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Why Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins could win -- or lose -- the AFC East

The playoff compass in the AFC is pointing due East.

The AFC East is winning at such a historic rate that all four teams -- Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots -- would qualify for the postseason if the regular season ended this week. That's never happened in any division, dating to the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Likewise, no division in history has produced a season in which every team finished with a winning record, which happens to be the current situation.