The Chiefs and Raiders met on Sunday in Las Vegas in a battle of undefeated AFC West rivals, with Kansas City coming away with a close victory, 30-27. While Kansas City has one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, things looked doubtful for the visitors as they were held to just a touchdown and a field goal in the first half. The home team, led by veteran Kirk Cousins at quarterback, held a small lead but played well enough to have a chance to remain undefeated.
The Chiefs trailed 13-10 at halftime, with Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak seeming quite pleased with his team's first-half performance. With that, Kubiak delivered a bold and premature message about the game, and it ultimately came back to haunt him. We're gonna win the game," Kubiak told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
More news: Bears Make Quarterback Decision Ahead of Week 5 Clash With Packers However, when Patrick Mahomes is on your roster, a lead that small is definitely not enough to secure a win. In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs came alive, taking a 17-13 lead on a Mahomes touchdown pass to Tyquan Thornton. They'd later score again, with Kenneth Walker III's first rushing touchdown of the game.
Disaster seemingly struck when the Raiders coughed up the kickoff return, and the Chiefs recovered deep in Raiders territory. Soon after, a second Walker touchdown built an 11-point Chiefs lead. While Cousins hit tight end Brock Bowers with a touchdown pass and then connected on a two-point conversion, the Chiefs held off a Raiders drive with under two minutes remaining to secure the narrow win.
After the game, Mahomes' wife, Brittany Mahomes, didn't shy away from trolling the Raiders' head coach. She posted an Instagram carousel featuring photos of herself on the sidelines at Allegiant Stadium with Chiefs players in the background. We're gonna win the game," she wrote in the caption, including a smirking emoji to drive home the troll. https://www.instagram.com/p/DeF4iLiHesn/ In Sunday's thrilling game, Mahomes completed 15 of 30 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns in the win, both of which Thornton caught.
Walker had a huge rushing performance, finishing with 177 yards and two touchdowns. While the Chiefs got the last laugh and remained undefeated, they also lost Thornton to a scary injury in the fourth quarter. He was carted off the field with a dislocated ankle and is considered out indefinitely.
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