Brady has lost 5 with the same players Matt had...

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Well... ummm, if you look at the Winning % of those AFCE teams (MIA and NYJ) in 2008 compared to 2009.... would that not support the claim?

Miami won 11 games and the Jets won 9 games in 2008.
Right now, with 4 games left... both teams are 6-6. So, Miami cannot reach that 11 win mark (lower winning %) and the Jets have to win 3 of 4 against the Bucs, Falcons, Colts and Bengals to match 9 wins.

So, if you're going to stand up and wave the "winning %" card... how can you support that 2009 is tougher within the AFCE than 2008?

There's no doubt that the division is weaker this year.

Which makes only makes my point, and the overall numbers, stronger.

What I'm saying is that people ASSUME the overall schedule is weaker ONLY because the division is weaker. There are still 10 other opponents.

They ignore the other 10 opponents, which in this case are ridiculously stronger (.558) than they were in 2008. (.431)

Hell, the Pats opponents outside the division already have 2 fewer wins (67) than the 2008 opponents had through an entire 16 week schedule. (69)