The AFC West was supposed to be Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Russell Wilson and Derek Carr leading their teams in high-scoring affairs in a thrilling battle for playoff spots.
So much for that.
Only Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs are above .500, and Wilson's Denver Broncos continued to tumble down the standings with a 23-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Denver dropped to 3-8 overall with a third straight loss and looked lost on offense for much of the contest.
That the showing came against the 4-8 Panthers only made it worse and left the Broncos and their quarterback open to criticism from social media:
Joe OsborneThis Russell Wilson trade + $245 mil contract extension has gotta be in contention for the worst transaction in sport’s history.