Location
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Oakland, CA
Time
4:05 ET
9:05 UK
Coverage
CBS
Game Pass
Chiefs Radio Network
Team Records
Chiefs 1-0
Raiders 1-0
Last 3 games
30th December 2018 Raiders 3 @ Chiefs 35
2nd December 2018 Chiefs 40 @ Raiders 33
10th December 2017 Raiders 15 @ Chiefs 26
The story so far
An opening victory comes with a price. Tyreek Hill seperates his shoulder and is the dreaded “week to week”, although 4 to 6 weeks seems to be the most likely time he’ll miss. Patrick Mahomes had two heavy guys land on his lower leg, which can’t be healthy. He kept playing with a sprained ankle but it was clear he was hampered by it. Is he healthy this week? Who steps up to replace Hill? Questions to be answered. The Raiders looked reasonable against Denver in their opener, They moved the ball well and Denver didn’t although that could be Denver’s limited offence more than Oakland having a good D. I’m expecting points a plenty on Sunday.
Head to head
Chiefs lead 65-53-2
Team Leaders
|
Passing |
Att |
Cmp |
Yds |
TDs |
|
33 |
25 |
378 |
3 |
|
|
Rushing |
Car |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
|
10 |
81 |
8.1 |
0 |
|
|
13 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Receiving |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
|
9 |
198 |
22 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
88 |
29.3 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
39 |
6.5 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
16 |
8 |
0 |
One to watch
Sammy Watkins
Wow, I did not see that coming! 9 catches for 198 yards and 3 TD. Now, can he do it again? Without Tyreek Hill opposite him? While the Raiders D will be paying extra attention to hm. He needs to have another big game, I think he will. He appears to be healthy and motivated, a good combination.
Key Matchup
Chiefs O Line v Oakland D Line
Key this week is not letting Mahomes get hit. It felt like he was under more pressure than the stat sheet showed last week and with potentially still limited mobility the Line needs to do a job in keeping him protected. The news that Fisher has injured his groin on Friday and is questionable in not good. Next man up at LT? Cam Erving? Yikes.
Injuries
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
|
PLAYER |
POS. |
INJURY |
PART. WED. |
PART. THURS. |
PART. FRI. |
GAME STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tyreek Hill |
WR |
Shoulder |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
Out |
|
Jeff Allen |
G |
Thumb |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Frank Clark |
DE |
Neck |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Jordan Lucas |
S |
Back |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Patrick Mahomes |
QB |
Ankle |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Tyrann Mathieu |
S |
Shoulder |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Deon Yelder |
TE |
Ankle |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Eric Fisher |
T |
Groin |
— |
— |
LP |
Questionable |
OAKLAND RAIDERS
|
PLAYER |
POS. |
INJURY |
PART. WED. |
PART. THURS. |
PART. FRI. |
GAME STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Johnathan Abram |
S |
Shoulder |
DNP |
DNP |
— |
— |
|
Gabe Jackson |
G |
Knee |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
Out |
|
J.J. Nelson |
WR |
Ankle |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
Out |
|
Gareon Conley |
CB |
Neck |
LP |
LP |
LP |
Questionable |
|
Corey Liuget |
DT |
Knee |
LP |
LP |
LP |
Questionable |
|
Nicholas Morrow |
LB |
Ankle |
FP |
FP |
FP |
— |
|
Tyrell Williams |
WR |
Illness |
— |
— |
LP |
— |
What they said
Jon Gruden
“They make you defend every inch of grass. Laterally with the jet sweeps, you got to defend them sideline to sideline. They can outrun you, outflank you and vertically they can run right by you over the top and Mahomes can make any throw, right or left-handed, looking or not looking, so you understand the problem that everybody has dealing with them.”
What we said
Andy Reid
“You don’t want Mahomes to get hit at all. That’s the objective. In some cases, we have to just do better. I have to do a better job putting the guys in the right position. When there, they have to make sure that they pick them up. That’s how it goes. We try to keep him clean the whole game.”
Odds
Chiefs by 7.5 points
Match points 52.5
I’d take the Raiders on the spread and the over on the points.
Prediction
Chiefs 41 Raiders 35
