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Packers to bounce back: NFL 2019 record predictions for every team

By Freddie Boston

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown #19 of the Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers celebrate after a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown #19 of the Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers celebrate after a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates during the game against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

AFC West

1. Chiefs (11-5)

2. Chargers (11-5)

3. Broncos (7-9)

4. Raiders (6-10)

Once again, it’ll be the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers battling it out for first place in the AFC West. And once again, the Chargers will have to settle for a wild-card berth despite putting double-digit victories on the board.

For me, Melvin Gordon could shift the division in the Chargers’ favor, but only if he plays. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, the Pro Bowl running back has requested a trade. With Gordon set to become a free agent in 2020, is it possible Gordon will sit out the entire season like Le’Veon Bell did in 2018?

Patrick Mahomes is a superstar, but there’s surely no way he can match last season’s total of 50 touchdown passes. That tied second place in NFL history for single-season TD passes. If we are to expect Mahomes’ numbers to drop just a bit, and with the Chiefs’ shaky defense, 11 wins feels about right.

The Chiefs have added talent on defense with Frank Clark, Tyrann Mathieu and Bashaud Breeland, but they lost Dee Ford, Justin Houston and Eric Berry.

Eleven wins is enough for both the Chiefs and Chargers to return to the postseason. The Denver Broncos finish just under .500 in Vic Fangio’s first season as head coach, but the Oakland Raiders add just two wins to their 2018 total.

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