Strengths and Weaknesses of Each AFC Team in 2023

On Sept. 7, the NFL regular season begins, with an 18-week playoff race. The NFC is open, but the AFC will be a battle.

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The incumbent AFC champion Chiefs, Bengals, and Bills have been perennial challengers for years.

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Next, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets face the Dolphins, who now have Vic Fangio as their defensive coordinator, to win the AFC East for the first time since 2008.

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Last season, the Jaguars, Titans, Ravens, Chargers, Patriots, and Steelers all made the playoffs or were eliminated on the last Sunday.

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This time, who will make the playoffs? Let's examine why each team could run and why each has a weakness.

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Expect quarterback Lamar Jackson to pass more than ever and have his first 4,000-yard season, while J.K.

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Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and Jackson will keep the Ravens dangerous on the ground.

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After Houston's team-leading 9.5 sacks in 2022, the Ravens lost Jason Pierre-Paul, Calais Campbell, and Justin Houston to free agency.

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Baltimore relies on late-summer addition Jadeveon Clowney and third-year edge rusher Odafe Oweh, who has eight sacks. Big ask.

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Only the Dolphins threw for more air yards last season than the Bills, who racked up 2,694. Buffalo has a pair of electric field-stretchers in Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis,

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