Chiefs beat Raiders, stay unbeaten after disastrous 2025
Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes led the 4-0 Chiefs to a 30-27 win over Las Vegas on Sunday.
The rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders goes back to 1960, when the Chiefs were the Dallas Texans and the Raiders were in Oakland. At no time had both teams faced each other with a record of 3-0 or better until Sunday's game at Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium.
Kansas City won 30-27, with Kenneth Walker scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns. The Raiders mounted a furious comeback in the final minutes.
Kirk Cousins threw a 20-yard touchdown to tight end Brock Bowers with 1:46 left, then connected on a two-point conversion to cut it to three. But Chiefs punter Matt Araiza pinned Las Vegas on its one-yard line.
Xavier Nwankpa's interception with 10 seconds sealed the win. Kansas City won just six games last season.
The Raiders won three. Under new coach Klint Kubiak, Las Vegas is proving the doubters wrong.
- Chiefs 30, Raiders 27
- Final score
- 4-0, unbeaten
- Chiefs record
- 3 games won
- Raiders 2025 record
- 20-yard pass to Brock Bowers
- Cousins touchdown
Why it mattersThe Chiefs, after a franchise low, are back as genuine Super Bowl contenders with Mahomes playing mistake-free football.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect, but the NFL's opening weeks will set the tone for the sport's biggest Australian audience during the southern summer.
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