AFC capsules

NEW ENGLAND (14-2)

OPEN CAMP: July 29, Foxboro, Mass.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: RB Corey Dillon (trade), CB Terrell Buckley, NT Vince Wilfork (21st overall pick).

IMPORTANT LOSSES: NT Ted Washington, OL Damien Woody.

CAMP NEEDS: The Patriots hope to plug in the 325-pound-plus Wilfork for the 385-pound Washington. Woody was a mainstay on offense, but they won the Super Bowl with Russ Hochstein filling in at guard.

EXPECTATIONS: Getting Dillon upgrades the running game, where the now departed Antowain Smith was the main man. Coach Bill Belichick has worked wonders in getting the players to buy into team concept, and if he does it again, the Pats could contend for third Super Bowl win in four seasons, a dynasty in an era of parity.

INDIANAPOLIS (12-4)

OPEN CAMP: Aug. 1, Terre Haute, Ind.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: S Bob Sanders and LB Gilbert Gardner, both rookies, could help on defense.

IMPORTANT LOSSES: DE Chad Bratzke, CB Walt Harris, CB David Macklin, LB Marcus Washington.

CAMP NEEDS: The Colts will be looking to fill two starting jobs on defense after Washington and Macklin left and Harris was released in a cost-cutting move. Second-year players Cato June and Keyon Whiteside and NFL journeyman Jim Nelson will compete at LB. Coaches hope oft-injured CB Joseph Jefferson can become a major contributor, but the best battle may be between starting S Idrees Bashir and Sanders.

EXPECTATIONS: With a new $98 million contract, Peyton Manning will be expected to star again with an offense that had no significant losses. The big question, as usual, will be on defense. If it performs, the Colts could again be a Super Bowl contender.

KANSAS CITY (13-3)

OPEN CAMP: July 29, River Falls, Wis.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: Former head coach Gunther Cunningham, back as defensive coordinator instead of Greg Robinson, fired after Indy debacle. Team has high hopes for rookie DT Junior Siavii.

IMPORTANT LOSSES: T John Tait, lost as free agent to Chicago.

CAMP NEEDS: Keep everybody healthy on offense, including Priest Holmes, who will turn 31 in October, a little old for an RB. Get more production from WRs; Holmes and TE Tony Gonzalez were leading receivers last year. Install Cunningham's attack-style defense and hope it works, because there are few additions to a unit that ranked 29th in yards allowed.