# Which AFC team has the best supporting cast around its quarterback?

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Podcast: [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826)
Published: 2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00
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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 Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Fo…

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