Nov 23, 2020

Chiefs have yet another back and forth battle with Raiders; Get win 35-31

Posted Nov 23, 2020 4:00 PM

The Kansas City Chiefs avenged their only loss in the last 12 months with a 35-31 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.   Mahomes passed for 348 yards and led two go-ahead scoring drives in the frantic fourth quarter for the defending Super Bowl champions, who split their season series with Las Vegas in dramatic fashion. 

Taking over at the Kansas City 25-yard line with less than two minutes remaining, Mahomes led the Chiefs down the field in just one minute and 15 seconds as he hit tight end Travis Kelce for a 22-yard touchdown to re-take the lead.  It completed a wild final quarter that served as a microcosm of a back-and-forth shootout between these two classic division rivals.

Kansas City moved to 30-3 in its last 33 matchups against divisional opponents with the victory as Head Coach Andy Reid tallied his 19th win in 22 career games immediately following the bye week.

Las Vegas was on the board first as tailback Josh Jacobs plunged ahead for a 2-yard score. It punctuated a strong opening drive for the Raiders that included four first downs and two big passing plays of more than 20 yards.

The Chiefs then answered with a long scoring drive of their own, as Mahomes found wide receiver Tyreek Hill for a 3-yard touchdown to complete a 14-play, 85-yard series. It marked Hill's fifth catch of the drive – which included a fourth-down grab that kept the possession alive – to help the Chiefs tie things up.

The shootout would continue through the rest of the game going back and forth as the Chiefs defense struggled to slow down the Las Vegas offense.  The Raiders did lead at halftime by a score of 17-14.

The Raiders then kept the shootout going in the second half, with the Chiefs leading 21-17 at the end of the third quarter. but the Raiders would strike first in the fourth quarter pulling back in front when Carr found tight end Darren Waller for a 3-yard touchdown to tally yet another lead change.

The Chiefs would pull back in front two drives later with Le'Veon Bell's score, but the Raiders would take the lead again finding Jason Witten to put Las Vegas back on top.  Patrick Mahomes would do the rest though with his game-winning drive.

Mahomes was able to find Travis Kelce for a team-high 127 yards on eight grabs including the game winning score.  Tyreek Hill was also productive throughout the contest, matching a career-high with 11 catches for 102 yards.

The Chiefs are now 9-1 on the season and will return to action next Sunday with a highly anticipated bout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady.