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(12-05-2022, 11:20 AM)PhilHos Wrote: Yeah, I remember all the talk about how there were so many good teams in the AFC that will be vying for playoff spots. Looks like that was a lie.

Anytime a team adds a high profile FA, the media goes crazy thinking they'll flip to like 4+ more wins.

They thought the Raiders, who went 10-7 last year, would be even better with Davante Adams and Josh McDaniels. We all know McDaniels' history as a HC though, so not surprised they're underperforming this year.

They thought the 7-10 Broncos were magically going to be a playoff contender with Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hackett. But they traded away one of their offensive weapons to get Wilson and Javonte Williams went down early. The offense has been far worse than expected, even with Fant and Williams gone.

And the Chargers...everyone seems to have a love affair with Justin Herbert, who couldn't even get his team to the playoffs since he's been in the league. He's good, but he's not Burrow-level. Herbert is 15th in passer rating, and only 4th in passing yards despite being 1st in passing attempts (leading Burrow by 70!!). Their defense also has been bottom-tier the past 2-3 years. If their defense was better, maybe they could win more games.

I will say that it's the AFC East and NFC East that are the most surprising divisions this year. Who would have thought both of those divisions would have had 0 teams with losing records after 13 weeks? Those divisions have notoriously been atrocious year-after-year.