The Baltimore Ravens secured the AFC North crown for the second consecutive season with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in their fourth-straight loss, leaving the playoff window still open for the Bengals.
While the Steelers had arguably the toughest stretch of matchups in their last five games out of any NFL team, the Ravens had to deal with one of the toughest overall schedules throughout the year. Head coach John Harbaugh had to acknowledge how hard the Ravens fought to reach this point.
“I appreciate you mentioning that. We don’t talk about that too much. It was a tough schedule, and we played teams when they were at there best quite often. “You get forged. You get tough. When you come from iron, you become iron.”
It was Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry who paved the way to the Week 18 win, finishing with a combined 201 rushing yards on 29 carries against the Cleveland defense.
