The AFC West's Reaction to Week 1

"The AFC West's Reaction to Week 1" is the 2nd episode of the West Saga. It first aired on September 14, 2021.

## Summary

After receiving invites to a reality show, fans of the four AFC West teams meet in a house after Week 1. The front door opens to a Raiders fan being excited and asking if anyone had seen the game the previous night (referring to the Raiders' win over the Baltimore Ravens on MNF). A Chargers fan sitting on the couch isn't impressed since everyone else had also won their opener. A Broncos fan then appears from the kitchen, talking on the phone, asking them to quiet down. He then asks his friend (played by Brandon Perna) if he should place a bet on the Broncos winning the Super Bowl, to which his friend replies that he should. A Chiefs fan then descends from upstairs and introduces himself to the group as Lenny and that he is running the place, mainly due to the recent success of his team, to which the other three disagree with since they're all undefeated. The Broncos fan introduces himself as Breck, though it was mainly for the producers and that he doesn't need to know the others' names. Lenny reiterates his name, which is made fun of by Breck, comparing him to the character of Lennie Small from the book Of Mice and Men. This irritates Lenny, who explodes on the group that he is better than all of them and that he doesn't need to take their abuse. He then says he's going to watch Super Bowl parade highlights and heads back upstairs.

The Raiders fan introduces himself as Mack, and the Chargers fan introduces himself as Noah. Breck then chimes in that his name is actually Diego, since he went through his wallet earlier. Mack proudly mentions that you'll be seeing a lot of the "black and silver" this season. Breck responds by asking him how Antonio Brown is doing. Mack then says he's going to go for a walk, and we see that he is wearing an Antonio Brown Raiders jersey. Breck and Diego have back and forth banter with Diego saying Thunder (the Broncos' live mascot) is dumb. Breck mentions that he sold his kidney to place a parlay and that if Diego ever insulted Thunder again that he would cut him up and send him to the Chargers to be farmed for parts. When Diego is confused since that would help the Chargers, Breck mentions that it is because the Chargers are part of the parlay, which means that he had just cut out his kidney, which is why he was in the kitchen the whole time.

At the end of the episode, Mack is sitting on the porch when an unknown man approches him. He is wearing a black T-shirt under a black pinstriped dress shirt and a homemade eye patch over his right eye. When Mack asks him who he is, he responds, "I think the better question is, who are you?"

## Trivia

* Both Mack and Diego mentioned that they "moved recently". This is in reference to the Raiders moving to Las Vegas from Oakland in 2020, and the Chargers moving to Los Angeles from San Diego in 2017.
* Lenny is named after Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who played for the Chiefs from 1962-1975.
* Breck is likely named after Breckenridge Brewery or Breckenridge Ski Resort, both of which are located in Colorado.
* Mack is named after former Raiders DE Khalil Mack.
* Diego is named after San Diego, the Chargers' former home.
* The unknown man that approaches Mack is the same man from A Raiders Fan Reaction to the 2019-2020 NFL Season, though his name hasn't been revealed yet.