Chiefs 27-20 Raiders (Oct. 27, 2024) Game Recap

LAS VEGAS – Patrick Mahomes rushed for 262 yards and two touchdowns and the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs remained undefeated with a 27-20 victory over the reeling Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

The Chiefs (7-0) extended their winning streak to 13 games, including the playoffs. Their last loss was at home to Las Vegas, but the Chiefs are 5-0 against the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium and 6-0 there including the Super Bowl in February.

Las Vegas (2-6) has lost four straight games, but this was the first time the Raiders scored at least 20 points since a 20-16 win over Cleveland on Sept. 29.

Mahomes became the fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach 30,000 yards in his 103rd game. Matthew Stafford reached that mark with 109 games.

Mahomes' top target was Travis Kelce, who had 10 catches for 90 yards, both season highs. He last caught double-digit passes on October 22, 2023, and that was his highest yardage performance since November 26.

Kelce also had a touchdown catch, his 75th, to pass Jason Witten and move into fifth place on the NFL tight end list. Kelce came just two points away from breaking Tony Gonzalez's team record.

Gardner Minshew completed 24 of 30 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns for Las Vegas but was sacked five times. Jakobi Meyers, who missed the previous two games with an ankle injury, caught six passes for 52 yards and the TD.

Minshew had the burden of leading an offense that had virtually no running game and finished with 33 yards, an average of 1.6 per carry.

However, the Raiders made the champions work for this win. But Las Vegas failed to capitalize on crucial opportunities

The Raiders had the ball at the end of the first half with 1:57 left on the clock, but entered the game with two running plays before getting an incomplete pass in the third. Kansas City got the ball back and moved 56 yards in nine plays for Harrison Butker's 42-yard field goal with four seconds left, making it 17-10.

Las Vegas was trailing 17-13 in the third quarter when safety Tre'von Moehrig intercepted Mahomes' pass to give the Raiders the ball at the Chiefs 3. Running plays by Alexander Mattison resulted in plays of 2 yards, a zero gain and a loss of 2 before Minshew was sacked on fourth down.

The Chiefs then gained 87 yards on 19 carries and took 9:43 to score another field goal from Butker, this one from 24 yards early in the fourth quarter, giving them a seven-point lead.

A strip sack by Minshew set up the Chiefs' final touchdown with 4:59 left and nearly sealed the victory, although the Raiders scored a TD just before the 2-minute warning to provide some drama. Kansas City then recovered the onside kick.

Injuries

Chiefs: S Nazeeh Johnson (concussion) missed the first half.

Raiders: C Andre James (ankle) injured in the second half.

Next

Chiefs: Host Tampa Bay on Monday, November 4th.

Raiders: At Cincinnati on Sunday.

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