The Kansas City Chiefs have been the most dominant team in the AFC West for nearly a decade, and analysts at Pro Football Focus overwhelmingly picked the defending Super Bowl champions to win the division again in 2023.
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— PFF (@PFF) September 1, 2023
PFF’s Gordon McGuinness, Trevor Sikkema, Sam Monson, and Brad Spielberger all chose Kansas City as their projected AFC West winner in a tweet put out by the revered analytics website on Friday.
Their decision to pick the Chiefs shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans who have watched the AFC West in recent years. The Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos have both taken a back seat in the division with re-tread quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Russell Wilson while the Los Angeles Chargers have moved up the power rankings with phenom Justin Herbert under center.
The Chargers would be a clear second-best pick for the AFC West but are still far behind Kansas City in terms of viability for championship contention.