Several of the teams here will be improved ... but, of course, that's not the question. The Lions , Jags, Bucs and Rams are all on the upswing, but none will threaten for divisional supremacy.

The Bills, on the other hand, have a legitimate shot at the AFC East title in 2014. I recognize Tom Brady's gang tends to have the division wrapped up by the time Halloween arrives each year, but Buffalo's defense looks scary enough to at least delay the (seemingly) inevitable this time around. For all the New England QB's virtues, Mr. Bündchen has a significant kryptonite: He becomes quite mortal when defenders join him in the pocket. As it happens, the Bills' front four (with talented former first-rounders Mario Williams, Marcell Dareus and Jerry Hughes, plus human forklift Kyle Williams) excels at getting in the offensive backfield.