FLASH RECAP:
Carson Palmer throws for two touchdowns and Sebastian Janikowski kicks four field goals to lead Oakland (3-4) to its sixth straight road victory over Kansas City (1-6) before an announced crowd of 74,739 at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 28, 2012.
Darren McFadden has 114 rushing yards on 29 carries and Denarius Moore and Darrius Heyward-Bay each contribute scoring receptions for the Raiders, who build a 23-9 lead through three quarters.
Matt Cassel has a 10-yard touchdown pass and Ryan Succop kicks two field goals for the Chiefs, who are winless in four home games this season.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Carson Palmer — Is 14 of 28 passing for 209 yards, including TD passes to Denarius Moore (9 yards) and Darrius Heyward-Bey (32 yards) with only one INT.
Raiders defense — Has four forced turnovers (2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries) and three sacks.
K Sebastian Janikowski — Is 4 for 4 on field-goal attempts from 36, 35, 29 and 32 yards. The Polish Cannon has made 18 of 19 field-goal attempts this season.
RB Darren McFadden — Has 73 rushing yards on 12 carries during the fourth quarter. McFadden finishes with 114 rushing yards on 29 attempts.
QB Matt Cassel — Is 20 of 30 passing for 218 yards after replacing an injured Brady Quinn in the second quarter. Cassell throws a 10-yard TD pass to Dexter McClusterwith 2:27 remaining.
KEY STATS:
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders RB Darren McFadden
“As a player, you get tired of losing, and that’s where we are now. We have to stick together. We do more together than apart. It’s one of those years. It’s going to be a tough year, and we have to stick it out.”
Chiefs LB Derrick Johnson
BY THE NUMBERS:
DID YOU KNOW?:
K Ryan Succop — Is 3 for 3 on field-goal attempts from 30, 42 and 52 yards.
WR Dexter McCluster — Has a game-high 6 catches for 54 yards, including a 10-yard TD reception.
With 4 for 4 on field-goal attempts, the Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski has made 32 of 36 field goal tries against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Raiders have three sacks for the second straight week after recording only four sacks in the season's first five games.
With 209 passing yards against Kansas City, Carson Palmer has thrown for 200 or more yards in 13 straight
games, extending a Raiders franchise record.
Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles has only 4 rushing yards on five carries. He enters the game averaging league highs in rushing yards (98.5) and scrimmage yards (119.3).
"It took us a while to get it going, but once it finally got going, we finished the game out well," McFadden said. ''We feel like with our offense, you just have to stick with it.''
2: Raiders penalties for 20 yards. Oakland had a combined 21 penalties for 168 yards the previous two games against Atlanta (12 for 110) and Jacksonville (9 for 58)
3.9: Rushing yards per carry for the Raiders' Darren McFadden on 29 attempts. He enters the game averaging 3.1 yards per rush.
8-1: Oakland's win-loss record the last nine road games against AFC West opposition.
The visiting team has won 11 of the past 12 games between the Chiefs and Raiders.
The Chiefs have not led in regulation this season, the first time since at least 1940 that a team has gone this long without a lead, according to STATS LLC. Kansas City's only 2012 victory was in overtime against New Orleans on Sept. 23.
The Raiders improve to 9-14 against the Chiefs in regular-season games at Arrowhead Stadium, which opened in 1972.
