Chargers are apparently tired of not winning the AFC West so they're trying to change NFL rules
The Kansas City Chiefs have made life in the AFC West hard on opposing teams in recent years
The Kansas City Chiefs are showing no signs of slowing down with Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes running the show.
Kansas City just won its second Super Bowl in four seasons. And they've now won seven straight AFC West division titles.
The other teams in the AFC West keep chasing the Chiefs, but no one seems to be closing the gap.
The Los Angeles Chargers have apparently accepted that winning the AFC West is not doable as long as Reid and Mahomes are in Kansas City.
Which means the Chargers, if they make the playoffs, could be seeded lower than a division champion that finishes with a losing record.
As a result, Los Angeles is looking to change the rules.
According to CBS Sports NFL reporter Jonathan Jones, the Chargers submitted a bylaw proposal that would allow Wild Card teams to be seeded higher than a division champion if the Wild Card team has four or more wins than a division champion that finishes with a losing record.
If that rule would've been in place in 2022, the Dallas Cowboys (12-5) would've been seeded higher than the NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Tampa Bay as a No. 4 seed hosted the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the playoffs this past season…a game that Dallas won).
The rule proposal certainly makes sense, but I think winning the division has to mean something. Otherwise, why even have divisions?
I'm sure the Chargers are banking on an AFC South team winning the division at 8-9 in 2023 (which is very, very possible). Los Angeles went 10-7 last season so they'd still be seeded lower under their proposal, but I would imagine they feel like they'll be an improved team this upcoming season.
Maybe the Chargers' proposal has nothing to do with the Chiefs. It's just not that surprising that this proposal is coming from a team in the AFC West — a division that is definitely not up for grabs.
