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With two games to go til the end of the NFL regular season, the AFC East is probably the most intriguing division, with three teams that are still competing hard for both the divisional title and a wild card spot.
Currently, the New York Jets, the Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots all have a 9:5 record. The Jets' remaining games include a road game against the Seattle Seahawks, and a home game against the Dolphins. The Dolphins play in Kansas against the Chiefs before going to New York to play the Jets. The Pats will play at home against Arizona Cardinals, followed by a road game in Buffalo against the Bills. How would the playoff race shapes in this ultra competitive division?
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Congrats to the Ravens on a key win.
There's a fair chance that the Ravens will fall out of the picture since they go on the road against a rejuvenated Cowboys team, which would be a shame considering their defense...
The fact that they don't have to travel to Arizona is a plus. The Cards have their title and are just fine anyway, so the Pats should win. Buffalo shouldn't be a big challenge.
Ah, the Jets... does Farve have it in him? I wouldn't rule out a loss at Seattle, as unlikely as it sounds. But... I'll hesitantly give the benefit of the doubt to Farve's experience.
The Dolphins? Woah.
Who knows, when all is said and done we may very well be walking away with the Pats as champions.
The Miami-NY Jets game obviously has great bearing on how the teams would finish. I like the way the Dolphins are playing down the stretch, so they are my pick to win the division.
The Colts are 10-4 and are leading in the wild-card race. Ravens are 9:5 and are ahead of both the Pats and the Dolphins in tie-breaker categories, so there's a legit chance that other than the divisional champion, no other teams in the AFC East will be in the playoffs.
http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreak...
According to NFL's policy, in the event of a tie within the division, the first stat they look at to separate teams is their head-to-head record:
The Jets are 1:1 against the Pats, and 1:0 against the Dolphins (with one game to go)
The Pats are 1:1 against the Jets, and 1:1 against the Dolphins.
The Dolphins are 1:1 against the Pats, and currently 0:1 against the Jets.
After head-to-head, they look at divisional games' records, and then records in "common games" - the Jets are currently 4:1 in divisional games; Pats and Dolphins are 3:2. If the Dolphins beat the Jets, and Pats beat the Bills, all 3 teams will have a 4:2 division record, and all three will have a 1:1 record against each other...