Morning take: Ravens' roller-coaster

October, 13, 2009
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By James Walker

Posted by ESPN.com’s James Walker


Here are the most interesting stories Tuesday in the AFC North:
  • After being a trendy Super Bowl pick two weeks ago, the Baltimore Ravens are currently riding a two-game losing streak.
Morning take: Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh brought up an interesting point Monday. He said the Ravens are essentially the same team with the same issues from two weeks ago. The only difference now is they’re losing close games.
  • The Cleveland Browns had the case of the dropsies but still held on to beat the Buffalo Bills.
Morning take: With Braylon Edwards gone, there are no more excuses. The Browns need to catch the football.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers tailback Willie Parker is anxious to return from his turf toe injury.
Morning take: A lot of people are watching the Steelers to see what they do with their running back situation. Rashard Mendenhall finally got the run game going in Pittsburgh, but Parker is the longtime starter. So who gets the nod?
Morning take: Over the past two weeks, Palmer used his feet on two key fourth-down conversions in overtime against Cleveland and the final drive against Baltimore. Without those two heady plays, the Bengals are not 4-1.

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