AFC East 2026-27 Preview: Simulations Favor New England, Even as Buffalo Leads the Betting Board
Posted: 9/7/2026 12:30:00 PM
The AFC East spent five years looking like Josh Allen’s personal property. New England ended that in 2025: 14-3 in the regular season, 5-1 in the division, Super Bowl runners-up, and the team that finally knocked Buffalo off the top step. The Bills still went 12-5 and ranked fifth nationally on our efficiency board. Miami went 7-10. The Jets went 3-14 and ranked last in the NFL at thirty-second, allowing 29.6 points per game. ESPN’s AFC East roundtable frames 2026-27 as a two-team fight at the top, with Buffalo as the odds-on division favorite and New England trying to defend the title it stole.