Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker
Here are seven oddities you might not know about the AFC North through five weeks of the season:
- Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has never been off to a 0-5 start in his career, and it's the first time Cincinnati has lost its first five games since 2002. That year the Bengals started 0-7 before finishing 2-14.
- Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco, who is more of a game manager, has a higher yards-per-attempt average (5.69) than Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer (5.67) and Cleveland Browns starter Derek Anderson (4.64).
- Flacco also has the second highest completion percentage (58.5) in the division, behind Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (63.7).
- Pittsburgh receiver Hines Ward's longest reception so far this year (49 yards) is 1 yard longer than teammate Santonio Holmes' longest reception (48 yards).
- With 5.5 sacks through five games, Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley has already eclipsed last season's sack total of four.
- Bengals middle linebacker Dhani Jones is the NFL's league leader in tackles with 51.
- Browns outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley has four sacks in his last 17 games.
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James Walker
Walker joined ESPN.com in 2008 after three seasons covering the Cleveland Browns for the Columbus Dispatch. He also covered the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Cavaliers at the Dispatch. Walker grew up in Hyattsville, Md., before attending Temple University, graduating in 2001 with a B.A. in communications and mass media. He resides in the Cleveland area.