Just off the top of my head---the team that plays in the AFC east has a much better chance of getting back there than the one that plays in the NFC east. You win your division--you're in the playoffs. If you go 11-5 or 10-6 and don't win your division--maybe you don't get a wild card.
Who will win the AFC east next year? That's a no brainer. Do you really think that the "mangenius" is going to get smart again after 4-12? Or that Parcells is going to turn the Fish into contenders in one off-season? Are the Bills going to get from 8-8 to 14-2 with J.P. Loesman?
Who will win the NFC east, after the Cowboys and Redskins--both playoff teams this year--improve themselves? And don't forget that the Eagles were 8-8, too.
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