Article: Browns nearly average outside division foes.

Byline: James Walker

Sep. 6--BEREA, Ohio -- Charlie Frye briefly went through the NFL's divisional alignments in his head and came to a quick conclusion.

"The past three, maybe four years, I can't seem to think of any division being tougher than the AFC North," the Browns quarterback said.

Unfortunately for the Browns, Frye may be right.

Only one team in the AFC North had a losing record last season, Cleveland at 4-12. This year the three other teams, the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, are again strong playoff contenders.

Meanwhile the Browns, who are 1-11 the past two seasons against ...

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