Chiefs (7-3) at Raiders (5-6)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, giant Stadium, Las Vegas
TV: CBS
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Chiefs’ keys to victory: The Chiefs are the superior team and have had no problem at all beating the Raiders. Kansas City hasn’t lost a road game to the Raiders franchise since 2017, when it still called Oakland home. The key for the Chiefs is to create pressure with their front four on defense. They are at their best when they can rush four and drop seven into coverage. On offense, the Chiefs likely will try to establish the ground game in order to keep the offense moving. The Raiders play a 4-2-5 defense, and that scheme allows teams to run the ball with success. Kansas City will have a balanced attack on offense.
Raiders’ keys to victory: Vegas is still struggling to move the ball on offense, and that will probably be the case for most of the rest of the season with QB Aidan O’Connell under center. He threw three interceptions in Week 11, and the Raiders won’t be able to overcome a large amount of turnovers in this game. Look for Vegas to have a more conservative game plan on offense. The defense has played extremely well lately, and maybe the Raiders can win that way. Winning the turnover margin is the only way to stay in this game.
Matchup to watch: Chiefs WR Rashee Rice vs. Raiders CB Nate Hobbs. Rice continues to have a bigger role for the Chiefs, and they will need him down the stretch to spark the offense. He’ll see a ton of Hobbs, who is one of the top slot cornerbacks in the league.
Who wins? The Raiders have played much better on defense over the last two months, but their offense won’t be able to keep up.
Chiefs, 30-13
Marcus Mosher, Raiders Wire
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