AFC Update

The defending Super Bowl champion, (10-1) New England Patriots have a slim half game lead over the (9-2) Baltimore Ravens in the battle for the AFC one seed. “Balti” owns the tiebreaker by virtue of its Sunday night home win vs N.E. weeks back.

Randy “The Little Bellman” cashed the MVP entity with Patrick Mahomes last year and is favored to do so this season with Lamar Jackson (5 TD passes for his Ravens in a rout of the (6-5) defending NFC champion L.A. Rams last night).

He also has “links” to the great New England quarterback, Tom Brady.

The Patriots have 17 straight seasons with at least 10 wins and are (99-1) in the last 100 home games in which they “enjoyed” the lead at the half.

Masterful New England coach, Bill Belichick pictured above.

As it happens:

The Ravens face the (10-1) S.F. 49ers this Sunday. It is possible, clearly not probable, each of those teams could finish with (14-2) records and not be its conference’s one seed.

In the 49ers case, they could be (14-2) and visit a “(9-7) or so,” NFC East champion, in the wild card round of the upcoming NFL playoffs.