Mahomes and Cousins lead perfect-record teams into Las Vegas clash
Kansas City and Las Vegas both arrive unbeaten at 3-0, with Mahomes back from injury and Cousins at 38 years old.
Kansas City and Las Vegas meet Sunday in Las Vegas with matching 3-0 records in a rare AFC West heavyweight tilt. Patrick Mahomes looks unusually sharp and mobile after tearing his ACL, and he is backed by new running back Kenneth Walker, the league's leading rusher with 360 yards in his first three games.
Kirk Cousins, 38, has been the Raiders' surprise engine, averaging at least 7.5 yards per pass attempt in each of their three wins. Las Vegas's real strength is its pass rush: only Minnesota has generated more pressures, with edge rusher Maxx Crosby accounting for 13 of them.
The Raiders have 10 sacks total, tied for fourth in the league. The Chiefs are favored by less than a touchdown.
- 3-0
- Both teams' record
- 360 in first 3 games, 5.8 per touch
- Kenneth Walker yards
- 13 of team's 10 sacks
- Maxx Crosby pressures
- 38 years old
- Kirk Cousins age
Why it mattersTwo genuinely unbeaten teams meet at the quarter-mark of the season, offering a first real test of which roster can sustain early success into the run.
AustraliaAustralian NFL fans get to see elite quarterback play from both Mahomes and Cousins in a matchup where both teams have genuine stakes and credentials.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
Open this story in InSnip →
