Tag Archives: AFC East

Wins Over AFC East Buoyed Giants’ Super Season

by Jon Wagner on January 27th, 2012 at 9:07 am

Big Blue Swept AFC East in 2011

With a growing trend of an increase in the number of lower seeds reaching, and even winning Super Bowls, the best seeds in each of the NFL’s two conferences have obviously not always translated regular season success into postseason accomplishment in recent years.

But, at least one thing has held true for the most part – to represent your conference in the Super Bowl, you usually have to at least play winning football within than conference.

Leave it to the surprising New York Giants to circumvent that notion.

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AFC Playoffs: Jets at Patriots

by John Fennelly on January 16th, 2011 at 7:01 am

In the final Divisional Playoff game of the weekend, the New York Jets (12-5) travel to New England seeking some revenge on their division rivals – the Patriots (14-2) – who smashed them 45-3 on December 6th.

The two AFC East rivals meet for 3rd time in postseason. The Patriots are 2-0 vs. the Jets in the playoffs.

Kickoff: 4:30PM ET
Site: Gillette Stadium
Surface: Grass
The Line: Patriots by 9; o/u 45

TV: CBS (4:30 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms.
RADIO: Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (NYJ), 123 (NE). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (NYJ), 102 (NE).