AFC North Franchise Grades

Baltimore Ravens: 80
The Ravens scored highly in several different areas, including General Management, Ownership, State of the Franchise, and Uniforms.

Cincinnati Bengals: 28
The Bengals turned in the second-lowest grade of all 32 franchises. Their Uniforms, Ownership, Geographic Area, Prestige, Division, and General Management all scored a pathetic "1".

Cleveland Browns: 42
The Browns' relatively low score is a result of their lack of Prestige, their ridiculously tough Division, and the unknown aspect of their General Management.

Pittsburgh Steelers: 92
The Steelers' tied the Patriots' grade with a perfect score in the Geographic Area, Ownership, State of the Franchise, Prestige, Franchise QB, and General Management catagories.

Remember, we strongly recommend you view the GoogleDoc spreadsheet version of these grades if you have a gmail account. There, you'll find more reasons that contributed to each team's grade than we can fit here on the site.