Last season's Seahawks became the latest team to prove that you don't need an elite quarterback to win the Super Bowl. An elite supporting cast can do just as much heavy lifting as a quarterback who appears headed for a gold jacket. So, which teams have the best supporting casts in the league? Which teams have the worst? We'll explore those questions over two episodes, divided between AFC and NFC. On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen rank the AFC supporting casts from worst to first.

Timestamps are approximate

0:00 Welcome to the show

0:29 Ranking the AFC supporting casts

3:16 Miami Dolphins

5:48 Optimism around Bobby Slowik?

8:25 Tennessee Titans

10:22 Brian Daboll's offense

13:02 Las Vegas Raiders

14:18 Raiders wide receiver group

19:16 New York Jets

24:00 Cleveland Browns

29:04 Harold Fannin Jr. and rookie tight ends

34:50 Kansas City Chiefs

35:22 Andy Reid no longer elite?

41:05 Houston Texans

45:54 Baltimore Ravens

47:55 Derrick Henry

50:26 Pittsburgh Steelers

52:55 Steelers pass catchers

54:41 New England Patriots

58:50 What version of AJ Brown will Patriots get?

1:00:56 Cincinnati Bengals

1:02:11 Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins

1:06:10 Robert wants to change his rankings

1:06:45 Jacksonville Jaguars

1:08:22 Confidence in Liam Coen

1:11:19 Los Angeles Chargers

1:12:10 Mike McDaniel changes Chargers

1:13:23 Monstrous season for Ladd McConkey?

1:15:59 Indianapolis Colts

1:20:58 Buffalo Bills

1:23:19 Robert and Derrik both have Denver Broncos at No. 1

1:26:44 Recapping AFC supporting cast rankings

Host: Robert Mays

Co-Host: Derrik Klassen

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Senior Producer: Katy Duffy

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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