Long And Suite Preview: The AFC

Can Peyton Manning lead the Broncos back atop the AFC?

By Jeremy Conlin (@jeremy_conlin) and Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

We're just gonna blow through these quickly - just post our picks for how each division will finish, what each team's record will be, and how the playoff seedings stack up. The heavy analysis as to how and why those things will come about will be in tomorrow's full-season preview. This is just quick and dirty picks. First will be each division's order of finish. The second section will have each team's record (and a pick for each team's respective over/under). The third section will be our top six teams.

The Divisions

The AFC East

Jeremy's Picks:

1. New England (12-4)
2. Miami (8-8)
3. Buffalo (5-11)
4. New York Jets (5-11)

Joe's Picks:

1. New England (12-4)
2. New York Jets (8-8)
3. Miami (8-8)
4. Buffalo (6-10)

The AFC North

Jeremy's Picks:

1. Pittsburgh (10-6)
2. Cincinnati (10-6)
3. Baltimore (8-8)
4. Cleveland (6-10)

Joe's Picks:

1. Pittsburgh (10-6)
2. Cincinnati (9-7)
3. Baltimore (7-9)
4. Cleveland (6-10)

The AFC South

Jeremy's Picks:

1. Indianapolis (10-6)
2. Houston (9-7)
3. Tennessee (5-11)
4. Jacksonville (3-13)

Joe's Picks:

1. Indianapolis (10-6)
2. Houston (8-8)
3. Tennessee (6-10)
4. Jacksonville (2-14)

The AFC West

Jeremy's Picks:

1. Denver (12-4)
2. San Diego (10-6)
3. Kansas City (7-9)
4. Oakland (3-13)

Joe's Picks

1. Denver (13-3)
2. Kansas City (9-7)
3. San Diego (7-9)
4. Oakland (3-13)

Over/Unders

The lines listed here will be the latest lines available as of publishing time, so Tuesday morning. Best Bets (picking a team to be two wins or more above or below the listed line, or anywhere we're just "feeling it") will be in bold. In instances where our predicted record is the same as a Vegas line, we will list our pick as leaning in italics. (Because the letters are leaning - get it? Wow. Hilarious.)

Baltimore Ravens
Line: 8.5
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (8-8)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (7-9)

Buffalo Bills
Line: 6.5
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (5-11)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (6-10)

Cincinnati Bengals
Line: 9
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (10-6)
Joe's Pick: OVER (9-7)

Cleveland Browns
Line: 6.5
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (6-10)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (6-10)

Denver Broncos
Line: 11.5
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (12-4)
Joe's Pick: OVER (13-3)

Houston Texans
Line: 7.5
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (9-7)
Joe's Pick: OVER (8-8)

Indianapolis Colts
Line: 9.5
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (10-6)
Joe's Pick: OVER (10-6)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Line: 5
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (3-13)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (2-14)

Kansas City Chiefs
Line: 8
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (7-9)
Joe's Pick: OVER (9-7)

Miami Dolphins
Line: 7.5
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (8-8)
Joe's Pick: OVER (8-8)

New England Patriots
Line: 11
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (12-4)
Joe's Pick: OVER (12-4)

New York Jets
Line: 7
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (5-11)
Joe's Pick: OVER (8-8)

Oakland Raiders
Line: 5
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (3-13)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (3-13)

Pittsburgh Steelers
Line: 8.5
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (10-6)
Joe's Pick: OVER (10-6)

San Diego Chargers
Line: 8
Jeremy's Pick: OVER (10-6)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (7-9)

Tennessee Titans
Line: 7
Jeremy's Pick: UNDER (5-11)
Joe's Pick: UNDER (6-10)

Three disagreements here - the Chargers, Jets, and Chiefs. Both of us really like the Under on Jacksonville and Oakland and the Over on New England.

The Playoff Teams

Jeremy's Picks:

1. New England (12-4)
2. Denver (12-4)
3. Pittsburgh (10-6)
4. Indianapolis (10-6)
5. Cincinnati (10-6)
6. San Diego (10-6)

Joe's Picks:

1. Denver (13-3)
2. New England (12-4)
3. Indianapolis (10-6)
4. Pittsburgh (10-6)
5. Kansas City (9-7)
6. Cincinnati (9-7)