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          Ravens are now one game out of first place

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2014, 08:00 AM ET
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          The Baltimore Ravens (5-4) are still in last place in the AFC North, but they moved to within one game of first place.

          That's what happened after the Cleveland Browns upset the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-3, on Thursday night. The Browns (6-3) moved into a first-place tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3), and the Bengals (5-3-1) dropped into third place.

          If the Steelers win at the New York Jets on Sunday, they will take sole possession of first place. The Ravens would need to beat the Tennessee Titans to stay within one game.

          If the Steelers somehow happen to lose at the one-win Jets, the Browns will sit alone at the top of the AFC North. Under that scenario, the Ravens would close to within a half-game of first place if they defeat the Titans.

          The AFC North is the first division since 2008 with every team above .500 through Week 9, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.