[NFL News] Ravens Lock Up AFC North, Bengals Back Into Playoffs Despite Losing 24-16

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Ravens Lock Up AFC North, Bengals Back Into Playoffs Despite Losing 24-16

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Posted By: SteveRobWhatever 01-01-2012 , 07:43 PM	#1

For the first time in five years, the Baltimore Ravens will have a first-round bye in the playoffs. The Cincinnati Bengals made the postseason, too, even if they backed in with some help from other teams. Ray Rice broke off touchdown runs of 70 and 51 yards on Sunday and the Ravens captured their first AFC North title since 2006 with a 24-16 win over the Bengals, earning a No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Without a victory, Cincinnati needed a loss by the New York Jets plus a loss by either Denver or Oakland to make it back to the postseason after a one-year absence. The Jets fell in Miami earlier Sunday, and Denver lost to Kansas City minutes before two passes into the end zone fell incomplete on Cincinnati's final possession.

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01-01-2012, 07:48 PM

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And the Bengals are only gonna get better, with those sweet draft picks they got for Ol' Man Palmer

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The Bengals are a really good team, I really like this team. They could easily improve into a perennial playoff contender with the draft picks they got. For once in my life I applaud Mike Brown.

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