Las Vegas had a pair of defensive touchdowns for the second straight week, including a pick-6 from the struggling Patrick Mahomesand the resurgents Raiders they resisted the careless Kansas City Chiefs 20-14 on Monday to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
The great defensive tackle Bilal Nichols returned a fumble 8 yards for a touchdown, and Jack Jones received an interception 33 yards for another score 7 seconds later, helping the Raiders (7-8) to break a streak of six consecutive losses against the Chiefs.
Kansas City (9-6) blew a chance to clinch the AFC West for the eighth consecutive year with one of its worst performances of the era Mahomes.
All Chiefs are below their level
In addition to two defensive touchdowns, Harrison Butker They missed a field goal, penalties and dropped passes were again a problem, and they twice failed to convert on fourth down in the second half.
Los Chiefs They had a chance after Mahomes hit Justin Watson for a touchdown with 2:42 left. But on the next possession, Zamir White de los Raiders he broke free for a 43-yard gain, earning a first down that allowed them to run out of time.
Mahomes finished 27 of 44 for 235 yards and one interception; He was about to throw a second but it was overturned after review.
Raiders learn to win with their defense
The Raiders, who played without injured running back Josh Jacobs, won despite a dismal day from their own offense.
Aidan O’Connell was 9 of 21 for 62 yards, never completing a pass after the first quarter, while White had 145 yards rushing.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid had spent the past few weeks lamenting the sloppy play that continued to cost the Super Bowl champions.
They couldn’t have been much more careless on Christmas Day.
They went three-less on consecutive drives to start a game for the second time with Mahomes at quarterback. They were held to -18 yards in the first quarter, the club’s second-worst total since at least 1991. And the reigning league MVP was sacked twice on those two drives, while two more offensive penalties only made matters worse. things.
The Chiefs finally took the lead when Isiah Pacheco took a 12-yard snap for a touchdown, and Las Vegas returned the ball after a punt. Pacheco again took a direct snap, but this time tried to hand it off to Mahomes, who lost the exchange, and the Raiders’ 315-pound defensive tackle Nichols was there to pick it up and run for the touchdown.
On the next offensive play for Kansas City, Mahomes was intercepted by Jones, who returned it 33 yards for his second pick-6 in consecutive weeks. The Raiders’ fourth defensive TD in two weeks, and second in a 7-second span, gave them a 17-7 lead over their former divisional foe.
Jones then appeared to play the Grinch when he pretended to give the ball to a boy dressed in Chiefs gear in the crowd.
It was still 17-7 when the Chiefs’ Butker, one of the NFL’s most accurate kickers, missed a field goal before halftime, and the Raiders scored a field goal late in the third quarter to take a 20-point lead. -7. heading to the room.
2023-12-25 21:36:28
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