Patriots DB makes honest admission about the competition in AFC originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
There are several reasons why oddsmakers currently rate the New England Patriots as the fourth-best team in the AFC East and have made them underdogs to reach the NFL playoffs, and one of the biggest is the fact that the AFC as a whole is really, really strong.
The Kansas City Chiefs are the defending Super Bowl champions and have reached at least the AFC Championship Game in five consecutive years.