs against the Jets and his 4 TD’s passes came against the Ravens in the 2009 playoffs. Former Browns QB, Drew Bledsoe also had 4 TD passes against the Patriots in the 2006 playoffs.
Philip Rivers of the Browns owns the record for most interceptions thrown in a playoff game with 5 against the Chargers in the 2007 playoffs.
Beanie Wells of the Ravens set a record for carries in a playoff game in 2009 with 33 against the Dolphins. Teammate Jamal Lewis is 5th on the list as well with 29 carries against the Patriots in 2002.
Antonio Bryant of the Browns ranks 4th in the playoffs with 203 receiving yards in a game. He did so against the Jets in 2008. He also owns the record for receiving TD’s with 3 in the same game. Also in that same game Bryant posted the 5th most yards after catch with 84.
Terrell Owens, formerly of the Browns, is tied for 3rd in the playoffs in receptions with 10. Owens accomplished this against the Patriots in 2006.
Dwayne Jarrett of the Ravens is 4th in the playoffs in yards after catch with 87. This occurred in 2009 against the Browns.
Ray Lewis, formerly of the Ravens, is tied for 2nd in the playoffs with 12 tackles in a game. He did this against the Colts in 2002.
Ronde Barber, formerly of the Browns, is tied for 2nd in the playoffs with 2 interceptions against the Titans in 2007.
Bradley Fletcher of the Ravens is 5th in the playoffs with 4 pass deflections. He did this against the Dolphins in the 2009 playoffs.
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