AFC East: New England Patriots: No Brady no problem. Cassel the backup to Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart while at SoCal takes the reigns and leads his team to 2-0. Hey Matt how does feel being benched knowing your backup who never played a college game is undefeated? Maybe this is your career highlight: Buffalo Bills: Looking [...]

... . But with the NFL the way it is today, and parity reigning supreme, there's going to be two or three teams that come out of nowhere to make the playoffs. Last year, it was the Packers, Bucs, and Redskins (to a ... first parameter for being a surprise team (easy division), you can right away wipe out three AFC teams. The Fins and Jets will most definitely be improved but with Favre in New York coupled ...

Coming into the season, the AFC was viewed as being extremely competitive, with the best teams at the top of the list of Super Bowl contenders. It will be even more competitive now, as five of the six AFC teams who made the playoffs last year all experienced problems on Sunday, some of which may [...]

... San Diego, and 0-1 Indianapolis moved up ahead of them.But neither of these teams have impressed. The Chargers defense looked godawful yesterday, giving up ... to play." The Titans look solid even without Vince Young. But that's about it for impressive AFC teams.The Pats have a not-so-secret weapon on their side: the schedule. Going by last week's power rankings, they get to play the 32nd ranked Rams, ...

... 2.Buffalo - Well they pulled one out against the team I chose to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. The Bills are looking like the team to beat in ... that plagued him at time in New York and Oakland, Tennesse could take the AFC South. Their stock is still on the rise.Cincinnati - I can't say I am surprised. ... -free QB play. The Patriots are very much alive in the AFC. Stock up a bit.NY Jets - People ...

... Month: NoneI will admit, grudgingly, that the 2007 Patriots were one of the better teams we have seen in the last 15 years or so. Unfortunately for them, and fortunately for the rest of the country, they did ... , as easy as it may be.The Patriots offense will be just as good as last season. There are very few teams in the AFC that can do to New England what the Giants did to them in the Super Bowl. ...