KC Chiefs: Four division realignments should Chargers move to London

Scenario 1: A Simple Plan

Here is how the first scenario breaks down:

• The London Chargers move to the AFC East.
• The Miami Dolphins move to the AFC South.
• The Houston Texans move to the AFC West.

Pretty simple and straightforward. No teams switch conferences, and no major divisional rivalries are disrupted.

With the transatlantic move, the Chargers switch divisions to now take on the likes of the Patriots, Jets, and Bills. The big new rivalry here would be between the London Chargers* and the New England Patriots, a tale maybe not so classic but one that the NFL would certainly love: the league’s premiere franchise taking on its newest, glitziest franchise.

*Or whatever they’re called after the move.

Meanwhile, the AFC East loses the Dolphins to the AFC South. Ho-hum. Yawn. The Dolphins are in the midst of a Houston Astros-like complete rebuild from the ground up. Miami has made the playoffs twice in the past 17 years and last won a playoff game on December 30th, 2000 when Dave Wannstedt was the head coach and Jay Fiedler was the starting quarterback. The AFC East will not miss the Miami Dolphins.

Really, it’s the AFC South that gets hosed here. In come the Dolphins and out the door go the Houston Texans, led by one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the league, Deshaun Watson. But for the league as a whole, that’s a win-win as Watson will now square off against the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes twice per season.

Talk about a killer new rivalry: the chatter that we had earlier this season when the Texans and Chiefs met would amplify as the two young gunslingers battled it out at least two times per season to see who can achieve the most.