That's cause the patriots play in one of the easiest divisions 
Even in the 90's the NFC east took turns beating the crap out of the bills in the SB 
The NFC East used to be a good division.
They came up with the nickname NFC least for a reason.
Cowboys irrelevant for the better part of 20 years now.
Redskins have been a largely terrible team for a long time.
Giants are really hit and miss
Eagles have not done shit since Mcnabb left
Fyi.....all divisions beat up on each other
The Pats division: Jets, Dolphins, and Bills, give them some of the toughest games every season.
Pats went 12-4 this year. 2 losses were to The Dolphins and the Bills.
We all saw how close both of the Jets games were too.