NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
COACH: Bill Belichick, 18th season (201-71, . 739)
LAST SEASON: 14-2-0, 1st place
PLAYOFFS: beat Houston, 27-14, in division playoff; beat Pittsburgh, 36-17, in AFC Championship; beat Atlanta, 34-28, in Super Bowl.
OUTLOOK: As if winning a fifth Super Bowl title wasn’t enough, the Patriots loaded up even more in the offseason by acquiring Saints WR Brandin Cooks in a trade, signing free agent RB Rex Burkhead as a free agent and even grabbing veteran LB David Harris after the Jets released him. Yes, the loss of WR Julian Edelman to a season-ending knee injury was a big blow.