I'm starting to believe that only the Denver Broncos can stop the Patriots from AFC supremacy

[coltkingABC]

i know that it is early, but the Patriots are blowing away with the AFC. The Colts look weak, unimpressive, and with the organizational rumors it doesn't look like they can make it far in the playoffs unless they go on a 2011 New York Giants Cinderella run. The Steelers? Without Roethlisberger, I don't know. The Ravens aren't so well this year. The Bengals, I don't trust them in January. I think that the Broncos can be the only team to be the AFC alternative to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. 

[snkdy]

The Bengals look good. They've struggled in the postseason though.

[Andrew Luck's Beard]

The Broncos definitely have a good shot at beating them like they did two years ago. I think the Bills could as well, as long as they get their stuff together in time for the playoffs.

[Bluefire4]

Hasselbeck will beat them next week.

[Solon]

I'll reserve my judgement till I see them play the Patriots. The Broncos defense shrinks and disappears in big games. 

[Stephen]

noone can stop the patriots

[runthepost]

Hasselbeck will beat them next week.

This was a good laugh

[CR91]

broncos dont look impressive

[2006Coltsbestever]

I am really not sure why the Pats fans are so confident they can win in Mile High. Denver will win that game and I would bet any of them. Peyton beat them by 10 in the AFC Title Game just a little over a year ago. I would actually be surprised if Denver lost that game and I am not even being biased toward Peyton.

[Colts_Fan12]

Hasselbeck will beat them next week.

I needed that laugh thanks lol

[ViriLudant]

I am really not sure why the Pats fans are so confident they can win in Mile High. Denver will win that game and I would bet any of them. Peyton beat them by 10 in the AFC Title Game just a little over a year ago. I would actually be surprised if Denver lost that game and I am not even being biased toward Peyton.

Have you even watched either team this season? Denver is entirely reliant upon its defense. The Patriots' front seven will put a ton of pressure on immobile Peyton.

Oh, and Brady OWNS Wade Phillips defenses.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Have you even watched either team this season? Denver is entirely reliant upon its defense. The Patriots' front seven will put a ton of pressure on immobile Peyton.

Oh, and Brady OWNS Wade Phillips defenses.

I have. I know the Patriots are great but Peyton usually plays them well at home. I do think you guys are the team to beat overall but just think the Broncos will win that game. Broncos was my bold prediction to win it all.

[Colts_Fan12]

Well we sure as hell won't stop them lol

[Architects08]

broncos dont look impressive

The offense has been one dimensional. Hillman ran well last week, but for the most part the ground game has been M.I.A.

Their O line isn't very good, and father time is catching up to Manning.

Defensively they have a solid pass rush and those guys can make big plays at crucial times, but I think people (media and fans) need to pump the brakes on calling the Denver defense "super bowl level". They have played some pretty bad teams thus far. Their best opponent was KC who could of easily won that game of it wasn't for that crazy Charles fumble.

[Jules]

I have seen the Pats struggle in Denver a few times. So I do give the Broncos some shot in Denver to beat them. In Foxboro? Nope.

 

 

I also want to see how NE does in the coming weeks and if they can sustain all season. Keep in mind they have just played 3 games and somehow people act like they have zero chance of ever being beaten ever again. 

 

If I was a Patriots fan I would hope it's not a repeat of 2007, since we all remember how that ended.......

 

And for the record if NE beats us up soon in Indy then they beat us up. So what, it's not like it's abnormal to us and would be a shocker. What would be more shocking is if we won or at least kept it closer in a competitive game.

[oldunclemark]

The game is Denver (6-0) at Green Bay (6-0) on Nov. 1

[Shane Bond]

The game is Denver (6-0) at Green Bay (6-0) on Nov. 1

Not at Greenbay. It's in Denver.

[amfootball]

The AFC is really a hot mess this year. The top three teams remain Pats, Cincy and Denver. Pats and Cincy do NOT play each other but both teams play Denver so it is those two games IMO that will decide HFA. I also expect Cincy to drop a couple of games in their division although the way Pitt and the Ravens have looked, they may sweep.

 

I see Cincy as the main challenger to the Pats as they are a complete team with Dalton playing great this year. They have also given the Pats some issues over the years. So right now I would put them as the biggest challenger along with the Bills if they can become more disciplined which I have my doubts about. I just don't see Denver having enough O to stay with the Pats this year. We will know more after GB comes to Denver.

[amfootball]

 

If I was a Patriots fan I would hope it's not a repeat of 2007, since we all remember how that ended.......

