FLASH RECAP:
In the Christmas season of giving, Oakland gift wraps a Kansas City victory with five turnovers as the Chiefs defeat the Raiders before an announced crowd of 61,446 at McAfee Coliseum on Dec. 23, 2006.
Larry Johnson rushes for 137 yards and a touchdown and Trent Green throws for another score to help Kansas City (8-7) end a three-game losing streak.
The Raiders (2-13) drop their eighth straight and equal the franchise record of 13 losses in a season, set in 1962 when they went 1-13. The loss also completes a second straight winless season for Oakland in the AFC West. The Raiders have lost their past 14 division games.
"I've never been involved in a season like this. The way we're playing and the record we have, it's unbelievable," free safety Stuart Schweigert tells reporters after the game. "There's frustration, but we know those guys want to win as much as we do. They're working hard. They're having meetings. They're not going out there to fumble the ball."
The Chiefs become the first team to beat the Raiders eight straight times. It's the most consecutive wins by either team in the Chiefs-Raiders series, which began in 1960.
Sebastian Janikowski kicks three field goals for Oakland, which doesn't score an offensive touchdown for the seventh time in 15 games this season.
The Raiders show a few positives on offense. Ronald Curry has a career-high 11 catches for 106 yards and Justin Fargas rushes for a career-high 90 yards on 19 carries. Walter is 27-of-37 passing for 226 yards, but kills drives with four turnovers.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
RB Larry Johnson — Rushes for 137 yards and a TD on 31 carries. His 1-yard TD run late in the first half gives the Chiefs a 17-6 lead.
S Jarrad Page — His interception in the end zone with 9:09 remaining in the fourth quarter stops a promising Oakland drive that reaches the Kansas City 21-yard line. Page also has an interception late in the first half.
DE Jared Allen — Has a sack, recovers two fumbles and forces a fumble.
WR Ronald Curry — Has a career-high 11 catches for 106 yards.
CB Nnamdi Asomugha — His fourth-quarter interception is his eighth of the season.
K Sebastian Janikowski — Has field goals of 25, 37 and 53 yards.
KEY STATS:
QB Andrew Walter has four of the Raiders' five turnovers. He throws two interceptions and coughs up two fumbles. Walter's two first-half fumbles lead to 10 Chiefs points.
With 137 rushing yards, Kansas City's Larry Johnson has 398 rushing yards in three career starts against Oakland.
TURNING POINT:
After DE Jared Allen recovers an Andrew Walter fumble with 1:34 left in the first half, the Chiefs drive 37 yards in five plays for a touchdown. Larry Johnson's 1-yard run with 40 seconds left in the second quarter gives Kansas city a 17-6 advantage.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha
"Personally, I've never been so frustrated. This game took something out of me because we came into the game knowing we could beat the Chiefs."
"It's a big rivalry. We always want to beat this team. We never want to give them one win because then they'll be talking about it the rest of their lives."
Chiefs RB Larry Johnson
"Hold on to the ball, that's the biggest thing ... ."It's unacceptable."
Raiders QB Andrew Walter
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Raiders' offensive touchdowns in the second half in eight home games during the 2006 season.
0-12: Oakland's record the past two seasons against AFC West opposition.
10: Touchdowns by Chiefs RB Larry Johnson in six career games against the Raiders.
22: Turnovers by Raiders QB Andrew Walter in 12 games this season. Against the Chiefs, he has four turnovers (two interceptions and two lost fumbles. For the season, Walter has thrown 13 interceptions and lost 9 fumbles.
DID YOU KNOW?:
With the victory, the Chiefs improve to 8-4 against the Raiders in Oakland since 1995. Kansas City wins its fourth straight game in Oakland.
With three field goals against Kansas City, Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski breaks a tie with Jeff Jaeger and moves within one of tying George Blanda for second most in Raiders history with 156. Chris Bahr holds the team record of 162 field goals.
Raiders QB Andrew Walter (16) fumbles
on a sack by Chiefs DE Jared Allen.
