AFC East Predictions - 2025

August 21th, 2025

By Stephen Juza

We begin our divisional prediction in the AFC East which may have the least amount of suspense in the division race. While there is plenty of divisional intrigue to keep fans tuned in throughout the season, we have a feeling that the AFC East title will be all but wrapped up by the time Thanksgiving rolls around. While the New York Jets and New England Patriots may be unpredictable with so much turnover from 2024, in the end we predict that the Buffalo Bills will take home their sixth-straight division title.

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Buffalo Bills

With what little competition will be shown in the AFC East this season, it shouldn’t be difficult for the Bills to secure their sixth straight AFC East title. With a schedule that will allow them to face their main competition (Miami Dolphins) twice by Week 10, it’s conceivable that they will have the division wrapped up before November ends. Barring a serious injury to reigning MVP Josh Allen, the Bills have little to worry about.

Their potent offense should continue and offer more than enough firepower for the team. The Bills have had five straight seasons ranked in the top six for scoring offenses in the league, and the recent contract extension for leading rusher James Cook continues to give Allen a key weapon from the backfield. Their rushing attack will be key as their wide receiver corps may leave some fans wanting more. But with Allen behind center, he is as deadly with his legs as he is with his arm.

Miami Dolphins

Coming in second for the AFC East will be the Miami Dolphins for the fourth straight year. They have shown flashes under head coach Mike McDaniel, but they have never been able to put together a complete season during McDaniel’s four seasons with the headset. The offense with Tua Tagovailoa throwing to Tyreek Hill has generated a lot of yards (even leading the league in 2023), but it has yet to translate into wins. Hovering right around .500 during McDaniel’s tenure, the team has yet to win a playoff game, a fact that dates all the way back to the 2000 season.

The team has made some serious moves to improve their offensive line in an attempt to keep Tagovailoa healthy. The team drafted Jonah Savaiinaea in the second round of April’s draft as the team’s starting left guard, signed starting right guard James Daniels in free agency, and a new backup left tackle in Larry Borom. If the line can help keep Tagovailoa healthy, the Dolphins should be able to rebound to the wildcard in 2025, but it’s not likely enough to unseat the Bills.

New England Patriots

While Patriots fans may be excited about the new era in Foxboro, they may need to temper their expectations for the upcoming season. Finishing 2024 at 4-13, head coach Jerod Mayo only lasted a sole season at the top of the organization he spent eight years as a linebacker for. After a dismal result, the team turned to another former Patriots player with the hiring of Mike Vrabel. Vrabel has had some success during his tenure as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans, and the Patriots hope that he will bring more success to the team. But it will likely take time.

Second-year quarterback Drake Maye will be instrumental to that success. While Vrabel has not had the track record of developing a young quarterback, he will be turning that responsibility over to new offensive coordinator, and familiar face to Patriots fans, Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was instrumental through the Patriots dynasty as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator and has helped lead some of the most potent offenses in league history. Any realistic shot of unseating the Bills will likely need to come in 2026, but if Maye will be the real deal for the Patriots, the team will have a bright future under Vrabel.

New York Jets

Rounding out the division will be the New York Jets. After having a disappointing season in 2024 and the Aaron Rodgers experiment, the Jets will look dramatically different from last season. However, the more things change, the more things stay the same in New York. Their new head coach, Aaron Glenn, was a highly sought after assistant and he is very typical of the type of coach the Jets like to hire: defense-focused, inexperienced head coaches. We have written about this before, but Glenn is their eighth head coach from a defensive background out of their last nine opportunities. With the league so heavily focused on quarterbacks and offense, we just don’t feel it’s a recipe for success.

The Jets will enter the season with some very talented players on their roster, such as former rookies of the year Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner, but a major hole at the most important position. The team signed Justin Fields as the starting quarterback in the offseason, and likely doesn’t have the quarterback of the future on their roster. For fans, it will feel like 2025 was a lost season with little excitement while the team wastes yet another season of Wilson’s and Gardner’s young career.

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