Based on I just said, they have one of the easiest schedules out there combined with:
They have perhaps the best QB in the league
The best coach in the league
And they just finished a regular season where they lost zero games.
The Pats will make the playoffs. Their division is terrible and they will probably sweep through it. They lose one division game next year at most.
They will not be a great division but will not be as bad as last year either. Look at the worst teams in the NFL from year to year most of them don't stay there for long. Many of those teams at the bottom came back stronger this past year.
UT will beat UF this year in Knoxville in football baby!! UF's defense is terrible, and they've only got 2 playmakers on offense. UT can shut that down like Michigan, Auburn and Georgia did.