Patriots and three extra groups that would shockingly win their divisions

The New England Patriots are climbing up from the underside of the AFC East standings following their Week 11 win, and different groups might be on the identical observe.

The New England Patriots have been probably the most dominant crew within the NFL by way of the 2000s, however since dropping core members comparable to Tom Brady, Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski, amongst many others, the crew has been trying rather more imperfect.

This Week 11 matchup in opposition to the New York Jets gave them the prospect to both widen the hole on the backside of the standings or tie the Jets to make it simpler to maneuver up, and so they pulled off an unimaginable 10-3 win to tie the standings.

Although their offensive line has some very clear and critical points, their protection was on one other degree throughout this matchup with cornerback Marcus Jones working an unimaginable 84-yard landing within the closing moments of the sport.

If gamers like Jones can proceed to ship so nicely defensively and rating, they could be contenders to win the division. It actually wouldn’t be a simple climb to the highest, however they aren’t presently too far behind the Buffalo Payments or the Miami Dolphins, and so they have clear potential for fulfillment with their .600 document.

They actually aren’t trying like Tremendous Bowl contenders contemplating there are rather more strong groups within the league, however they’ve just a few extra division matchups left this season that would make-or-break their probabilities of ending up on prime.

Another seemingly unlikely groups from different divisions might be following the identical path because the Patriots, too.

NFC East – New York Giants

The New York Giants sit second within the NFC East to the Philadelphia Eagles with a 7-3 document. The Eagles have been on fireplace this season with only one loss and going as the one undefeated crew within the league up till their Week 10 loss in opposition to the Washington Commanders.

The Eagles, nevertheless, might not be as well-off as they appear. They barely pulled off a win in Week 11, ending the sport 17-16 in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts. This was their first time enjoying the Colts this season, however once they confronted the Commanders in Week 3, they’d an ideal 24-8 win. What occurred to result in a 32-21 Week 10 loss?

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson broke down exactly what the Eagles downfall could also be. He famous that the Eagles have been persistently scoring early within the video games, significantly the second quarter, earlier than their scoring is slowed down by the opposing crew. This implies that they’ve technique till the opposing crew can determine it out and regulate accordingly.

Because the second half of the season unfolds and the Eagles start to face groups for a second time, the opposing groups are rather more outfitted as they’ve found out the technique and may react accordingly a lot earlier within the recreation. After all, as quickly as Johnson pointed this out, the Eagles confronted their first lack of the season.

If this proves to be true and the Giants proceed to play nicely, they may sneak as much as change into the division winner.