Rich Eisen’s Pick to Win the AFC North This Season Is….? | The Rich Eisen Show

it's time for us to predict the American Football Conference North Division we waited to have the north predicted and the West predicted in our first two shows here in Kansas City you know why because the kings of the north last year and the kings of the West last year playing each other on Thursday night we're not just spitballing here we have a plan we come up with a plan and we execute the plan yes so it's now time for division predictions presented by Lowe's and here we go Chris Brockman you first oh all right predicting the AFC North which you have said multiple times on this program will get three teams in the playoffs just like it did last year when Joe flacko led the Browns yeah and the only team that didn't make it was Jake Browning's Bengals Mason Rudolph led the Steelers and the uh defending MVP led the Ravens what do you have I think both both north are the two best divisions in football I think they're going to get five combined NFC AFC maybe two only come out of the AFC not sure but I think it's the Ravens and the Bengals at the top all due respect to the Champs got to keep them at number one uh they got Derrick Henry do we say anymore I mean come on we're gonna see we're GNA see that tomorrow night I like the Bengals number two Jamar Chase will be back out there Joe burrow like you said Rich he could be MVP this season yes sir I don't see a scenario where Pittsburgh wins it and I just look at the quarterback situation it's a great unknown for them and and I know DeShaun Watson is coming off of an injury but he was playing really well before he got hurt last year five in one in the games he played before he went out and I just like Cleveland a little bit better they're third TJ Jefferson your AFC North predictions please pretty close pretty aligned with with what Chris has um you know I like to start from the bottom and go up I've got the Browns finish in and fourth not because I don't think oh my God your friend Nate's going to be so pissed at you my buddy Nathan aor no disrespect remember last year I predicted that all four teams from the north would make the playoffs and then for 12 weeks I look like TJ Damas uh I think this again this is a tough division they all don't like each other they all beat the crap out of each other I got the Browns finishing fourth I got the Steelers coming in third because I couldn't put them last or else I wouldn't be able to go home again uh and then I got the Bengals finishing number two and I got the Ravens winning the division all right uh so in terms of my AFC North predictions um I am Am with You Chris despite how much I do like the changes that they made in their offense of coordinator and I do like their defense very much and I think Patrick Queen being added to the Ste defense is huge but once again I have taken this approach for three straight years with um uh uh a a a guy who I would consider a friend cuz he everybody who meets him considers him a friend but for three straight years I've said I need to see it with Russell Wilson and I still need to see it again so I am putting the Steelers in fourth place in this division because the Browns have a championship defense sir I I and I need to see it from Deshawn W I know you said Deshawn Watson was 5- one he didn't look all I mean win loss for a quarterback is one thing he was terrific in Baltimore in beating the Ravens terrific the Browns have a great defense I can't see them finishing in last place with that defense it was tough it was a tough I just can't so I'm putting them there at um at three and the reason why uh our crack staff has not put the uh predictions up on the screen yet is because I'm choosing the Bengals to win the division even though I put the Ravens higher than the Bengals right now in my power rankings enter the season I do believe that by the end of the day the Bengals will win this Division I think the Bengal all the Bengals have to do is just beat the Browns man yeah and because they they usually they can't and it's this is the year to try and do it do it do it do it it okay this is the year for the Bengals to do that and if they do what I do believe they they they do which is you know beat the Browns and I think Joe burrow is going to have an MVP season so I take the Bangals to return to the top of the AFC North the Ravens are right there I mean I think that's going to be NE neck right to the end of the right to the end of the season Browns and then Steelers maybe all four teams do make it that would be wild where there's no other wild card teams from any other division but the AFC North uh that's how good this division is but I do think they kind of knock each other off um and the Bengals are the ones who eventually emerge with the Ravens still making it maybe the Browns do catch the rich eyes and show every single day on the Roku Channel 12 to 3 Eastern for free