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Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: Chiefs Kelce fined for unsportsmanshiplike conduct; If Chiefs win no parade in downtown KC; plus more news

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(left) Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (97) headbutts Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce (87) after Kelce got in the face of the Bills Damar Hamlin (right) (photo stills from You Tube)

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce was fined $11,255 during the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills for unsportsmanshiplike conduct in their win against the Buffalo Bills. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes who scored on a one yard touchdown in the second quarter. Kelce got in Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s grill after Hamlin tackled Mahomes in the end zone. Kelce was responding to Hamlin’s end zone tackle and Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips ended up head butting Kelce. Phillips was fined 6,722 for the headbutt.

#2 Kansas City has announced that if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl there will be no parade celebration. If the Chiefs win they will gather their players, family members, friends, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. The parade will be televised along the parade route. The parade was called off due to a shooting at Union Station near a garage that injured 22 and killed Lisa Lopez Galvan.

#3 Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is facing more allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior with three massage therapists who have accused him of misconduct. There a total of nine massage therapists that have accused Tucker of inappropriate behavior. The timeline of these accusations were from 2012-2016.

#4 Charlie, talk about Tom Brady’s role in the Las Vegas Raiders hiring of head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Spytek. Raiders owner Mark Davis depended on Brady’s knowledge and experience in making these choices.

#5 Luka Doncic traded to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Dallas Mavericks was this because of Doncic’s challenges with weight and were there internal problems in Dallas?

#5 On Saturday the Sacramento Athletics held a celebration of life for the late Rickey Henderson who died five days before his 66th birthday on Dec 20, 2024. The a star studded dais included former MLB stars, Shooty Babbitt, Dave Stewart, Dave Winfield, Bip Roberts, Frank Big Hurt Thomas, Dennis Eckersley, Ken Griffey Jr, Carney Lansford, Jose Canseco, Tony LaRussa, NBA star Gary Payton, (MC) Renel, best friend of Rickey Fred Atkins, former A’s exec Sandy Alderson, and MC Hammer.

Charlie O does Headline Sports podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Super Bowl LVII/Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: 49ers and Chiefs what are the differences in teams; Will A’s shutdown operations after 2024?

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Artists rendition of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback (13) Pat Mahomes standing in front of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (NFL.com image)

On Headlines Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie, looking at the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs for Super Bowl LVIII what do you consider some of the key differences between the two teams?

#2 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that he knew that quarterback Brock Purdy was going to be their quarterback based on what he had seen from former 49ers quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. Looks like Shanahan called it.

#3 Charlie, some of the right wing have said that it’s a fix that the Chiefs are in the Super Bowl that the officials missed some calls in order for the Baltimore Ravens to lose to the Chiefs because they wanted a path for Chiefs Travis Kelce and superstar singer Taylor Swift to be the face of the Super Bowl. Some in the right think the Chiefs are also fixed to win the Super Bowl because of the Swiftie tie in. The thinking is the Chiefs winning would help influence President Biden’s re-election campaign with another Swift endorsement. What do you make of the still discussed story?

#4 Turning to Major League Baseball and the Oakland A’s ballpark saga, the latest for the A’s 2025-27 seasons has several candidates now with Salt Lake City supposedly running in the lead, Portland says they are welcoming the A’s and further saying if it doesn’t work out in Vegas the City of Portland will pay for the park, retail, ballpark village housing, ballpark and put it on the Red Tail Golf Course in Beaverton outside of Portland, Sacramento could be a surprise, Oracle Park looks like a long shot too much baseball for the field, Summerlin looks out of the hunt, and the Oakland Coliseum doesn’t look like it has a chance and John Fisher A’s owner owns half of the Oakland Coliseum property.

#5 The last option that has raised eye brows as well as the ire of the Players Union from reliable sources that the A’s would consider shutting down operations and not play for the next three years after the 2024 season is completed. The idea being that Fisher can save, raise funds for his share of the construction costs of building the Vegas Ballpark without having to pay for employees, players and contractors for three lame duck seasons.

Join Charlie O for Headline Sports podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Chiefs and political conspiracy theories; Cowboys owner Jones says he can work with Belichick; plus more news

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Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift walk out of Arrowhead Stadium Dec 25, 2023 after playing the Las Vegas Raiders. The Chiefs are in the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers for Sun Feb 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (Kansas City Star file photo)

On Headline Sports with Jessica:

#1 As soon as the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship over the Baltimore Ravens right wing leaders have said that liberals put Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. That liberals paid off the Chiefs opponents to make the Super Bowl and having the Chiefs in the Big Game would benefit the liberals and President Biden and that Chiefs opponents would be paid off with cabinet positions in the next Biden Administration. How far does some of the right wing go with some of these ideas?

