FLASH RECAP:
Kansas City improves to a franchise-best 7-0 start after holding off Oakland before an announced crowd of 62,391 at Network Associates Coliseum on Oct. 20, 2003.
Time expires as Chiefs S Jerome Woods tackles Raiders WR Tim Brown at the Kansas City 1-yard line after Brown's 13-yard catch. Backup QB Marques Tuiasosopo drives the Raiders 93 yards in the final 1 minute, 47 seconds.
The plummeting Raiders (2-5) suffer their third straight loss and have their worst seven-game start since 1964 (1-5-1).
Tuiasosopo engineers 10 points and throws for 224 yards after replacing an injured Rich Gannon at the start of the second half. Gannon sustains a bruised right shoulder on a blind-side hit by Chiefs LB Shawn Barber late in the second quarter. Gannon, the 2002 NFL MVP, is 10-of-19 passing for a mere 58 yards with one interception in the first half.
After Kansas City takes a 17-3 lead on a 2-yard touchdown run by Priest Holmes, Zack Crockett scores on a 1-yard run for Oakland with 2:25 left. Midway through the final period, Sebastian Janikowski narrows the Raiders' deficit to 10-3 with a 27-yard field goal.
Kansas City builds a 10-0 advantage in the first half on Trent Green's 2-yard run and Morten Andersen's 37-yard field goal. The Chiefs outgain the Raiders, 192 to 75 in total yards, in the first half.
The Raiders drop their second straight on Monday Night Football, and are 7-14 in their past 21 MNF games.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
RB Priest Holmes - Rushes for 123 yards and has four catches for 50 yards. His 2-yard touchdown run with 4:57 remaining gives the Chiefs a 17-3 advantage.
S Jerome Woods - Wrestles Tim Brown to the turf at the Kansas City 1-yard line as time expires.
QB Trent Green - Is only 11-of-22 passing for 206 yards, but hits key passes (46 yards to Eddie Kennison and 25 yards to Priest Holmes) to set up the Chiefs' first 10 points.
OLB Scott Fujita - Has a game-high 12 tackles (11 solo) and a sack.
OLB Shawn Barber - Contributes two second-quarter sacks and a forced fumble.
QB Marques Tuiasosopo - Completes 16 of 28 passes for 224 yards with one interception, all in the second half. Tuiasosopo had passed for only 69 yards in his three-year NFL career before replacing Rich Gannon at the start of the second half.
Raiders defense - The unit holds Trent Green to only 11 completions and Priest Holmes to a 4.6 yards average on 27 rushes.
RB Charlie Garner - Has a game-high eight catches for 71 yards. He has 17- and 19-yard receptions on Oakland's fourth-quarter touchdown drive.
WR Jerry Rice - Contributes five receptions for 71 yards, including a fourth-and-10 catch for 15 yards to the K.C. 14 in the final 30 seconds.
WR Jerry Porter - Has four catches for 69 yards in his first action since the season opener after recovering from hernia surgery. Porter also draws a 22-yard pass interference penalty late in the first quarter.
KEY STAT:
The Raiders finish with 357 total yards after being held to 75 yards in the first half. They have 243 yards in the final quarter after gaining only 114 yards through the first three quarters.
GOAT:
Raiders PR Phillip Buchanon. Buchanon fumbles a Jason Baker punt, which is recovered by K.C.'s Marc Boerigter at the Oakland 11-yard line with 6:21 left. Three plays later, Priest Holmes scores on a 2-yard run to increase the Chiefs' lead to 17-3.
BY THE NUMBERS:
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1: Oakland touchdowns in the past seven quarters.
75: Total yards by the Raiders in the first half.
125: Rushing yards allowed by Oakland - the fewest it has surrendered since the season opener (76 against Tennessee).
224: Passing yards for Raiders QB Marques Tuiasosopo during the second half.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Marques Tuiasosopo
"We were just one second short. I'm going to have to see the film because I thought Tim (Brown) got the tip (of the ball) into the end zone."
"I was on him (Tim Brown) before he had a chance to make a move. I was able to make the hit, and I knew they had no time left."
Chiefs S Jerome Woods
"We knew Oakland would be tough. They are a team with a lot of pride and are difficult to beat at home. They pushed us to the limit."
Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil
DID YOU KNOW?:
Dick Vermeil leads a team to a 7-0 start for the first time in his 13 seasons as an NFL head coach. Vermeil's 1981 Eagles and 1999 Rams each started 6-0.
Tim Brown, center, is tackled by Greg Wesley, left, and Jerome Woods at K.C.'s 1-yard line on the game's final play.
