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Originally Posted by flames_1987
I don't see how the Pats can just goast to an AFC Title. When you have the Chargers, Colts, Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, exc. to go up against. The argument can be made that the Pats are the best team in the AFC, but they are far from being head and shoulders above everyone else.
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Yeah, the "coasting" thing is probably the bitter Fish fan in me. But they do play 6 games against a relatively weak AFC East (MIA, NYJ, and BUF), and should net 5 wins minimum from those games. So if they go 5-1, all they need to do is go 6-4 in their other games to finish at 11-5, and get a bye.
They're still the best coached team in the league, and their offence is going to be as good as it's ever been this year if even one of Moss or Stallworth works out.
But bottom line is I agree with you. They are not way better than the other AFC contenders. I just think they have the easiest path.