FLASH RECAP:
Kansas City continues its mastery over Oakland.
Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson each rush for touchdowns and Lawrence Tynes kicks three field goals as the Chiefs (2-0) hold off the Raiders (0-2) before an announced crowd of 62,273 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 18, 2005.
The Raiders have dropped five straight games to the rival Chiefs after Oakland won five of the previous six.
After the Raiders deadlock the score at 17-all on a 64-yard touchdown catch by Randy Moss, Tynes kicks field goals on successive Chiefs drives.
Trailing 23-17, Oakland drives to the Kansas City 10-yard line before Kerry Collins’ fourth-down pass intended for Jerry Porter in the end zone falls incomplete.
Penalties and mistakes prevent the Raiders from beating the Chiefs for the first time since 2002.
Penalties wipe out two Raiders touchdowns and a 27-yard gain on a reverse. The Chiefs’ first field goal is set up by a 35-yard pass interfernce penalty on defensive back Stanford Routt. Kansas City takes an early 7-0 lead (on a Holmes 1-yard TD run) after Oakland's Chris Carr muffs a punt at the Raiders' 17.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Trent Green — Doesn’t have sizzling stats (18-of-28 passing for 237 yards) but keeps drives going with key completions.
RBs Priest Holmes & Larry Johnson — They combine for 126 rushing yards and two TDs.
K Lawrence Tynes — Connects on field goals of 31, 39 and 42 yards.
SS Sammy Knight — Hits WR Jerry Porter as Porter fails to hold onto a Kerry Collins pass in the right corner of the end zone on fourth-and-six from the K.C. 10-yard line on Oakland's final possession.
WR Randy Moss — Has 5 catches for 127 yards, including a 64-yard TD reception in the third quarter. Moss' 6-yard TD reception in the second quarter is nullified because Moss is called for offensive pass interference. The television replay doesn't conclusively show that Moss pushes off Chiefs CB Dexter McCleon.
RB Lamont Jordan — Has 91 combined yards (59 rushing, 32 receiving) and TD. Jordan’s 56-yard TD run late in the second quarter is negated by a Langston Walker holding penalty.
OL Langston Walker — Blocks Lawrence Tynes’ 46-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter.
DE Derrick Burgess — Has Oakland’s only sack on Chiefs QB Trent Green.
KEY STAT:
Oakland's Randy Moss has only one catch for six yards in the game's final 24:17.
GOAT:
Raiders QB Kerry Collins. Collins is 21-of-35 passing for 263 yards and one TD, but he misses receivers on several easy throws. On-fourth-and-six from the Kansas 10 with 1:53 left, Collins opts to throw to Jerry Porter, who is double covered, instead of passing to Randy Moss, who has single coverage. Collins’ pass for Porter is incomplete after Porter is hit by Chiefs SS Sammy Knight.
TURNING POINT:
After Oakland ties the score at 17-all on Randy Moss' 64-yard TD reception, Kansas City drives 53 yards in 18 plays before Lawrence Tynes kicks a 39-yard field goal on the final play of the third quarter.
BY THE NUMBERS:
2: Raiders TDs negated by penalties.
2: Blocked kicks by Oakland offensive guard/tackle Langston Walker in two games this season. Walker blocked three kicks during the 2004 season.
5: Consecutive Chiefs wins over the Raiders.
19:56: Kansas City time of possession in the second half.
THEY SAID IT:
Chiefs SS Sammy Knight
"Look at the history of this rivalry. Every game comes down to the last drive."
"We played sound football. It’s just the penalties that always hurt us on big plays. We are just killing ourselves in every game."
Raiders CB Nnamdi Ashmougha
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders are 4-7 against the Chiefs in regular-season games in Oakland since 1995.
The Raiders are 9-2 in home openers since 1995. Their only losses were to the Chiefs. Kansas City also won in 1997, 28-27.
Raiders CB Charles Woodson, left,
strips
Chiefs WR Samie Parker of the football.
