Chiefs vs. Raiders live updates: Las Vegas takes lead into second half
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The Las Vegas Raiders host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on “Sunday Night Football.” Follow along with our live updates.
10:21 PM: Chiefs take lead on second rushing touchdown for Clyde Edwards-Helaire
The Chiefs held the ball for 16 plays to open the third quarter, took more than 8 1/2 minutes off the clock and took the lead on a 14-yard touchdown run by rookie tailback Clyde Edwards-Helaire. It was the second rushing touchdown of the night for Edwards-Helaire. The Raiders squandered a timeout with an ill-advised instant replay challenge during the drive that failed to overturn a Chiefs catch for a first down. (Chiefs 21, Raiders 17, 6:23 left in the third quarter)
By: Mark Maske
9:56 PM: Raiders, seeking sweep of Chiefs, lead at halftime in Vegas
The Chiefs are attempting to avenge their only loss of the season but trail the Raiders, 17-14, at halftime in Las Vegas.
The Raiders produced two touchdowns and a field goal on their first three possessions of the night. The Chiefs had two touchdowns on two drives, then stumbled with a punt and an interception. Raiders cornerback Trayvon Mullen got only the second interception this season thrown by Patrick Mahomes. Both have come against the Raiders.
The Raiders’ touchdowns came on a two-yard run by tailback Josh Jacobs and quarterback Derek Carr’s 17-yard pass to wide receiver Nelson Agholor. Carr completed 13 of 16 first-half passes for 183 yards.
Mahomes connected on 14 of 21 passes for 145 yards. He threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill, and rookie tailback Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for a touchdown. (Raiders 17, Chiefs 14 at halftime)
By: Mark Maske
9:30 PM: A punt!
The game’s first punt came with just more than two minutes remaining in the first half. It was the Chiefs, surprisingly, who couldn’t keep pace offensively and were forced to punt. They had scored touchdowns on their first two possessions, while the Raiders have two touchdowns and a field goal on their three drives. (Raiders 17, Chiefs 14, 2:07 left in the second quarter)
By: Mark Maske
9:22 PM: Raiders regain lead with field goal
The Chiefs got what qualifies in this game, so far, as a defensive stop. The Raiders managed only a field goal as kicker Daniel Carlson connected from 35 yards. The kick was made longer by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty called on the Raiders’ bench. Coach Jon Gruden appeared to have opted against a fourth-down try from the Kansas City 1-yard line even before the penalty. (Raiders 17, Chiefs 14, 4:36 left in the second quarter)
By: Mark Maske
9:11 PM: Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s touchdown pulls Chiefs even again
There’s not much defense being played in this game, at least not yet. Each team has had the ball twice and has two touchdowns. The Chiefs drew even on a second-effort, three-yard touchdown run by rookie tailback Clyde Edwards-Helaire. A questionable defensive pass interference penalty called on Raiders cornerback Damon Arnette set up the touchdown. (Chiefs 14, Raiders 14, 11:16 left in the second quarter)
By: Mark Maske
8:57 PM: Derek Carr finds Nelson Agholor as Raiders make it two touchdowns on two drives
The Raiders are having no trouble with the Kansas City defense. They’ve had two possessions and have produced two touchdowns. Derek Carr threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nelson Agholor on the final play of the first quarter. Agholor did a nice job getting both his feet in bounds in the back of the end zone as he gathered the lob pass. (Raiders 14, Chiefs 7 after the first quarter)
By: Mark Maske
8:49 PM: Chiefs pull even on Patrick Mahomes-to-Tyreek Hill touchdown
The Chiefs answered the Raiders’ touchdown with one of their own. Patrick Mahomes threw a three-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Mahomes completed 7 of 8 passes on the drive. Hill had five catches. The Chiefs held the ball for nearly 7 1/2 minutes while moving 85 yards in 14 plays. (Chiefs 7, Raiders 7, 4:01 left in the first quarter)
By: Mark Maske
8:35 PM: Raiders have early lead on Josh Jacobs’s touchdown
You can say this much about the Raiders: They’re certainly not intimidated facing the Chiefs.
The Raiders beat the Chiefs in Kansas City earlier this season and now they have the early lead in the rematch in Vegas. They scored an opening-drive touchdown on tailback Josh Jacobs’s two-yard run. The Raiders needed only six plays to move 75 yards. (Raiders 7, Chiefs 0, 11:25 left in the first quarter)
By: Mark Maske
7:31 PM: What to watch for during Sunday night’s Chiefs-Raiders matchup
The Chiefs will try to maintain their no-doubt-about-it supremacy in the AFC West when they meet the Raiders in Las Vegas on “Sunday Night Football” on NBC.
This is the rematch of an Oct. 11 game in Kansas City won by the Raiders, 40-32. The Raiders’ team bus reportedly took a victory lap around Arrowhead Stadium following that game. That became a topic of conversation last week. Chiefs Coach Andy Reid said such a celebration is “not our style.”
Raiders Coach Jon Gruden didn’t particularly want to discuss the topic, suggesting the maneuver might have been aimed at “a smart-aleck bus driver in Kansas City who made some snide comments when we got on the bus” and calling the issue “ridiculous.”
All of that led former NFL executive Joe Banner, who worked with Reid in Philadelphia, to write on Twitter: “Andy Reid’s comments this week about Raiders behavior after the last time they played shouldn’t be overlooked. I have been with him when he has been in this position. He will not take his foot off the gas [pedal] in this game until he is back in the locker room after it’s over.”
The Chiefs return from their bye week. Reid’s teams have a record of 18-3 in his career in post-bye games. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has 25 touchdown passes and one interception on the season and perhaps is the league MVP front-runner.
Mahomes faces a Raiders defense that had many of its players in quarantine last week after defensive end Clelin Ferrell reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. A significant number of Raiders defenders were identified as high-risk close contacts but most have returned from their five-day quarantines and are eligible to play in this game.
The Raiders activated defensive backs Johnathan Abram and Isaiah Johnson and defensive linemen Maliek Collins, Johnathan Hankins, Arden Key and Kendal Vickers from their covid-19 reserve list Saturday. They also elevated defensive linemen David Irving and Chris Smith and linebacker Javin White from the practice squad.
Cornerback Lamarcus Joyner, however, reportedly was placed back on the covid-19 reserve list Sunday. He’d been activated from that list Friday.
The Raiders are on a three-game winning steak and have a record of 6-3. They’re two games behind the first-place Chiefs, who are 8-1, in the AFC West.
By: Mark Maske