This article looks at the histories of the franchises in the SFL's AFC West.
Division Titles
2002- Raiders
2003- Chiefs
2004- Raiders
2005- Chargers
2006- Raiders
2007- Chargers
2008- Raiders
2009- Raiders
The AFC West has had their share of good teams in the eight year history of the league. The Raiders are a regular AFC powerhouse and the 2007 Chargers made it all the way to the Super Bowl in Brady Quinn’s magical rookie season. The Raiders are the dominant team in the division winning the division title 5 out of the 8 seasons. The only team yet to win the division is the Broncos but it should be noted they are trending in a good direction as an organization, so theirs may come soon.
Playoff Records
Broncos- 0-0
Chargers- 4-3
Chiefs- 0-1
Raiders- 5-5
The AFC South has had a presence in the playoffs on a regular basis due in large part to the Raiders and Chargers. Both teams have had a Super Bowl appearance and both teams lost that game. The Broncos have not yet been to the playoffs and the Chiefs have made one appearance in the Wild-Card round.
Regular Season Records
Broncos- 54-74 (3 winning seasons)
Chargers- 62-66 (3 winning seasons)
Chiefs- 53-74-1 (2 winning seasons)
Raiders- 74-54 (5 winning seasons)
The Raiders have an impressive regular season record but also are the only team in the division to have an over .500 regular season record. The Chargers aren’t that far away from the .500 mark and the Broncos and Chiefs have virtually the same record.
SFL Individual Records
Ben Roethlisberger of the Broncos holds 5th place in the number of completions in a regular season game with 32 against the Vikings in week 17 of the 2007 season.
DeShaun Foster, formerly of the Raiders, is 2nd place in the most carries in a regular season game with 44. He accomplished this agains the Vikings in the 2003 season.
Marcel Shipp of the Broncos, is in a tie for 3rd place in the most carries in a regular season game with 40. He did this against the Browns in the 2007 season.
Priest Holmes, formerly of the Chiefs, holds the record for most rushing yards in a regular season game with 447. This record is over 100 yards more than 2nd place, which makes this even more remarkable. Holmes accomplished this against the Raiders in week 7 of the 2003 season. During this same game, he also set the record for most TD’s in a game with 5. This record is held on his own and not shared with anyone else.
Napoleon Harris of the Raiders is in a tie for 3rd in the most tackles in a regular season game with 17. He accomplished this in week 14 of the 2005 season against the Jets.
Mike Ruckers of the Chiefs is in a tied for 2nd in the most sacks in a regular season game with 5 against the Broncos in week 10 of the 2007 season.
Tyronne Drakeford, formerly of the Broncos, is tied for 1st in the most interceptions in a game with 4. He accomplished this back in week 4 of the 2002 season against the Titans.
Fred Taylor, formerly of the Raiders, is in 5th place for the most rushing yards in a playoff game with 175. He did this against the Texans in the 2004 playoffs. He also is in 3rd place for the longest run in the playoffs at 86 yards. He did this in the 2006 playoffs against the Bengals.
Matt Forte of the Raiders is 5th in the most carries in a single playoff game with 29. This happened in the 2008 playoffs against the Texans.
Will Witherspoon, formerly of the Chiefs, holds the single game playoff record for most tackles with 13. He did this in the 2003 playoffs against the Dolphins.
Kevin Williams of the Raiders holds the single game playoff record for most sacks with 4. He accomplished this in the 2008 playoffs against the Titans.
Jimmy Wilkerson of the Raiders is tied for 1st in the playoffs with 2 forced fumbles in a single game. He did this against the Browns in the 2009 playoffs.
Quentin Jammer of the Chargers owns the single game playoff record for interceptions with 3. This occurred against the Browns in the 2007 playoffs. Tori James, Jammer’s former teammate is in a tie for 2nd in the same category with 2. This is also happened in the 2007 playoffs but against the Bills.
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