Every NFL team wants to touch the Lombardi Trophy. But to win the Super Bowl, you first have to make the playoffs. The surest path to the playoffs is winning the division.
Wild-card teams have won Super Bowls, but that’s an uphill climb. Division winners are rewarded with home playoff games, so those eight division titles are coveted prizes that put teams in good position for postseason success.
These are the eight teams who will sit atop their divisions when the regular season ends.
AFC East: New England Patriots
![Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots makes a catch in front of Duke Williams #27 of the Buffalo Bills during the second half at Ralph Wilson Stadium on October 12, 2014 in Orchard Park, New York.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"73","h":"47","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBdAa7h.img?h=470&w=728&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=845&y=262"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"40","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBdAa7h.img?h=403&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=845&y=262"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"40","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBdAa7h.img?h=403&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=845&y=262"}})
New England Patriots makes a catch in front of Duke Williams #27 of the Buffalo Bills during the second half at Ralph Wilson Stadium on October 12, 2014 in Orchard Park, New York. The Patriots will have a chip on their shoulder because of Deflategate. The defending champions want to prove that there’s more to their success than footballs that may or may not have had the proper air pressure. They won’t pillage the entire league like the 2007 Spygate Patriots, who went 16-0. But as long as Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Jerod Mayo stay healthy, the Patriots will be able to hold off challenges from the improved Dolphins and Bills. The Jets have a nice defense but need a quarterback.
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