The AFC West After Week 1

by Chris Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 12:45 PM CDT

News and notes from around the AFC West blogosphere...

The Broncos pulled out a squeaker against the Bills, winning the game 15 to 14 on the sure foot of Jason Elam. Check out the last 25 seconds below.

Here are some stats for that game as well as commentary from the Sports Guru.

The Broncos are 1-0. That's all that matters. It was ugly at times, it was unwatchable at times, and at times it looked hopeless, but the Broncos found a way, a way to get the W, a way to gut out a tough road win.

The Lions pounced (Like that?) all over the still hapless Raiders, beating the silver and black 36 to 21. This is what Saint had to say, on Silver and Black Pride:

It was so bad after the game that Al Davis left before half of the team and was sitting in the front seat of a Lincoln with clear windows and not his limo.

His face carried with it immense anger and he was so steamed that I'm sure you could have boiled an egg on his forehead.

This is the countenance one should carry after losing your opening game in such a sickening manner.

Yet, the only players who "wore" the loss were Daunte and Newberry. The others were smiling, including McCown and Kiffin. That really disgusted me.

Sounds like more of the same in Oakland.

Rob from Bolt Hype fills us in on the Chargers 14 to 3 win over the Chicago Bears.

The offensive playbook has certainly expanded, and if you were seeing the Chargers run plays that you never saw in years past, you weren’t alone. Its not too early to see why Norv Turner carries to reputation for being an offensive mastermind. The way the Bears defense was playing on Sunday, it’s a marvel the Chargers scored at all, let along two touchdowns in the second half. Its going to be awesome watching the Bolts run more of these new plays throughout the year. I’d expect a reverse play for next week’s matchup against New England.

The Chargers are still cream of the crop of the AFC West but they won't go anywhere if LT remains their second leading rusher. He won't, of course. Look for Tomlinson to blow up again and again throughout the season. He's just too good.

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Oy.

I hate the Donkeys with the fiery passion of a million suns.

by geekfather on Sep 11, 2007 1:34 PM CDT reply actions

I might hate them more

I went through over 20 years of life before realizing not everyone hated John Elway. Biggest shock of my life.

by Joel Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions

i bet i hate them more.

my entire day would have been better if denver would have lost. but no...

by rockchalk on Sep 12, 2007 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Why did no one lay on the reciever?

They got the snap off with 1 second on the clock. If the tackler would have just laid on him for half a second the Broncos lose the game.

by TXroyal on Sep 11, 2007 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

Bronco or not

I would love to have a kicker who can make that kick.

by Chris Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 2:10 PM CDT reply actions

Heck...

I'd love to have a kicker who could hit a 30 yard chip shot with ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD to kick!

by geekfather on Sep 11, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Dear lord

I'm listening to 810 AM now and its just sad.

Sports radio is pathetic in KC. Kietzman is railing against Carl Peterson and not making much sense. He's using odd arguments like...Clark Hunt doesn't know whats going on...he's in Fiji every day but Sunday.

I don't listen to a lot of sports talk radio. Is the, yell to get your point across, pull crap out of the air pretty much standard?

by Chris Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 2:30 PM CDT reply actions

FWIW

I agree with his basic premise- that Carl Peterson's strategy for winning doesn't work. He sounds like a hysterical high school girl getting it across though.

by Chris Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 2:43 PM CDT reply actions

Local sports talk sucks

I don't understand where they get some of these guys. Gotta switch to Sirius.

by Joel Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Got Sirius

I was taking a break from it and listening to 810 just for today. I think I'll go back to Sirius. They're a lot more calm and collected on there. Not like the "Crossfire" of the airwaves that we seem to have around here.

by Chris Thorman on Sep 11, 2007 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Only in KC

Would a GM with the kind of record he has be treated as a "King." Well, maybe Detroit has it a bit worse.

I mean really this comes down to what has CP done for the Hunts? The answer to that my friends is make loads of $$$$$$.

"Do you want to play a game?" - Joshua

by PokerBrian on Sep 11, 2007 3:31 PM CDT reply actions

Amen to that

The Chiefs have been good enough to sell out every home game for what, 10 years? That's a lot of money. Trouble is, 10 seasons of pretty good spoiled all of us fans because just by random chance we should have won a playoff game by now. Just think if we had only won 8 games over the last 5 years (go Raiders :))...the prospect of going 5-11 would sound fantastic!

by PVChiefsfan on Sep 12, 2007 7:55 AM CDT up reply actions