The AFC North is the most demanding division in the NFL. The season began with four potential 2024 playoff teams and countless storylines. As HBO's “Hard Knocks” takes a look at this historic division throughout the season, fans can now take a closer look.
For the first time since their debut, the award-winning documentaries take a behind-the-scenes look at an entire NFL division. made the announcement back in June.
HARD KNOCKS: IN SEASON WITH THE AFC NORTH documents the battle for the AFC North crown over the final six weeks of the NFL season, as well as a playoff run for the division winner and all AFC North Wild Card teams. The 18-time Emmy® Award-winning series will deliver its signature all-access coverage by following the Mike Tomlin-coached Pittsburgh Steelers, who have never been featured on “Hard Knocks” in the series' history, and coach John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens, coach Zac Taylor's Cincinnati Bengals and coach Kevin Stefanski's Cleveland Browns. Quarterbacks Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields will share the Hard Knocks spotlight with Derrick Henry, Ja'Marr Chase, Myles Garrett, TJ Watt and a host of other AFC North star players.
It will premiere on Tuesday, December 3rd at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and stream on Max. Subsequent Tuesdays will air through the end of the NFL regular season and continue through the nfl playoffs in January 2025. HBO released the first trailer on Tuesday, and it looks every bit as intense as the action promises.
For the first time, Hard Knocks takes you behind the scenes of the AFC North playoff chase. The HBO original series In the season with the featuring the Ravens, Bengals, Browns and Steelers, premiering December 3rd on Max.
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Baltimore was the first team to participate in the original “Hard Knocks” training camp series in 2001. Since then, the Bengals have appeared twice, in 2009 and 2013, and the Browns in 2018, while the Pittsburgh Steelers will make their debut. Storylines to watch include Patrick Queen's arrival in Pittsburgh and the renewed Steelers-Ravens rivalry.
Contract disputes in Cleveland, Deshaun Watson's return and subsequent injury, Russell Wilson's debut, Justin Field's arrival and Joe Burrow's return are just the tip of the iceberg of storylines and interesting subplots.