The AFC West is the Kansas City Chiefs’ kingdom, and the other three teams — the Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders and the Denver Broncos — are simply basking in their glory.
The back-to-back Super Bowl champion Chiefs are winners of eight AFC West division crowns in a row, which is the second-longest division title winning streak in NFL history, trailing only the New England Patriots dynasty’s record run of 11 division trophies in a row (2009-2019).
Of course, they will naturally have the edge at a number of key positions, but some of the other three teams have improved in critical areas of need. Here is our ranking of each franchise’s position and their rank in respective AFC West tiers.
Quarterback
Chiefs (Patrick Mahomes)Chargers (Justin Herbert)Broncos (Bo Nix)Raiders (Gardner Minshew)
Well duh. Patrick Mahomes is the first player with three championship MVPs in the first seven season’s of his career in NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB history. He is the best player in the NFL today, and is on his way to giving some of the all-time greats a run for their money.
Justin Herbert possesses the most completions (1,613) and passing yards (17,223) in NFL history through a player’s first four seasons, and his 114 career passing touchdowns are tied for the second most in a player’s first four seasons with Mahomes, trailing only Hall of Famer Dan Marino’s 142 from 1983 to 1986.
Sure, Denver Broncos rookie Bo Nix has yet to play an NFL regular-season game, but he did shred in the preseason, completing 76.7% of his passes (23-30) for 205 yards and two touchdowns in two games played. That’s a stark contrast to Las Vegas Raiders new starting quarterback Gardner Minshew who completed only 48.5% of his passes (16-33), 212 passing yards and one touchdown. He looked lost in his last preseason game against the Cowboys, throwing for 95 yards and completing just 10 of 21 passes. Dallas was…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-08-29 14:02:19
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