2015 Season Predictions: AFC West Preview

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Dec 14, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback

Derek Carr

(4) throws a pass and is pressured by Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker

Justin Houston

(50) during the second half at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 31-13. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

As the 2015 football season is coming closer and closer, teams are reporting to camp and working on making a championship run. Especially in Denver, a whole new system is being implemented under Gary Kubiak. This division features three teams that have consistently been making playoff runs over the last year few years and they all have those same aspirations once again. The only team that hasn’t made the playoffs in recent years are the Oakland Raiders and they hope to maybe become one of those playoff teams this year.

For the other posts in this “NFL Predictions 2015” series:

AFC East Season Predictions

AFC North Season Predictions

AFC South Season Predictions

The Chargers also need to worry about the possibility that this could be Phillip Rivers last year playing for them, meaning that this could be their last good chance at the playoffs for a while. In this post I will analyze both key additions and losses of personnel for each team and then also give my prediction for each teams season.  Obviously things can drastically change in-season due to injuries to key players, but these are my predictions for the teams as they currently are. So here we go:

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