The Raiders are sincere but can't get it done in Arrowhead

The Las Vegas Raiders traveled to Kansas City to face the Kansas City Chiefs for the second time this season. The 2-9 Raiders had no chance of shocking the Chiefs and the rest of the National Football League on Christmas Day last season, defeating the Chiefs by a comfortable margin at Arrowhead Stadium.

The first half played out almost exactly how the Raiders needed it to, as it was a low-scoring affair. It’s no secret how banged up the Raiders are, especially on defense.

Las Vegas’ game plan of keeping Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on the sideline as long as possible worked well in the first half, as the team split time of possession nearly evenly in the first half.

The first quarter was uneventful as the Chiefs took a 3-0 lead in the second quarter. However, the Raiders’ defense kept the Chiefs out of the end zone in the first and second quarters, giving the Raiders a fighting chance on the road against the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.

It’s difficult to contain the Chiefs’ offense as well as the Raiders’ defense did in the first half. However, the Raiders played the field position game well until a missed field goal from around midfield gave the Chiefs the ball back into good field position.

Kansas City took advantage of the good field position and marched the ball down the field for their first touchdown of the day. The Raiders played from behind for the rest of the game.

In the third quarter, the Raiders missed another makeable field goal and turned the ball over on downs, while the Chiefs added two field goals.

Then things got interesting when the Chiefs couldn’t pull away. After the Chiefs took a 16-3 lead in the third quarter, the Raiders offense delivered two of its best drives of the entire season.

After a 68-yard kickoff return by running back Ameer Abdullah, the Raiders’ offense came into its own. Second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell completed a 33-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Brock Bowers to get within six of the Chiefs.

After the Raiders’ defense forced a punt, the Las Vegas offense scored with a 58-yard touchdown pass to Tre Tucker, giving the Raiders a 17–16 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs responded with an 11-play, 56-yard drive that ended with a field goal, giving the Chiefs a 19-17 point lead.

The Raiders would have done it multiple chances to take the lead, but another missed field goal and a late turnover in field goal range cost the Raiders dearly. They have now lost eight games in a row.

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The Raiders are sincere but can’t get it done in Arrowhead

ByAmelia Journalton

By Amelia Journalton

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