Week 10 of the NFL season has come and gone, and the tides appear to be turning in the AFC North. Here are the report card grades for all the teams:
Cleveland Browns:
Sep 28, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) warms up before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images
Offense: C+
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The Browns offense was not horrible; they had some flashes of great plays, and the best thing for them in this game was that they did not turn the ball over. Dillon Gabriel looked decent, but the run game was still inefficient, as they have been all season.
Defense: B+
Despite giving up 27 points, the defense was very good; they held Justin Fields to very few passing yards and overall held the run well. Any time you hold a team to under 170 total yards, you are doing really well.
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Overall: C
This is a game the Browns should have won; their special teams let them down, and they gave up two special teams touchdowns early in the game, where they probably would have won otherwise. The Browns were the better team in this game; things just did not go their way in the end.
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Baltimore Ravens:
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson warms up prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson warms up prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium – Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
Offense: B
The Ravens had a really solid game offensively, they definitely missed opportunities around the goal but they were overall solid. They did not have the most efficient game, but you could feel a difference from the start of the game.
Defense: B+
The defense was very good against the Vikings; they forced 3 turnovers and were very good from start to finish. The Vikings were able to move the ball down the field, but they were held at the red zone, and turnovers hurt them.
Overall: B+
The Ravens are clearly the best team in the AFC North and will win the division after this game. They showed this game they can win in so many different ways, and they handled business well versus the Vikings.
Pittsburgh Steelers:
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) tosses back in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 7 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. The Bengals won, 33-31.
Offense: F
The Steelers offense was awful. Aaron Rodgers had the worst game of his career; he was inefficient and unable to make any passes. The run game was okay, but they were incapable of consistently scoring points.
Defense: D+
The defense needed a completely new scheme; they were running Jalen Ramsey at safety and playing man coverage the entire game, even when it was not working. The injuries in the secondary have really affected them, but they need to find ways to persevere.
Overall: D-
The Steelers were not even fully outplayed by the Chargers, but the Chargers were able to kill the Steelers on long third downs and passing plays. The Steelers have to figure out a lot of stuff if they want to have a chance to be competitive for the division or playoffs.
Cincinnati Bengals: Bye
Oct 26, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) reacts during the fourth quarter against the New York Jets at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images
The Bengals are still in the race for the division, but due to a horrible defense, it will be tough for them to compete with the Ravens and Steelers.
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