ESPN The Magazine: AFC East preview

These division previews appear in the Sept. 7 issue of ESPN The Magazine.

Projected order of finish

With Tom Brady back, expect the offense to be stellar again. But if the Pats want to make a Super Bowl run, they'll need rookie defenders like Darius Butler and Patrick Chung to mature quickly and veterans such as Adalius Thomas to discover the fountain of youth.

No defense suffered fewer injuries in 2008, a fact that papered over the team's lack of depth. The Fins tried to remedy that problem by drafting corners Vontae Davis and Sean Smith. But can those rooks really set up against Terrell Owens and Randy Moss?

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