K.C. controls AFC West
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill had touchdowns receiving and on a punt return, Kansas City’s defense made life miserable for Oakland quarterback Derek Carr, and the Chiefs beat the Raiders 21-13 on Thursday night to control the AFC West.
Charcandrick West also had a touchdown run for the Chiefs (10-3). They moved into a first-place tie with Oakland (10-3) but hold the tiebreaker with two wins over their divisional rival.
Carr was 17-of-41 for 117 yards passing, though the ugly stat line wasn’t entirely his fault. Seth Roberts dropped just about everything thrown at him, Amari Cooper couldn’t adjust to a long throw for a wouldbe touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and several more passes were dropped to the rock-hard turf of Arrowhead Stadium.
Alex Smith threw for 261 yards with a touchdown and an interception to help the Chiefs, returning home after back-toback road wins, beat Oakland for the seventh time in their last eight meetings.
Hill didn’t seem bothered by the cold, scorching the Raiders for a 36yard TD reception before bringing a punt back 78 yards for another score. It made him the first rookie since Gale Sayers in 1965 with touchdowns on the ground, through the air and on punt and kickoff returns in a single season.
It was 21-3 when the Chiefs lost linebacker Derrick Johnson to an Achilles injury, and that seemed to briefly deflate them. Oakland proceeded to march 92 yards for a touchdown just before halftime.