Where NFL experts predict the Patriots will finish this season
The AFC East is nearly a foregone conclusion, but then what?
The Patriots open their 2019 season Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Experts have a wide range of opinions on how this year’s NFL season will play out, but even then it seems to be a consensus among experts that the Patriots will once again reign supreme in the AFC East. Here is how experts believe the Patriots will do this season.
Record: 13-3, AFC East champions
Playoffs: Lose to Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round
Record: 13-3, AFC East champions
Playoffs: Lose to Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship
Regular season: AFC East champions
Playoffs: Defeat Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl
Regular season: 11-5, AFC East champions
Playoffs: Lose to Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC divisional round
Regular season: AFC East champions
Playoffs: Lose to New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl
Regular season: 10-6, AFC East champions
Playoffs: Lose to Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round
Regular season: 13-3, AFC East champions
Playoffs: Lose to Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl
Regular season: AFC East champions, best record in AFC
Playoffs: Defeat Dallas Cowboys to win the Super Bowl
Regular season: 12-4, AFC East champions
Playoffs: Defeat New Orleans Saints to win the Super Bowl
Regular season: AFC East champions, third seed in the AFC playoffs.
Playoffs: Lose to Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship round
