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NFL Preview: Kansas City Chiefs (6-0) vs Las Vegas Raiders (2-5)

TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 71-54-2 (won 6 of past 7) Postseason: KC leads series, 2-1 (won past 2)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/25/23: LV 20 at KC 14 Postseason: AFC-WC 12/28/91: OAK 6 at KC 10

HEAD COACHES

Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 19-6 Reg. Season: 264-144-1 (.647) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)

Antonio Pierce vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 7-9 (.438) Postseason: –

CHIEFS NOTES

• CHIEFS seeking 3rd 7-0 start in franchise history (2013, 2003). Can become 7th defending SB champion ever to begin season 7-0. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES totaled 193 yards (154 pass, season-high 39 rush) & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Is 10-2 with 32 TDs (30 pass, 2 rush) vs. 4 INTs & 109.6 rating in 12 career starts vs. Raiders. Is 5-0 with 1,587 pass yards (317.4 per game) & 112.1 rating in 5 career starts at Allegiant Stadium, incl. SB LVIII. Needs 187 pass yards to become fastest player ever (103 games) to reach 30,000 pass yards. • RB KAREEM HUNT rushed for 78 yards & season-high 2 TDs last week, 7thcareer game with 2 rush TDs. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in each of his 3 games this season & rush TD in 2 of 3. Has 328 scrimmage yards (109.3 per game) in 3 career games vs. Raiders. • TE TRAVIS KELCE aims for 5th in row with 4+ catches. Has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 5+ catches in 11 of his past 12 vs. Raiders. Needs rec. TD to surpass Jason Witten (74) for 5th-most by TE in NFL history. • TE NOAH GRAY led team with season-high 66 rec. yards last week. • WR XAVIER WORTHY (rookie) has TD in 2 of past 3. Is only rookie with multiple rush TDs (2) & multiple rec. TDs (2) this season. • DT CHRIS JONES had sack in last meeting & has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. LV. Aims for his 4th in row vs. division with sack. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had 2nd sack of season last week. Has TFL in 2 of 3 road games this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of 4 career games vs. LV. • LB NICK BOLTON aims for 12th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. Had 16 tackles in his last game at LV (1/7/23). • S JUSTIN REID led team with 9 tackles & had 1st INT of season in Week 7. • DB JADEN HICKS & CB CHRIS ROLAND-WALLACE (rookies) each had INTs last week.

RAIDERS NOTES

QB GARDNER MINSHEW completed 22 of 25 atts. (88 pct.) for 275 yards & 2 TDs with 122.5 rating in only career game vs. KC (9/8/19 w/ Jax. – NFL debut). • RB ALEXANDER MATTISON led team with season-high 123 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 31 rec.) last week, 1st 100-yard game since 9/24/23 (with Min.). Aims for 5th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. Has a rush TD in 2 of 3 home games this season. Had TD catch in his last game vs. KC (10/8/23 w/ Min.). • RB ZAMIR WHITE had career-high 145 rush yards in last meeting. Has 397 scrimmage yards (99.3 per game) in his past 4 vs. division. • TE BROCK BOWERS led team with career-high 10 catches for 93 yards last week, 3rd game this season with 9+ catches, most-ever by rookie TE. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 47 catches this season, 3rd-most ever by player in 1st 7 career games. Leads TEs with 477 rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by TE in 1st 7 career games. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had 6 catches for 79 yards & TD in last home meeting. • DE MAXX CROSBY had sack & PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has 5 TFL in his past 3. Aims for his 6th in row overall vs. KC with TFL & 3rd in row vs. KC at home with sack. Ties for NFL lead with 10 TFL in 2024 & is 1 of 3 since 2000 (Jared Allen, Aaron Donald) with 10+ TFL in each of 1st 6 seasons. • DE K’LAVON CHAISSON had sack in only career game vs. KC (9/17/23 w/ Jax.). • LB ROBERT SPILLANE aims for his 11th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd with PD. Aims for 5th in row at home with 8+ tackles. Has 11+ tackles in each of 3 career games vs. KC. • S ISAIAH POLA-MAO aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG had 6 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Had 2 PD in last meeting.

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