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Chiefs 26, Raiders 15

Dec. 10, 2017 Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, MO

THE WILD, WILD WEST By losing to the Chiefs for the sixth time in seven games, the Raiders fall out of a first-place tie in the AFC West. The Chiefs, Raiders and Chargers entered Week 14 with idential 6-6 records. With three weeks remaining, the Raiders (6-7) trail the division-leading Chiefs (7-6) and Chargers (7-6) by a game in the standings. The Chiefs host the Chargers in Week 15 while the Raiders play at the Chargers in their season finale on Dec. 31.

STAR(S) OF THE GAME The Kansas City defense manhandles Oakland's offense through the game's first three quarters. The Raiders have only 69 passing yards after three quarters as the Chiefs build a 26-0 lead. The Raiders finish with 268 total yards, including 70 rushing yards, allow three sacks and cough up three turnovers.

KEY STATS Chiefs coach Andy Reid improves to 5-0 against the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs have outscored the Raiders, 125-65, in those games.

The Raiders' Derek Carr has one of his worst games in his four-season NFL career. After throwing for 69 yards through the first three quarters, Carr finishes with 211 yards on 24 of 41 passing and a TD with two interceptions and a 60.1 rating.

Kansas City's Alex Smith improves to 10-2 against Oakland as he throws for 268 yards with an interception and is sacked four times.

The Chiefs' Kareem Hunt has 116 rushing yards on 26 carries and a TD. The rookie has 1,046 rushing yards for the season.

Trailing 26-0, the Raiders score two TDs in a span of 1:42 midway through the fourth quarter. Marshawn Lynch scores on a 22-yard run, and after Oakland recovers an onside kick, Derek Carr throws a 29-yard TD pass to Jared Cook on fourth-and-7. Carr completes a pass to Michael Crabtree on a 2-point conversion try to narrow the Chiefs' lead to 26-15 with 7:09 remaining.

The Raiders' defense has four sacks (two by linebacker Bruce Irvin) and gets its second interception (safety Karl Joseph) of the season.

BY THE NUMBERS 5: Consecutive Raiders losses to the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
8.7: Average yards per rush for Oakland's Marshawn Lynch, who finishes with 61 rushing yards on 7 carries and a TD.
14: Kansas City wins in its past 15 games against AFC West opponents.
23:20: The Raiders' Time of Possession compared to a whopping 36:40 for Kansas City.

DID YOU KNOW? The Raiders are 9-14 against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in regular-season games since 1995.

The Chiefs lead the all-time series against the Raiders, 63-53-2, including 2-1 postseason.

Updated: 12-10-2017