Dec 23, 2012; Jacksonville, FL, USA; New England Patriots helmet sits on the field before start of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
The power house of the AFC East, will always be the heavy favorite to win this division, considering the rest of the teams of this division are still trying to find the right pieces to their puzzle, or something happens to Tom Brady. Tom Brady and the high powered offense of the New England Patriots reached the AFC Championship game last season against the later Super Bowl Champion, Baltimore Ravens. Finishing 12-4 at the top of their division, where they broke the record for first downs at 444 and finished third all-time in scoring with 557 points.
They lost Rob Gronkowski late in the season and in the AFC Championship game, who lead the team in receiving touchdowns with 11. A big key loss for this team going into next year is receiving yards leader Wes Welker, who was one of Tom Brady’s favorite targets next to Rob Gronkowski. I fully expect this team to come out on top of this division once again, if all goes well and their players stay healthy, could be a threat to the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos for the #1 seed in the AFC.
- Sep. 8 at Buffalo Bills 1:00p
- Sep. 12 New York Jets (Thurs) 8:25p
- Sep. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00p
- Sep. 29 at Atlanta Falcons 8:30p
- Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p
- Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints 4:25p
- Oct. 20 at New York Jets 1:00p
- Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins 1:00p
- Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25p
- Nov. 10 BYE
- Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers (Mon) 8:40p
- Nov. 24 Denver Broncos 8:30p
- Dec. 1 at Houston Texans 4:25p
- Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns 1:00p
- Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p
- Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens 8:30p
- Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills 1:00p