Coming off of a short week, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Las Vegas Raiders in the first of their two matchups this season.
The Chiefs have lost two of their last three games, including a heartbreaker to the Philadelphia Eagles last Monday. Kansas City’s offense has been a mess, struggling with penalties, turnovers, and dropped passes.
It has also failed to score a single point in the second half of each of the last three games. At 7-3, the Chiefs still hold the No. 1 seed in the AFC but have four other three-loss teams hot on their heels.
As for the Raiders, they have undergone many changes already this season, starting with the firings of second-year head coach Josh McDaniels, offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi, and general manager David Ziegler back in Week 9.
They promoted linebackers coach Antonio Pierce to interim head coach, who benched quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and turned to rookie Aidan O’Connell as the full-time starter. Las Vegas won its first two games under Pierce but lost a hard-fought battle to the Miami Dolphins last week.
Check out our offseason report on the Raiders, where you’ll find information about their offseason moves and key players. Now, let’s see what it will take for the Chiefs to get back on the winning track.