WEEK 18
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (13-3) @ LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (6-10)
DATE: Saturday (1/7/23)
STADIUM: Allegient Stadium
TIME: 4:30 PM ET
REFEREE: Scott Novak
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 69-53-2
STREAKS Chiefs have won past 4
LAST GAME 10/10/22: Raiders 29 at Chiefs 30
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/14/21: Chiefs 41, Raiders 14
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK W 27-24 vs. Denver
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 17-5
PTS. FOR 29.1
OFFENSE 417.7
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 417-622-5,048-40-12-105.2
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 162-766-4.7-4
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 104-1,300-12.5-12
PTS. AGAINST 22.3
DEFENSE 331.3
SACKS Chris Jones: 13
INTs L’Jarius Sneed: 3
TAKE/GIVE -5 (18/23)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 50.5 (45.5)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 85 (34/37 PAT; 17/23 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• KANSAS CITY clinched 7th-consecutive AFC West division title, tied with 1973-79 Los Angeles Rams for 2nd-longest streak of division titles in NFL history. Became 3rd team ever with 12+ wins in 5 straight seasons.
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 328 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT with 106.1 rating, his 10th game with 300+ pass yards this season, most in NFL. Aims for 5th in row with 2+ TD passes & 4th in row with 105+ rating. Has 956 pass yards (318.7 per game) & 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 127.3 rating in his past 3 starts vs. LV. Passed for 406 yards & 5 TDs in last road meeting. Leads NFL with 5,048 pass yards & 40 TD passes & joined Drew Brees as only QBs ever with 5,000+ pass yards & 40+ TD passes in 2 seasons.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO (rookie) had 4th rush TD of season last week. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 896 scrimmage yards.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON had 52 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 17 & is 1st RB since 1970 with rec. TD in 5 straight games. Leads RBs with 8 rec. TDs in 2022, tied-4th most by RB in a season in SB era.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE leads TEs with 104 catches & 1,300 rec. yards in 2022, his 3rd season with 100+ catches & 1,300+ rec. yards, both most-ever by TE. Had careerhigh 4 rec. TDs in Week 5 meeting. Has 50+ rec. yards in all 8 road games this season.
• DT CHRIS JONES had 13th sack of season last week & aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 6 sacks in 5 games vs. division in 2022.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with sack & has sack in 5 of past 6.
• LB NICK BOLTON aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 165 tackles.
• CB TRENT MCDUFFIE (rookie) had 7 tackles & 1st-career sack & FF in Week 17.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
LAST WEEK: L 37-34 vs. San Francisco (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Josh McDaniels: 2-3
PTS. FOR 23.9
OFFENSE 357.1
PASSING Jarrett Stidham: 31-47-437-3-2-99.3
RUSHING Josh Jacobs: 323-1,608-5.0-12
RECEIVING Davante Adams: 95-1,443-15.2-14
PTS. AGAINST 24.2
DEFENSE 366.7
SACKS Maxx Crosby: 11.5
INTs Duron Harmon, Amik Robertson: 2
TAKE/GIVE -6 (13/19)
PUNTING (NET) AJ Cole: 48.5 (43.4)
KICKING Daniel Carlson: 130 (34/35 PAT; 32/35 FG)
RAIDERS NOTES
• QB JARRETT STIDHAM passed for 365 yards & 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs with 108.1 rating in 1st-career start last week & joined Mike White as only QBs since 1950 with 350+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 1st-career start.
• RB JOSH JACOBS had 95 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 26 rec.) & rush TD last week. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Nick Chubb & Austin Ekeler) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 16 games this season. Had 193 scrimmage yards (154 rush, 39 rec.) & rush TD in Week 5 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. division with 150+ scrimmage yards. Has 872 scrimmage yards (124.6 per game) & 8 rush TDs in 7 home games this season. Leads NFL with 2,003 scrimmage yards & joined HOFer Marcus Allen (1985) as only players in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in single season.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 7 catches for 153 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 5th game with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs this season, tied 2nd-most in season in NFL history. Had 124 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 5 meeting. Has 100+ rec. yards in each of 5 division games this season. Leads NFL with 14 rec. TDs this season.
• TE DARREN WALLER had 72 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 17. Aims for 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards & has TD catch in 2 of past 3.
• DE MAXX CROSBY had 2 sacks & 3 TFL in Week 5 meeting. Has 2 sacks in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. Leads NFL with 20 TFL this season.
• DE CLELIN FERRELL aims for 3rd in row with TFL.
• CB AMIK ROBERTSON had 2nd INT of season in Week 17. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
• S DURON HARMON had season-best 9 tackles last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
