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2016 NFL predictions: Super Bowl XLXI and more

By Matt Verderame

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Dec 20, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws as tackle Sebastian Vollmer (76) blocks Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Brian Orakpo (98) during the second half of the New England Patriots 33-16 win over the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws as tackle Sebastian Vollmer (76) blocks Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Brian Orakpo (98) during the second half of the New England Patriots 33-16 win over the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

JJ: Patriots. Until someone can show they can knock them from the perch, you can’t pick anyone else. From what we saw in 2015, really the only team that has a prayer at that is the Jets, and really, we don’t know all too well what we’re going to get from them next year. Tom Brady will be back being Tom Brady. Gronk will be back being Gronk. And Belichick will be back being Belichick. They’ll take it home again in 2016.

MV: Patriots. Have you seen the other three quarterbacks in the division? It’s like choosing to be burned alive, drown or go down in a plane crash. If Tom Brady is breathing and upright, New England wil roll to another division title and probably have home-field advantage.

MD: Patriots. How can you pick against New England. Year after year, they lord over the division. Sure, the New York Jets had a good year and nearly reached the playoffs, but is anyone confident that season was more than an anomaly and they can replicate or improve upon that in 2016? And lets’ not forget, the 2015 Patriots dealt with their fair share of injuries and still continued to win.

JH: Patriots. You can’t pick against them, no matter what. Tom Brady might be on the wrong side of his prime but he’s still ayear or so away from a total fall off the cliff. It will happen, and we will all act so shocked that it happened, but next year is not when that will happen. As long as Brady and Belichick are together, no one else in the AFC East is even coming close to knocking them down to a Wild Card spot.

JB: Patriots. Call me when Tom Brady retires and Bill Belichick stops being the best coach in the NFL. Throw out all the cheating jokes you want, but they get the job done.

PA: Patriots. The Jets had a nice season but the East belongs to the Patriots until further notice. Unless Bill or Brady suddenly decide to retire, this is New England’s division.

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