 

2007 was one of my favorite all time seasons as a Pats fan. As awful as it was to lose the SB, I would gladly take another undefeated season. What a ride that was all season and it made the post-season unbelievably exciting to see if they could get to 19. Obviously I want to win the SB but honestly, after Feb. 1 and the fourth ring, I would love to see this team just keep breaking history so another 16-0 season would do just that and if they get the 5th then that is just icing on top. But one game at a time. I really don't expect 16-0. Just so hard to do. The Packers IMO have a legit shot at 16-0 too.

[pacolts56]

A healthy and unsuspended Steelers team can beat New England.

They were minus Leveon Bell and Martavis Bryant on opening night....and still moved the ball quite effectively at Foxboro. They just didn't cash it in for TDs.

I know people hate em' but if Pittsburgh eeecks out a playoff berth and Ben and company are relatively healthy....they will be very dangerous.

[Shane Bond]

Pats secondary will be ripped into ashes by quality QBs

Let's see how they play with Giants.

[amfootball]

A healthy and unsuspended Steelers team can beat New England.

They were minus Leveon Bell and Martavis Bryant on opening night....and still moved the ball quite effectively at Foxboro. They just didn't cash it in for TDs.

I know people hate em' but if Pittsburgh eeecks out a playoff berth and Ben and company are relatively healthy....they will be very dangerous.

Pitt is the team I fear the least if they should make it in. The Pats and Brady have literally owned them since 2001. Bell would not have made a difference in Foxboro as the Pitt D could not even get lined up. Had that game been played later and the Pats O was even more sync they would have put 50 on the Steelers.

[amfootball]

Pats secondary will be ripped into ashes by quality QBs

Let's see how they play with Giants.

I do think that game in NY will be tough just based on past history. But Eli has not been great this season. He is the 17th ranked QB behind the likes of Foles, Tyrod Taylor, Weeden.

[Shane Bond]

I do think that game in NY will be tough just based on past history. But Eli has not been great this season. He is the 17th ranked QB behind the likes of Foles, Tyrod Taylor, Weeden.

He turns into great when he plays the Pats.

 

I am sure you know a thing or two about that.

[amfootball]

He turns into great when he plays the Pats.

 

I am sure you know a thing or two about that.

I would not say that. He has had some great drives to win the game but it was more his defense that carried the day which is not the same this year as his champ years. But he does have some pretty good offensive weapons at his disposal too.

[Shane Bond]

Pitt is the team I fear the least if they should make it in. The Pats and Brady have literally owned them since 2001. Bell would not have made a difference in Foxboro as the Pitt D could not even get lined up. Had that game been played later and the Pats O was even more sync they would have put 50 on the Steelers.

Just curious, which AFC team are you worried or we just send the Pats to SB?.

[amfootball]

Just curious, which AFC team are you worried or we just send the Pats to SB?.

I had said in the previous post. But Cincy first as they are the most complete team, then Bills in the division and then Denver.

[Shane Bond]

I would not say that. He has had some great drives to win the game but it was more his defense that carried the day which is not the same this year as his champ years. But he does have some pretty good offensive weapons at his disposal too.

Well Pats have no defense this year. You keep forgetting that little fact.

[amfootball]

Well Pats have no defense this year. You keep forgetting that little fact.

Their defense has been better than expected, especially the secondary. Right now statistically they are middle of the road. They added two guys during the bye to stop the run better. I expect them to improve over the season as they did last but really if the Pats win the SB again it will be on the back of Brady like it was last post-season. I don't have any illusions about that.

[Defjamz26]

No way. The Broncos offense is lethargic this season. No run game and Peyton looks like his arm is barely attached. The Broncos are just waiting to get beat IMO. The Chiefs beat themselves and the Vikings could've won that game if they gave AP more touches.

[pacolts56]

Pitt is the team I fear the least if they should make it in. The Pats and Brady have literally owned them since 2001. Bell would not have made a difference in Foxboro as the Pitt D could not even get lined up. Had that game been played later and the Pats O was even more sync they would have put 50 on the Steelers.

The Pats defense was suspect that night no matter how you spin it. I can see a high scoring shootout for sure, but 50 points is pure hallucination.

As for history beyond the current season....it means next to nothing.

[amfootball]

The Pats defense was suspect that night no matter how you spin it. I can see a high scoring shootout for sure, but 50 points is pure hallucination.

As for history beyond the current season....it means next to nothing.

