At ESPN, John Clayton grades the AFC. He awards our New England Patriots an A+. How kind. Particularly when he's giving their likely playoff opponents, the Oakland Raiders, who lead their division with a 10-6 record, a D.

Seattle, second place in Oakland's division with 9 wins and 7 losses, gets a B-, as do perennial losers the Cincinnati Bengals, whose record stands at 6-10. And the Buffalo Bills, with three wins all season, got a gentleman's C.

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