Raiders shock the Chiefs
A few weeks ago, the Kansas City Chiefs had dreams of an undefeated season. After a shocking 31-28 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, the Chiefs are now in a fight just to hold onto their lead in the AFC West.
Raiders’ QB Jeff George has had an awesome season despite the Raiders’ 4-10 record. On Sunday, he dissected the vaunted Chiefs’ defense that has dominated all the QBs they have played this season. George threw for 301 yards on Sunday on 24 of 36 passing with two touchdowns and no interceptions. On the season, George has a 105.1 QB Rating as he has completed 58.2% of his passes for 3,916 yards with 31 TDs and only three INTs.
Another key to the Raiders’ victory was their run defense. They came into the game with the worst run defense in the league, but they held the Chiefs’ potent run offense to just 56 yards on the ground. They forced Chiefs’ QB Rich Gannon to beat them, but he couldn’t do it. Gannon had a nice game with 300 yards on 23 of 34 passing with a touchdown but threw a crucial interception that turned away a Chief scoring opportunity.
WR Tim Brown continued to riddle defenses as he caught ten passes for 167 yards and a touchdown. On the season, Brown leads the league with 110 catches for 1,588 yards and now seven touchdown receptions.
The Chiefs have lost two of their last three games and will travel to San Diego next Sunday. If they win, they are the AFC West Champions. If they lose, they open the door for the Broncos to take the division away from them. As for the 4-10 Raiders, they host a red-hot Seattle team next Sunday in the Black Hole.