San Diego Chargers running back Melvin Gordon was voted AFC comeback player of the year by the four reporters covering the division for ESPN.com.
Paul Gutierrez, Oakland Raiders reporter: Another winner from the AFC West’s last-place team shows just how competitive the Chargers were this season as well as how few comeback candidates there were in the division. Now, if the Raiders had advanced to Super Bowl LI and had quarterback Derek Carr played in the title game, well, game over.