2002 · AFC
AFC West
Division table
| Team | W-L | Div | Net | Titleest. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 11-5 | 4-2 | +146 | 100% |
| Broncos | 9-7 | 3-3 | +48 | 0% |
| Chargers | 8-8 | 3-3 | -34 | 0% |
| Chiefs | 8-8 | 2-4 | +68 | 0% |
The rivalriessince 1999 · franchise-aware
- DEN24–31KC55 mtgsavg 43.8
- DEN32–23SD55 mtgsavg 43.9
- DEN31–23OAK54 mtgsDEN W4avg 43.1
- KC35–19OAK54 mtgsavg 44.3
- KC31–23SD54 mtgsavg 44.9
- OAK21–33SD54 mtgsCHARGERS W4avg 43.9
Head to head
Division meetings, 2002
12 played · 0 to come. Six of every team's seventeen games are in this room.
Movement
New in the division
Skill players on a different roster than last season, plus arriving rookies.
Broncos
- Shannon Sharpe← BAL
- Ashley LelieR · #19
- Clinton PortisR · #51
- Herb HaygoodR · #144
- Kyle JohnsonR · #145
- Jeb PutzierR · #191
Chiefs
- Johnnie Morton← DET
- Jonathan Quinn← JAX
- Marc BoerigterR · UDFA
- Jarmar JulienR · UDFA
Raiders
- Alvis Whitted← JAX
- Rick Mirer← SF
- Doug JolleyR · #55
- Ronald CurryR · #235
Chargers
- Stephen Alexander← WAS
- Reche CaldwellR · #48
- Justin PeelleR · #103
- Seth BurfordR · #216
- Jesse ChatmanR · UDFA
- Josh NormanR · UDFA
Storylines
Something to prove
Data-derived, not editorial: veterans on new teams, production collapses, lost seasons of health, early draft capital.
Johnnie Mortonnew teamWR · KCNew team — 13.4 PPR/gm for DET last season has to translate.
Shannon Sharpenew teamTE · DENNew team — 10.3 PPR/gm for BAL last season has to translate.
Stephen AlexanderhealthTE · SDPlayed only 4 games last season after 16 the year before — a healthy year to prove.
Trent Greenbounce-backQB · KCProduction fell from 18.2 to 11.6 PPR/gm — a bounce-back year.
Brian Griesebounce-backQB · DENProduction fell from 18.8 to 12.8 PPR/gm — a bounce-back year.
James JetthealthWR · OAKPlayed only 2 games last season after 15 the year before — a healthy year to prove.
Ed McCaffreyhealthWR · DENPlayed only 1 games last season after 16 the year before — a healthy year to prove.
Tyrone Wheatleybounce-backRB · OAKProduction fell from 13.9 to 7.3 PPR/gm — a bounce-back year.
Ashley LelierookieWR · DENPick #19 — first-round-money expectations from day one.
