Live around 5 p.m., Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise takes stock of the AFC North division race after the Steelers' NFL Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Do Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward, coach Mike Tomlin and the team still deserve to be considered favorites with still a sizeable lead in the standings? Are the Ravens still the team to watch with Lamar Jackson getting healthy and Derrick Henry in the backfield? Or was the effectiveness Joe Flacco showed with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins enough to prove that the Bengals can hang around until Joe Burrow recovers from his turf toe injury?

Paul ponders those questions and potential fixes for the Steelers secondary, where Jalen Ramsey, Joey Porter Jr. and Darius Slay Jr. are struggling.

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