Kansas City
Chiefs
1-2
33
FINAL
21
Las Vegas
Raiders
1-2
AI Recap
AI RECAPThe Kansas City Chiefs handled business on the road Sunday, beating the Las Vegas Raiders 33-21 in a Week 4 divisional matchup that tilted the early AFC West picture. Kansas City controlled the scoreboard from the middle rounds on, answering every Las Vegas push with points. For the Raiders, it was a night of production without payoff, and the gap in the standings only widened.
Patrick Mahomes didn't need volume to do damage, throwing a game-high two touchdown passes and keeping the Chiefs' offense in rhythm when it mattered. Kenneth Walker supplied the ground complement with a game-best 83 rushing yards, giving Kansas City the balance to grind out possessions. Las Vegas had the most productive arm on the field in Fernando Mendoza, who piled up 277 passing yards, and tight end Brock Bowers was the biggest problem for the Chiefs' secondary all evening with 121 receiving yards. The Raiders moved the ball; they just couldn't finish enough of those drives.
Defensively, the difference came down to one giveaway. Drue Tranquill's interception was the game's lone takeaway, and it swung possession at a moment Las Vegas could not afford to surrender the football. The Raiders had the individual highlights — Nakobe Dean's 10 tackles led all defenders and Kwity Paye recorded the game's only sack — but neither translated into the stops Las Vegas needed late. Kansas City protected the ball, cashed in on the turnover, and walked out with a 12-point win.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza | QB | 40 | 26 | 277 | 1 | 2 | 72.6 |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | 37 | 24 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 99.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker | HB | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Ashton Jeanty | HB | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Brashard Smith | HB | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Fernando Mendoza | QB | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | TE | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brock Bowers | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Tucker | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Bech | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Bowers | TE | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Rashee Rice | WR | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | WR | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tre Tucker | WR | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | TE | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Xavier Worthy | WR | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Cyrus Allen | WR | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | TE | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Bech | WR | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Brashard Smith | HB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ashton Jeanty | HB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker | HB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | HB | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drue Tranquill | WILL | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakobe Dean | MIKE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn | SS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes | CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | FS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes | FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Walker | WILL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane | CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hicks | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwity Paye | REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Gillotte | REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton | MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Laulu | DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxx Crosby | LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sanborn | MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Johnson | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Pegues | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Koonce | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Nowaske | SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brown III | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Bassa | WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Woods | DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristian Fulton | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cochrane | SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gay | K | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| A.J. Cole | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Butker | K | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 |

