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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 18 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

KCvsLV

Chiefs offensevsRaiders defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Chiefs, 8 for Raiders. 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

Ground game edge

Chiefs average 5.3 yards per carry (1st). Raiders allow 5.2 (32nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Raiders are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.73 EPA per attempt. Chiefs send 3% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Raiders give up 163 yards a game to wide receivers (25th), against a league average of 147. Chiefs' wide receivers produce 118 (28th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Chiefs create explosive plays on 10% of snaps (9th). Raiders give them up at 11% (31st).

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 · 30th17Nakobe 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 · Chiefs offense against the Raiders defenseDepth charts
Raiders defense · 3-4 DChiefs offense · 3WR 1TE70Benson66Caliendo52Humphrey65Smith77Moore87Kelce15Mahomes9Walker4Rice13Allen1Worthy97Hemingway69Butler94Fatukasi98Crosby95Paye7Walker17Dean26Porter5Stokes3Johnson11Chinn31Stukes

Chiefs offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBPatrick Mahomes#15 · 154/232 · 1795 yds · 12 TD · 4 INT
  • RBKenneth Walker III#9 · 141 car · 770 yds · 8 TD · 22 rec
  • WRRashee Rice#4 · 20 rec · 243 yds · 2 TD · 25 tgt
  • WRXavier Worthy#1 · 27 rec · 230 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgt
  • WRCyrus Allen#13 · 5 rec · 65 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TETravis Kelce#87 · 29 rec · 410 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgt
  • LTKahlil Benson#70
  • LGMike Caliendo#66
  • CCreed Humphrey#52
  • RGTrey Smith#65
  • RTJaylon Moore#77

Raiders defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDETonka Hemingway#97 · 15 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • NTAdam Butler#69 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • LDEFolorunso Fatukasi#94 · 13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBMaxx Crosby#98 · 22 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBKwity Paye#95 · 18 tackles · 3 sacks
  • RILBQuay Walker#7 · 60 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LILBNakobe Dean#17 · 79 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBDarien Porter#26 · 19 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBEric Stokes#5 · 29 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • NBTaron Johnson#3 · 27 tackles · 2 PD
  • SSJeremy Chinn#11 · 56 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • FSTreydan Stukes#31 · 38 tackles · 1 INT · 3 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 · KC offense against LV defense
StatKC KC offFavors KC · Favors LVLV LV def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.13#4
+0.08#28+0.00
Success rate
48%#6
48%#3044%
Yards per play
6.4#3
6.2#315.4
Explosive play rate
10%#9
11%#319%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.14#9
+0.16#27+0.03
Sack rate
4%#4
7%#167%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.09#2
-0.03#24-0.08
Yards per carry
5.3#1
5.2#324.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#13
44%#2541%
Red zone TD rate
58%#18
71%#2761%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
118#28
163#25147
TE yards per game
85#3
56#1855
TE targets per game
8.7#6
8.6#267.6
RB receiving yards per game
53#1
32#1632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Chiefs: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.893% of throws
-0.295% of throws
+0.566% of throws
Short
+0.3026% of throws
+0.3419% of throws
+0.0741% of throws

Raiders: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7324 throws
+0.0714 throws
+0.2825 throws
Short
+0.2380 throws
+0.2430 throws
+0.3281 throws

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