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2017 NFL record projections: Patriots headed for perfect 16-0 season?
Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports Published 6:59 a.m. ET July 24, 2017
AFC EAST
New England Patriots (16-0): Is it bold? Sure. Kinda. But it's not like Tom Brady hasn't gone 16-0 before ... (and, really, wouldn't he and Bill Belichick secretly love to add 19-0 to their otherwise incomparable resumes?). And from the FWIW department, Brady went 14-1 last season and appears to be surrounded by an even better cast now, especially if Rob Gronkowski is, in fact, back to 100%. The division should be a cakewalk, and even one of New England's toughest road games — against the Raiders — will be at a neutral site (Mexico City). The most difficult stretch comes from Weeks 13-15, when the Pats play at Buffalo, at Miami (where they typically struggle) and at Pittsburgh coming off a short week Dec. 17.
Miami Dolphins (7-9): Coming off a playoff campaign in coach Adam Gase's rookie season, much obviously rides on the health and continued development of Ryan Tannehill. The schedule isn't all that friendly, with trips to the West Coast, London, a road date with Baltimore on a
Thursday and December trips to Buffalo and Kansas City.
Buffalo Bills (4-12): New regime. New schemes. Tough schedule against the NFC South and AFC West.
New York Jets (1-15): Some Jets fans would tell you this is a glass half-full assessment. The first two games are on the road and so are three of the last four.
Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports Published 6:59 a.m. ET July 24, 2017
AFC EAST
New England Patriots (16-0): Is it bold? Sure. Kinda. But it's not like Tom Brady hasn't gone 16-0 before ... (and, really, wouldn't he and Bill Belichick secretly love to add 19-0 to their otherwise incomparable resumes?). And from the FWIW department, Brady went 14-1 last season and appears to be surrounded by an even better cast now, especially if Rob Gronkowski is, in fact, back to 100%. The division should be a cakewalk, and even one of New England's toughest road games — against the Raiders — will be at a neutral site (Mexico City). The most difficult stretch comes from Weeks 13-15, when the Pats play at Buffalo, at Miami (where they typically struggle) and at Pittsburgh coming off a short week Dec. 17.
Miami Dolphins (7-9): Coming off a playoff campaign in coach Adam Gase's rookie season, much obviously rides on the health and continued development of Ryan Tannehill. The schedule isn't all that friendly, with trips to the West Coast, London, a road date with Baltimore on a
Thursday and December trips to Buffalo and Kansas City.
Buffalo Bills (4-12): New regime. New schemes. Tough schedule against the NFC South and AFC West.
New York Jets (1-15): Some Jets fans would tell you this is a glass half-full assessment. The first two games are on the road and so are three of the last four.
........ Dri Archer for 1
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