You pick it: AFC West story lines
Bill Williamson, AFC West...10 record. Raiders win big in Denver: This game will be remembered if the Broncos miss the playoffs. Mike Shanahan has owned the Raiders but Denver was embarrassed in a 31-10 loss at home...
Blog | November 26, 2008Around the AFC West
Bill Williamson, AFC West...in their two final home games, against Kansas City and Buffalo, they may not advance to the playoffs. This has been a problem since the AFC championship game in January 2006, when Denver lost at...
Blog | November 25, 2008AFC West news and notes
Bill Williamson, AFC West...a 51-yard field goal as time expired. If the Chargers don't end up in the playoffs, this call could haunt him and the team. Denver kicker Matt Prater, who replaced legend Jason Elam...
Blog | November 24, 2008Quote sheet: Mike Shanahan
Bill Williamson, AFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Here is a sampling of Mike Shanahan's press conference Monday, as he talked about the team's embarrassing 31-10 h...
Blog | November 24, 2008AFC West hot seat
Bill Williamson, AFC West...wins and half of them come against Shanahan's team. If Denver is going to make the playoffs, as Shanahan predicted on a Denver radio show during training camp, they are going to have to...
Blog | November 24, 2008It just may not be the Chargers' year
Bill Williamson, AFC West...digest another last-second loss that has put the preseason Super Bowl favorite on the brink of playoff extinction. Finally, Cesaire gave up trying to figure out how this team has become, at 4-7...
Blog | November 24, 2008Rapid Reaction: Colts 23, Chargers 20
Bill Williamson, AFC West...and after the loss to the Colts they remain two games out in the dysfunctional AFC West playoff race. While Denver is not in good shape, it still leads by two games with five games...
Blog | November 23, 2008Halftime notes from San Diego
Bill Williamson, AFC West...half. San Diego receiver Vincent Jackson has become a big-game performer. He was terrific in the playoffs last season. He was great against New England on a Sunday night game in October and he...
Blog | November 23, 2008Win over Denver could go a long way for Cable
Bill Williamson, AFC West...loss at home on Monday Night Football. And it hammered Denver in Denver, severely damaging the Broncos' playoff hopes. Davis has to be loving it. Sure, the season is still lost in Oakland and the...
Blog | November 23, 2008Preparing for Week 12
Bill Williamson, AFC West...the AFC West. If the Chargers, who beat Indianapolis in both the regular season and in the playoffs last season, don't win Sunday night, its playoff chances will be in major jeopardy. Prior to...
Blog | November 22, 2008Audibles: AFC West Week 12 preview
Bill Williamson, AFC West...been their usual terrific selves in 2008. In fact, both would be lucky to advance to the playoffs. But that doesn't mean these two teams will put on a boring show Sunday night. If...
Blog | November 21, 2008Denver rookie class is providing a big boost
Bill Williamson, AFC West...Mike Shanahan predicted on a Denver radio station during training camp that his team would make the playoffs, he probably knew he had a nice crop of youngsters. But he couldn't have known it...
Blog | November 21, 2008Sound off responses
Bill Williamson, AFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson As usual, the Raiders have brought out passion in readers. This week's "Sound Off" question was should Oakland co...
Blog | November 20, 2008AFC West areas of improvement
Bill Williamson, AFC West...to find a way to stop the Indianapolis offense. If the Chargers don't make the playoffs this year, which appears to be a real possibility at this juncture, their inability to close out...
Blog | November 20, 2008You pick it
Bill Williamson, AFC West...impact on the outcome of the game. However, because point differential does play a part in the playoff tiebreaker system, it theoretically could have an effect down the road
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