"On one side are the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos, who for different reasons are climbing the charts. On the other are the Las Vegas Raiders, who are lousy. The Chargers, who have lost three of four, are hovering over the divide, hoping to get some key players back from injuries quickly and return to their form of earlier this season. They're like a sports car that's really difficult to beat when finely tuned, but more often in the shop."
"The Chargers play host to Minnesota on Thursday night, and despite their various injuries on the offensive line and recent inability to adequately protect Justin Herbert, should be able to take advantage of the Vikings' issues at quarterback. Carson Wentz will follow a couple of good throws with something wildly off-target. This is a much different division than in the first month of the season, when the Chargers opened with victories over the Chiefs, Raiders and Broncos in consecutive weeks."
A chasm is forming in the AFC West between top teams and bottom teams. The Kansas City Chiefs have an offense scoring on 52.3% of drives, led by Patrick Mahomes. The Denver Broncos have 34 sacks in seven games and are on pace to break the NFL single-season record of 72. The Los Angeles Chargers have lost three of four and are hampered by offensive-line injuries and protection issues for Justin Herbert. The Chargers host Minnesota while the Vikings display quarterback inconsistency. The Las Vegas Raiders suffered a 31-0 loss and are sliding toward irrelevance, raising roster and contract questions.
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