Death, taxes and the New England Patriots winning the AFC East.
Those have been life's three certainties for the better part of the 21st century, as the Patriots have won 15 of the last 18 AFC East titles since Bill Belichick took over in 2000.
Belichick's club hasn't finished second in the division since 2008 and can clinch its 10th consecutive AFC East crown with a win in Sunday's "hat and T-shirt" game against the Miami Dolphins.
If that happens, New England will become just the second team in North America's "Big Four" professional sports leagues to win at least 10 straight division championships.