Chiefs 20 — Raiders 13 (Final)
Live Blog Recap — Laurence Scott, Oakland
The Raiders have dropped six straight games at the Coliseum to the rival Kansas City Chiefs… the latest, a comedy of errors resulting in a 20-13 loss.
Sebastian Janikowski booted a 51-yard FG to bring Oakland back to within a touchdown with 2:55 left in the game, but the Chiefs ran out the clock handing the Raiders their ninth loss of the season.
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Connor Barth kicked a 27-yard FG with 8:54 in the fourth quarter to give Kansas City a 20-10 lead.
The field goal was set up after Raiders running back Justin Fargas fumbled on a first down run. It was recovered by Kansas City corner Brandon Flowers on the Oakland 39 yard line.
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The Chiefs Larry Johnson blasted two yards for a go-ahead touchdown with 13:43 in the fourth quarter to give Kansas City a 17-10 lead. He added an exclamation point by slamming the ball into the wall of the Coliseum’s Black Hole section.
The run capped a 16-play, 91-yard drive taking 9:24 off the clock.
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Final Quarter Notes: Former Cal Bear and 9-time Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez with a monster day for KC… over 100 yards receiving… and the match-ups with Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha have been fierce and thrilling old school-style AFC West battles.
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Oakland’s Justin Fargas plunged one yard into the end zone to tie the game 10-10 at the 11:13 mark of the third quarter.
The run was set up by Raiders CB Chris Johnson’s interception of an errant Tyler Thigpen pass which was returned 44 yards to the goal line.
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Late 2nd Quarter — The Chiefs punted after a go nowhere drive giving the Raiders a few minutes to work with before halftime… but after just three plays, Oakland punted back to KC… who quickly returned the ball back to the Raiders with under a minute left in the half. Shortly after, Darren McFadden fumbled during a run, adding to the drama… but the Raiders recovered on their own 16 and promptly ran out the clock.
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Just out of reach and turning it over on downs… the Raiders going for it on 4th down from the Chiefs 21… and JaMarcus Russell sails a ball into the end zone just missing a diving and open Ronald Curry.
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SPECIAL TEAMS DISASTER: A fake FG attempt involving kicker Sebastian Janikowski and holder Shane Lechler is fumbled… and returned 67 yards by Maurice Leggett for a Kansas City touchdown.
Officially, it’s ruled a fumbled lateral at 11:57 in the second quarter.
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Rookie free agent kicker out of North Carolina, Connor Barth, nailed a 38-yard FG with 1:07 in the 1st Q to tie the game 3-3. (11 play, 65-yard drive)
Tyler Thigpen moved the Chiefs on the 6:45 drive with dinks, dunks, runs and dump downs… combined with some missed Oakland tackles… bringing KC to the edge of the red zone.
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Sebastian Janikowski knuckled in a 25-yard FG to start the scoring at 7:52 in the 1st Quarter… (8 play, 80 yard drive).
The Raiders first offensive series had them moving fast downfield… first, splitting out Darren McFadden to the left side receiver spot drawing a 22-yard PI flag… then, JaMarcus Russell hits tight end Zach Miller in stride for 28 yards and another first down to the KC 30… and then, some trickery with Run DMC taking off on a pitch from Ronald Curry after a catch brought them into the KC red zone.
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Kansas City started on offense running a no huddle offense… as tight end Tony Gonzalez grabbed the first two first downs… but the Raiders forced a punt on the Chiefs third set of downs.
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Oakland’s own Tower of Power (without bassist Victor Conte) performed the national anthem.
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Pre-Game Notes:
The 3-8 Oakland Raiders look to snap a five-game home losing streak against the 1-10 Kansas City Chiefs today.
Oakland hasn’t beaten the Chiefs at the Coliseum since a 24-0 victory on Dec. 28, 2002.