How were they suspect? They let up a total of 14 points until the final two minutes when they went into the prevent to waste he clock and Pitt got the last garbage time TD to get to 21.

 

You are right past history does not count except mentally. Pitt has never been a team to make the Pats shake even a little whether the game was in Foxboro or Pitt.

[Shane Bond]

Their defense has been better than expected, especially the secondary. Right now statistically they are middle of the road. They added two guys during the bye to stop the run better. I expect them to improve over the season as they did last but really if the Pats win the SB again it will be on the back of Brady like it was last post-season. I don't have any illusions about that.

You are probably the only person on  earth who thinks pats won because of Brady but no one is surprised with what you think.

 

If its all Brady, Pats should have had 3 score lead by 4th quarter so Wilson cant catch up. But you needed Malcolm Butler to get you a SB. Ask Brady he will admit. And Darelle Revis didn't do anything. What a joke.

[amfootball]

You are probably the only person on  earth who thinks pats won because of Brady but no one is surprised with what you think.

 

If its all Brady, Pats should have had 3 score lead by 4th quarter so Wilson cant catch up. But you needed Malcolm Butler to get you a SB. Ask Brady he will admit. And Darelle Revis didn't do anything. What a joke.

Sure he was only SB MVP going 37 for 50 against the LoB and engineered the most historic comeback in SB history. And Revis played his worst game of his career vs Baltimore where again Brady threw 50 times for another historic comeback win ...

[Shane Bond]

Sure he was only SB MVP going 37 for 50 against the LoB and engineered the most historic comeback in SB history. And Revis played his worst game of his career vs Baltimore where again Brady threw 50 times for another historic comeback win ...

Yet he was at the mercy of Malcolm Butler

 

Keep hiding from the truth

[amfootball]

The Bengals look good. They've struggled in the postseason though.

They are the most complete of all the undefeated teams in the league. Top 5 scoring offense. Top 10 points allowed defense. But as you say, Jan is the proving ground. But they are in position to run away with the North with no Ben and the Ravens being a shadow of themselves.

[Track Guy]

My power rankings at the moment would read:

 

1. Patriots

2. Packers

3. Cardinals

4. Bengals

5. Broncos

 

But some teams surge late and others fade, so this is obviously subject to change.

[ColtsConsistency]

In ten or less days and counting. At Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana The New England Patriots are going to walk on the field thinking they've already won, that this should be an easy 'W.' But that will be our team's mindset as well. (Perhaps not the "easy" part)

This time around, they will not walk all over us. It's time we expose who we are as a team..as a supportive fanbase..We do not presume the role of a whipped puppy already in submission. No! While some will have their doubts and rightfully so as they are entitled, those doubts must be set aside come the day of reckoning.

The Patriots will suffer their first loss of the season against our Colts. If you think/feel otherwise than my friends..*lightly rests hand on shoulder for dramatic effect*..you have already been defeated.

[ColtsConsistency]

i know that it is early, but the Patriots are blowing away with the AFC. The Colts look weak, unimpressive, and with the organizational rumors it doesn't look like they can make it far in the playoffs unless they go on a 2011 New York Giants Cinderella run. The Steelers? Without Roethlisberger, I don't know. The Ravens aren't so well this year. The Bengals, I don't trust them in January. I think that the Broncos can be the only team to be the AFC alternative to the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

[Allow me to dissect this piece by piece]

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. I agree that it is early and that all signs point to New England being the AFC Powerhouse thus far. For starters, they aren't banged up like other teams are.

. Do not allow the media or hearsay of information within the organization to sway your opinions. Let the pieces fall where they may if/when the time comes. Do we have all the answers? No, but we'll find them as the season unfolds. What has unimpressed me is the instant gelling expectation in regards to the Offense. Listen to Frank Gore & Andre Johnson's post game interview. Andre Johnson says it best here. Why are you worried about any other team? I suggest taking it one game at a time, in segments. It's about how we develop or evolve. From the caterpillar into the butterfly. Pretty soon this cocoon shell will break off a bit at a time.

. Denver Broncos have beaten who? Lions, Vikings, Chiefs, and Ravens. Not exactly the cream of the crop. It's quick and easy to say that this team or that team will go all the way based upon being undefeated in the first few games. Some teams will just take longer to find that chemistry, but it doesn't mean they won't or that they can't just because they did not start off undefeated.

[ViriLudant]

Well Pats have no defense this year. You keep forgetting that little fact.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Top 3-5 front 7 in the NFL . Solid, not great, CBs. One of the best free safeties in the NFL.