The AFC doesn’t lack for drama or star power even though Tom Brady has taken his talents to Davis Beach.
The six-time champion with New England is tearing up the NFC at age 43 although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new (old) quarterback is realizing Drew Brees is every bit the nemesis Peyto Manning was.
In the wake of his departure, the Patriots have crashed like a meteorite, Tua Tagovailoa looks like the answer in Miami and the Bills are chasing their first AFC East crown in a quarter century.
Lamar Jackson again leads an potent Ravens team, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs have suffered no hangover from their first Super Bowl title in half a century and the AFC South-leading Titans have weathered the worst coronavirus outbreak of this pandemic season.