<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/nfl-predictions-and-opinions-the-afc-west.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>08/07/2024</pubdate><author>Chris Heite and Ryan Nelke</author><hero-image><img src="/images/afc-west-teams.jpg" alt="AFC West Teams"/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>NFL.com</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>NFL Predictions and Opinions: AFC West Edition</title><description>The Chiefs have won the AFC West title for the past eight years now, and it doesn’t seem like it will change this year.  Mahomes and company are sitting pretty after winning back-to-back Super Bowls and added key pieces to their offense this offseason, including Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy.  For the rest of the AFC West, it is questionable if any of the teams will even hit seven wins this year.</description></item>