Let me get this straight.

The Denver Broncos or San Diego Chargers will win the AFC West with an 8-8 record, yet NOBODY bashes them.

Meanwhile, people are treating the Arizona Cardinals like dirt.

How come one bad division winner is getting disrespected, yet the OTHER bad division winner is NOT getting bashed?

This reeks of hypocrisy!

Why do Denver and San Diego escape all this criticism?

I've been thinking about this. I don't know why Broncos/Chargers get a pass because obviously they are in a weak division.

I'm thinking that the Cardinals are the only team with a winning record and never really got any competition like the other teams in other divisions.

Other than that, I don't know.

The cardinals are in a weaker division and both the chargers and broncos played better teams.