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2012 NFL Division Predictions: AFC East
This division has been the Patriots' to lose since 2001. Why stop a good thing when it's working?

After looking at the NFC East yesterday, we’re now going to turn and look at their AFC counterparts. The real question is: why even write this preview? In the past ten years, the Patriots have finished without at least a share of the division lead exactly zero times. They haven’t missed the playoffs since 2002. And they haven’t had a losing record since BTBT (Before finishing #31 in 2011 didn’t really seem to hurt them much. Anything less than 11 wins should be considered a failure.


2. Kate Upton... I mean Eva Longoria... I mean (remind me to insert a new random starlet here in October). But the defense will be spectacular once again; we've got them as the second best unit in the league behind the easiest schedule in the entire NFL, their playoff odds jump while Miami's takes a hit. And while they do have solid unit rankings (offense at #21, defense at #8), they don't have an overwhelming gamechanger like New England's #1 offense or the Jets' #2 defense. Look at the bright side Miami, there's always Lebron (until his next free agency when he can inevitably go to the Lakers).


4. James Madison kicker? I doubt it... partially because if the Bills were to make a Super Bowl this season, Bills fans would already be making as many snow angels as humanly possible in joy. As mentioned above, the Bills have the easiest schedule in the NFL this season, but there's only so much that an easy schedule can overcome the #16 offense and the #26 defense according to numberFire's rankings. Fitzpatrick ranks as the #20 fantasy QB in the league on our draft kit. Frankly, if you're relying on Fitzpatrick to win you fantasy match-ups, don't go for a walk next time while the draft's happening, fool. We expect not be half bad, but that's really about it. I tend to agree that the 2012 version of the 2011 Buffalo Bills will be... the 2012 Buffalo Bills.

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