4. Oakland Raiders: 6-10 (1-5 in division)
After finishing the last two seasons with a record of 8-8 the Oakland Raiders are an enigma at best. With the great running back tandem of Darren McFadden and Michael Bush, the team should perform better than they have recently, although Oakland could easily lose 5 or 6 games in a row due to lack of solid leadership. Most of the team's success will be determined by the play of Quarterback Carson Palmer, as he showed glimpses of brilliance as well as moments of poor judgment. There are several unanswered questions surrounding Oakland for the 2012 season.
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3. Kansas City Chiefs: 7-9 (3-3 in division)
The Chiefs had a mediocre season last year, finishing 7-9 and battling injuries the whole way. Jamaal Charles, Eric Berry and Tony Moeaki will all be returning from season -ending surgeries due to knee injuries suffered last season. Quarterback Matt Cassel should return strong and look for wide out Dwayne Bowe to explode after a solid 2011 campaign that had him catch 81 passes for 1,159 yards while averaging 14.3 yards per catch. Kansas City had a good off-season that included drafting Dontari Poe from Memphis who had one of the most impressive performances at the NFL Scouting Combine among all players, in addition to the signing Romeo Crennel as their head coach. Crennel became the interim head coach at the end of last season and went 2-1 including an impressive victory over the, at the time, undefeated Green Bay Packers.
2. San Diego Chargers: 8-8 (3-3 in division)
The San Diego Chargers are a perennial pre-season favorite to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl; however, after finishing a disappointing 8-8 last season this is no longer the case. For the first time in the better part of this decade, the Chargers are not the favorite to win the AFC West. This is due in large part to a rather unproductive off-season that had San Diego lose star wide-out Vincent Jackson to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency. One bright spot however was the #18 overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, defensive end Melvin Ingram, who should greatly improve a Charger defense that finished last season 20th in the NFL in opponent's rushing yards allowed.
1. Denver Broncos: 11-5 (5-1 in division)
The Denver Broncos signed the best free agent in the 2012 class, Peyton Manning, who is a lock to be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Manning will be joining a Broncos team that should completely revamp their offense which was first in the NFL in rushing yards and second to last in passing yards last season. Manning should put up great numbers passing the ball to wide-outs Erick Decker and Demaryius Thomas who both came on strong at the end of last season. Von Miller will anchor the defense after a phenomenal rookie season in which he had 64 tackles and 11.5 sacks, as well as forcing 2 fumbles.
2012 Pre-Season AFC West Power Rankings
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