DOWN X DOWN › week 18 › Raiders at Chiefs
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 18 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

LVvsKC

Raiders offensevsChiefs defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Raiders, 7 for Chiefs. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

LV offenseKC offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Chiefs give up 10.0 targets a game to tight ends (31st), against a league average of 7.6. Raiders' tight ends produce 13.6 (1st).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Chiefs are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.62 EPA per attempt. Raiders send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Chiefs give up 121 yards a game to wide receivers (3rd), against a league average of 147. Raiders' wide receivers produce 100 (32nd).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Raiders average +0.02 EPA per play (14th). Chiefs allow -0.04 (10th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

LV Raiders

8Kirk CousinsQB · 180/283 · 2124 yds · 19 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.19 · 10th2Ashton JeantyRB · 108 car · 337 yds · 4 TD · 37 recEPA per touch -0.1789Brock BowersTE · 41 rec · 547 yds · 5 TD · 61 tgtEPA per target +0.54 · 6th1Tre TuckerWR · 29 rec · 474 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.43 · 29th17Nakobe DeanLeft Inside Linebacker · 79 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD1 INT98Maxx CrosbyWeakside Linebacker · 22 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD3 sacks

KC Chiefs

15Patrick MahomesQB · 154/232 · 1795 yds · 12 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.14 · 14th9Kenneth Walker IIIRB · 141 car · 770 yds · 8 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.05 · 14th87Travis KelceTE · 29 rec · 410 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target +0.52 · 7th1Xavier WorthyWR · 27 rec · 230 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target -0.0656George KarlaftisLeft Defensive End · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD2 sacks20Nohl WilliamsLeft Cornerback · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT
The series · Raiders and Chiefs since 1999, and this season's records55 meetings

The Chiefs lead the series 36–19 since 1999. Oct 4, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium: the Chiefs won 30–27. Kirk Cousins started at quarterback for the Raiders and Patrick Mahomes for the Chiefs; Klint Kubliak and Andy Reid coached.

Raiders at home8–20the Raiders' record
In Kansas City11–16the Raiders' record
Most pointsRaiders 49 · Chiefs 562000 · 2013
Biggest winRaiders by 24 · Chiefs by 392002 · 2021

The last 5

2026 · Wk 4KC 30 at LV 27
2025 · Wk 18KC 12 at LV 14
2025 · Wk 7LV 0 at KC 31
2024 · Wk 13LV 17 at KC 19
2024 · Wk 8KC 27 at LV 20

2026 records

RaidersChiefs
Overall4–45–2
Division1–13–1
Conference3–35–1
Other conference1–10–1
Home1–33–0
Away3–12–2
Last 5LLLLWWWWLL
StreakWon 1Lost 2
Points a game27.6 – 28.823.9 – 18.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Raiders' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Raiders offense against the Chiefs defenseDepth charts
Chiefs defense · 4-3 DRaiders offense · 3WR 1TE74Miller70Burford65Linderbaum66Zuhn71Glaze89Bowers8Cousins2Jeanty1Tucker18Bech9Nailor91Anudike-Uzomah92Tonga95Jones56Karlaftis23Tranquill32Bolton31Bassa5Delane20Williams22Canady27Conner17Gilman

Raiders offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBKirk Cousins#8 · 180/283 · 2124 yds · 19 TD · 5 INT
  • RBAshton Jeanty#2 · 108 car · 337 yds · 4 TD · 37 rec
  • WRTre Tucker#1 · 29 rec · 474 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgt
  • WRJalen Nailor#9 · 12 rec · 113 yds · 1 TD · 24 tgt
  • WRJack Bech#18 · 5 rec · 48 yds · 1 TD · 6 tgt
  • TEBrock Bowers#89 · 41 rec · 547 yds · 5 TD · 61 tgt
  • LTKolton Miller#74
  • LGSpencer Burford#70
  • CTyler Linderbaum#65
  • RGTrey Zuhn III#66
  • RTDJ Glaze#71

Chiefs defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEFelix Anudike-Uzomah#91 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • RDTKhyiris Tonga#92 · 13 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDTChris Jones#95 · 13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • LDEGeorge Karlaftis#56 · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • WLBDrue Tranquill#23 · 52 tackles · 2 PD
  • MLBNick Bolton#32 · 67 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBJeffrey Bassa#31 · 14 tackles
  • RCBMansoor Delane#5 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • LCBNohl Williams#20 · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBJadon Canady#22 · 3 tackles
  • SSChamarri Conner#27 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • FSAlohi Gilman#17 · 29 tackles · 1 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · LV offense against KC defense
StatLV LV offFavors LV · Favors KCKC KC def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#14
-0.04#10+0.00
Success rate
43%#14
40%#544%
Yards per play
5.5#14
5.1#85.4
Explosive play rate
8%#26
8%#99%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.19#6
-0.01#13+0.03
Sack rate
4%#3
4%#317%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.21#29
-0.13#8-0.08
Yards per carry
3.2#30
3.4#14.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
44%#9
40%#1541%
Red zone TD rate
55%#22
42%#461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
100#32
121#3147
TE yards per game
120#1
66#2555
TE targets per game
13.6#1
10.0#317.6
RB receiving yards per game
53#2
42#2632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Raiders: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.727% of throws
+0.284% of throws
-0.526% of throws
Short
+0.1132% of throws
+0.2625% of throws
+0.4226% of throws

Chiefs: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6220 throws
+0.2611 throws
-0.137 throws
Short
-0.1559 throws
+0.1358 throws
-0.0386 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.