Baltimore

The last two games I picked against quarterback Patrick Mahomes and got burnt burn times with Buffalo and Baltimore both getting bounced by Kansas City.

The Greenbay Packers became the first team this season to clinch a division title, wrapping up the NFC North with a 31-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Matt Prater attempted to break his own record for longest field goal in NFL history — a 64-yarder in Denver's thin air eight years ago — backfired Sunday.

Austin Hays hit a tiebreaking two-run homer during Baltimore’s five-run ninth inning, helping the Orioles top the Houston Astros 9-7.

Ramón Urías hit a game-ending single with two outs in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the miscue-prone Seattle Mariners 7-6 to earn a doubleheader split.

Lamar Jackson ran for 136 yards and a 48-yard touchdown while throwing for 179 more as the Ravens rallied from 10 points down and beat the Titans 20-13 in their AFC wild-card game.

The hard-hitting, no-nonsense linebacker Mike Curtis has died. He was 77 years old. Curtis' son Clay said on Twitter his father died of "complications from CTE,”.

The Pro Bowl turned into a Kobe Bryant tribute. The NFL’s annual all-star game also held a moment of silence for Bryant in the first half. The AFC beat the NFC 38-33.

Lamar Jackson matched his career high with five touchdown passes and ran for 95 yards in another splendid all-around performance, and Baltimore routed Los Angeles 45-6.

Continuing with the AFC North division, we head to the state of Maryland and the Baltimore Ravens.  Other than the whole Ray Rice fiasco in the offseason and mere two-game suspension, the real story is continuing to find strong leadership on the field to replace Ray Lewis and Ed Reed...