After covering the NFC in extensive detail last week, today the attention is turned to the AFC. The AFC featured two of the more interesting seasons in the off-season. Chris Johnson’s unprecedented holdout had Titans fans nervous for weeks. And as if you didn’t hear, Peyton Manning has some major injury question marks for the first time in his career as well. In an effort to get my Superbowl predictions in before the season starts Thursday night (fail), I’m going to limit the explanations behind my predictions to a minimum.
AFC East
1. New England Patriots
2. New York Jets*
3. Buffalo Bills
4. Miami Dolphins
AFC North
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. Pittsburgh Steelers*
3. Cleveland Browns
4. Cincinnati Bengals
AFC South
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Houston Texans
3. Indianapolis Colts
4. Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC West
1. San Diego Chargers
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Denver Broncos
Playoffs
1. San Diego Chargers (bye)
2. New England Patriots (bye)
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Tennessee Titans
5. New York Jets (Wild Card)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (Wild Card)
NFC Championship: Chargers over Jets