2012 AFC East Division Preview

July 25, 2012   ·   Marc Lawrence   ·   Jump to comments

With NFL East division teams leading the charge with a combined total of 16 games played in conference title tilts since 2000, including a league-high six championship game appearances located in the AFC East, it speaks to the strength of this group.
Like turn signals on an automobile, coaches and ownership are major indicators when determining which direction teams in this division are often headed.
Leading the charge is Mr. Personality himself, Bill Belichick, and his New England Patriots. While his persona is creepy, his manhandling of AFC East division foes that are off back-to-back losses is downright sinister, going 22-3 SU and 21-4 ATS in his NFL career in these affairs.
The Jets managed to win 24 games in Rex Ryan's first two years at the helm. That total was drastically reduced to eight last season, as they spent the holidays at home for the first time in Ryan's tenure. They will need to sweeten a sour 1-7 SU and ATS mark in games off a double-digit loss under R...

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