Buster: LB Tahir Whitehead
We pick up the action in the third quarter with the Raiders down 21-0 and the Chiefs in third and 11. Whitehead didn’t just jump offside, but hit Patrick Mahomes to be flagged for roughing the passer to gift the Chiefs a first down. As if they needed the assistance. A few more yards and they added a field goal to go up 24-0.
The next drive began with Travis Kelce getting behind Whitehead for a 47-yard completion. In first down from the 17-yard-line, they would score the touchdown a few plays later (with the help of that highly questionable pass interference that wiped away the Mullen interception).
And finally, Whitehead was driven four yards into the end zone by Darwin Thompson for the Chiefs’ final touchdown. Whitehead finished with just 2 combined tackles (1 solo) despite playing every defensive snap (67).
Buster: WR/KR Trevor Davis
The second time he touched the ball, he turned it over. The Chiefs had just scored their first touchdown and on the ensuing kick return, Davis gave it right back at the Oakland 24-yard-line. It took a fourth and short defensive stand to keep the Chiefs from scoring again.
Two Raiders possessions later, it was their turn to try and convert on 4th and one. And they put it in Davis’s hands. He ran the end around and had a window to turn it upfield, but instead headed for the outside and was stopped for no gain. A turnover on downs is still a turnover which means in four touches, he turned the ball over twice. The Chiefs took the second turnover and this time they scored.
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