DFS Season in Review: AFC North

Here is theScore's daily fantasy season in review for the AFC North:

Cincinnati Bengals

Record: 12-4 (1st in division, 3rd in conference)
Points (Rank): 419 (7th)
Total Yards (Rank): 5,728 (15th)

Andy Dalton has done just about all he can to restore faith Bengal nation may have lost in the Red Rifle after an ugly 2014 season. He finished the season with a 106.3 QB rating and 25 touchdowns with only seven interceptions. He was largely in the MVP conversion before suffering a thumb injury on his throwing hand in Week 14. AJ McCarron filled in admirably, but just like his career at Alabama, he wasn't asked to do a whole lot which hindered his DFS value. ... Jeremy Hill failed to live up to the hype after a monstrous rookie season. He had 11 touchdowns, but his 3.6 YPC average made him a boom-or-bust candidate. Giovani Bernard was the more efficient back of the two, with only 64 fewer rushing yards less than Hill despite 69 fewer carries. He had great PPR value with his 49 receptions, but Hill's goal-line presence snuffed out any consistent production. ... A.J. Green was once again a game-changer with 86 catches, 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns. Marvin Jones had a stellar campaign as the no. 2 WR with 816 yards, but having only four touchdowns limited his upside. ... Tyler Eifert should be a candidate for comeback player of the year after missing virtually all of 2014. Even while only playing in 13 games, the former Notre Dame star had 615 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. His low price tag early on helped win DFSers plenty of GPPs.

DFS MVP: Tyler Eifert
DFS Dud: Jeremy Hill

Pittsburgh Steelers

Record: 10-6 (2nd in division, 5th in conference)
Points (Rank): 423 (4th)
Total Yards (Rank): 6,327 (3rd)

The Steelers squeaked into the playoffs thanks to the Buffalo Bills' Week 17 win over the New York Jets. Pittsburgh may not have had to squeak into the playoffs if Ben Roethlisberger was healthy all season. Big Ben had nearly 4,000 yards with 21 touchdown passes in only 12 games. However, five multi-interception games significantly hurt his value. ... RB Le'Veon Bell was magnificent in his six games, with three 100-yard performances, three touchdowns and 24 receptions. Veteran RB DeAngelo Williams proved to be a valuable asset, accumulating 1,274 yards from scrimmage and 15 total TDs. ... WR Antonio Brown was an absolute beast in all formats with a line of 136/1,834/10 for the season. He was targeted at least 10 times in every game Roethlisberger played in. Part of his success was due to Martavis Bryant and Markus Wheaton being able to take the top off the defense. They each had 700-plus yards and five or more touchdowns. ... TE Heath Miller was once again Big Ben's safety valve with 535 yards, but the other playmakers around him left the veteran with only two scores.

DFS MVP: Antonio Brown
DFS Dud: Ben Roethlisberger

Baltimore Ravens

Record: 5-11 (3rd in division, 13th in conference)
Points (Rank): 328 (25th)
Total Yards (Rank): 5,749 (14th)

The Ravens were an all-around disaster in 2015. Marc Trestman's first season as offensive coordinator didn't go exactly as planned, but injuries didn't really give him a chance. Joe Flacco had a QB rating of 83 and a TD/INT ratio of 14:12 in 10 games. ... Punter Sam Koch completed one pass for minus-3 yards and still had a higher QB rating than Ryan Mallett, Jimmy Clausen and Matt Schaub. Baltimore surely could have used Tyrod Taylor this season. ... Anyone who thought Justin Forsett would repeat his 2014 breakout campaign without Gary Kubiak was tragically wrong. He only played 10 games as well, recording a measly two touchdowns and only returning value on his high price tag twice. ... Rookie Javorius Allen stepped into the starter's role in Forsett's absence, showing flashes of explosion, but his 3.8 YPC average shouldn't get anyone's hopes up. ... Steve Smith Sr. was on-pace for a 1,500 yard season before tearing his Achilles in Week 8. Kamar Aiken put together a respectable season with 944 yards and five touchdowns, but somebody has to catch passes when you're losing every game, right? ... Other than a two-touchdown performance in Week 2, TE Crockett Gillmore was fairly quiet. Rookie second-rounder Maxx Williams failed to make an impact.

DFS MVP: Steve Smith Sr.
DFS Dud: Justin Forsett

Cleveland Browns

Record: 3-13 (4th in division, 15th in conference)
Points (Rank): 278 (30th)
Total Yards (Rank): 5,311 (25th)

What word can be used to describe the 2015 Browns other than catastrophic? QB Josh McCown was surprisingly not terrible, posting a 93.3 QB rating, but he only played in eight games. Most of his stats were accumulated through garbage time, but DFSers didn't care. He had a three-week stretch of multiple touchdowns and 300-plus passing yards. Johnny Manziel had two games of 270-plus passing yards, but none other over 182. He only had one multi-touchdown performance during his seven games at the helm. And let's not even discuss Austin Davis. ... When the Browns said adios to OC Kyle Shanahan, they also said goodbye to their running game. Isaiah Crowell had only 700 yards and four touchdowns. Duke Johnson Jr. provided PPR appeal with 61 catches out of the backfield, but with only a couple of scores his ceiling was limited. ... Prized free agent acquisition WR Dwayne Bowe earned $900,000 per reception. Speedster Travis Benjamin proved to be a legitimate deep threat - if only he had someone who could throw the ball deep. Nonetheless, he still finished with 966 yards and three 100-yard games. Brian Hartline, Andrew Hawkins and Taylor Gabriel had little to no appeal. ... TE Gary Barnidge was easily the standout on offense, consistently returning value with 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns. Those numbers might have been even greater had McCown played all season.

DFS MVP: Gary Barnidge
DFS Dud: Isaiah Crowell