Predicting every AFC East game
With Tom Brady in the fold for a full 16-game slate and motivated to put a trying off-season behind him, the Patriots are set to cruise to their seventh consecutive AFC title, right? Not so fast. The Bills and Jets both made coaching changes with slowing down the defending champs and their unflappable leader at top of mind, and the Dolphins made the biggest free agency splash of any team in the NFL when they landed quarterback tormentor Ndamukong Suh. The East may still run through Foxboro, but it figures to be far from a cakewalk.
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Will Miami's soft September slate set the tone for playoff contention? How Rex Ryan fare against his old team in New York and his longtime nemesis in New England? Greg Bedard has predicted the outcome of every single game of the NFL regular season. Below are his picks for the AFC East.
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New England Patriots
Week 1
Win
Sept. 10
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 2
Loss
Sept. 20
at Buffalo Bills
Week 3
Win
Sept. 27
vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 5
Loss
Oct. 11
at Dallas Cowboys
Week 6
Win
Oct. 18
vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 7
Win
Oct. 25
vs. New York Jets
Week 8
Win
Oct. 29
vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 9
Win
Nov. 8
vs. Washington Redskins
Week 10
Win
Nov. 15
at New York Giants
Week 11
Win
Nov. 23
vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 12
Loss
Nov. 29
at Denver Broncos
Week 13
Win
Dec. 6
vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 14
Win
Dec. 13
at Houston Texans
Week 15
Win
Dec. 20
vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 16
Win
Dec. 27
at New York Jets
Week 17
Loss
Jan. 3
at Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
Week 1
Win
Sept. 13
vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 2
Win
Sept. 20
vs. New England Patriots
Week 3
Loss
Sept. 27
at Miami Dolphins
Week 4
Win
Oct. 4
vs. New York Giants
Week 5
Loss
Oct. 11
at Tennessee Titans
Week 6
Win
Oct. 18
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 7
Win
Oct. 25
at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 9
Win
Nov. 8
vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 10
Win
Nov. 12
at New York Jets
Week 11
Loss
Nov. 23
at New England Patriots
Week 12
Loss
Nov. 29
at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 13
Win
Dec. 6
vs. Houston Texans
Week 14
Loss
Dec. 13
at. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15
Loss
Dec. 20
at Washington Redskins
Week 16
Win
Dec. 27
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 17
Win
Jan. 3
vs. New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
Week 1
Win
Sept. 13
at Washington Redskins
Week 2
Win
Sept. 20
at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 3
Win
Sept. 27
vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 4
Win
Oct. 4
vs. New York Jets
Week 6
Loss
Oct. 18
at Tennessee Titans
Week 7
Loss
Oct. 25
vs. Houston Texans
Week 8
Loss
Oct. 29
at New England Patriots
Week 9
Loss
Nov. 8
at Buffalo Bills
Week 10
Loss
Nov. 15
at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 11
Loss
Nov. 22
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 12
Loss
Nov. 29
at New York Jets
Week 13
Win
Dec. 6
vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 14
Win
Dec. 14
vs. New York Giants
Week 15
Loss
Dec. 20
at San Diego Chargers
Week 16
Loss
Dec. 27
vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 17
Win
Jan. 3
vs. New England Patriots
New York Jets
Week 1
Loss
Sept. 13
vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 2
Loss
Sept. 21
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 3
Loss
Sept. 27
vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 4
Loss
Oct. 4
at Miami Dolphins
Week 6
Win
Oct. 18
vs. Washington Redskins
Week 7
Loss
Oct. 25
at New England Patriots
Week 8
Win
Nov. 1
at Oakland Raiders
Week 9
Win
Nov. 8
vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 10
Loss
Nov. 15
vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 11
Loss
Nov. 22
at Houston Texans
Week 12
Win
Nov. 29
vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 13
Loss
Dec. 6
at New York Giants
Week 14
Loss
Dec. 13
vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 15
Loss
Dec. 19
at Dallas Cowboys
Week 16
Loss
Dec. 27
vs. New England Patriots
Week 17
Loss
Jan. 3