#2 Jessica, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the way things are looking will not be a head coach in the NFL for the 2024 season. It’s 2025 that he could get a call from the owner of the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones if current head coach Mike McCarthy doesn’t work out. Jones said “I know him personally and I like him,” Jones said in an interview with Yahoo Sports. “There’s no doubt in my mind we could work together. None.”

#3 The Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards was hit with a $40,000 fine for comments made against the officiating after the Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. Edwards said that the officials were “bad” and “terrible” for over looking fouls that should have sent him to the free throw line.

#4 The Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was accused of “poking the bear” when he left his helmet, kicking tee, footballs and equipment where Kansas City City Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes warms up. Kelce said if Tucker wasn’t going to move his equipment he would be happy to move it for him, with Mahomes throwing the kicking tee and Kelce kicking the footballs. Tucker was winking at Kelce and Mahomes saying it was a joke. Kelce said they weren’t in a joking mood and the Chiefs just wanted to get after it.

#5 With Jim Harbaugh coming back to California once again to be a head coach in the NFL this time with the Los Angeles Chargers scored $16 million per year for five years worth up to $80 million. The Chargers who are noted for not breaking the bank did so with hiring Harbaugh who was the former San Francisco 49ers head coach and most recently the Michigan Wolverines.

Join Jessica for Headline Sports every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Is Taylor Swift a Pentagon psy op?; Giants Lee takes tour of Oracle; plus more news

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Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and superstar singer Taylor Swift leave Arrowhead Stadium on Dec 25, 2023 after playing the Las Vegas Raiders (Kansas City Star file photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift made headlines on Fox News when it was reported that Swift is a political psy op for the Government with millions and millions of followers she could be used for political influence and be a Pentagon asset. She had endorsed President Biden in the 2020 election and Republicans have blamed her for key loses. The Washington Post said Swift is not a psy op.

#2 San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee got a tour of Oracle Park this past week. Lee was joined by his agent Scott Boras and his interpreter. Lee entered through the back of Oracle through the outfield fence and took a look at the field and headed to the clubhouse and sat and spoke with reporters. What’s the expectations for Lee going into the 2024 season.

#3 This past week former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll 72, was relieved of his duties as head coach. Carroll said he was open to another head coaching job after serving as head coach for the Seahawks after 14 seasons. Carroll said that it’s hard to convince the Seahawks brass to let him stay because “their not football people.” Carroll will stay on as an advisor.

#4 Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick who left this week as head coach at the Patriots said the parting between him and owner Robert Kraft was mutual. Belichick he was grateful for being head coach in New England for 24 years, that he was honored to coach some of the greatest players that ever played, Belichick said that he’s ready to move on.

#5 Charlie how important is it that the Oakland A’s fan clubs like the Last Dive Bar and Oakland 68s will have the A’s farm team the Stockton Ports join them at the planned FansFest on Sat Feb 24th at Jack London Square in Oakland. The Ports say they’re there to support the fans. The 68s and the Last Dive are sponsoring FansFest.

#6 What statement does that say about an A’s organization minor league affiliate to step up in the drive to raise money for the political cause in helping get a petition drive together for Schools over Stadiums to get an initiative on the Nevada ballot to stop the public funding for a new A’s ballpark at the Tropicana?

Daniel Dullum filled in for Charlie O for today’s Headline Sports podcast heard each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Forget the game it’s all about Kelce and Swiftie; Warriors Green to nurse ankle for nearly 2 months; plus more news

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Travis Kelce’s mom Donna #87 and Taylor Swift (right) watch the action from a luxury suite at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City in a game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs on Sun Oct 1, 2023 (AP News photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary:

#1 What the betting odds on how long that Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce will be staying together?

#2 Tickets for Chiefs home games tickets, Kelce jerseys, and Swift themed merchandise have been going off the racks at 25 percent mark up or more.

#3 Amaury, talk about how you see Golden State Warriors 33 year old Draymond Green’s bad ankle being a part of the aging process or age had nothing to do with it he’s just 33 and he got an ankle injury.

#4 How surprised were you when Jimmy Butler came out for his new look at Media Day at the Miami Heat with long hair and pierced lips and Jimmy Buckets saying to the media present “go ahead laugh.”

#5 Amaury, talk about how surprised you are at the top two base stealers in baseball the Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuna Jr with 73 and the Oakland A’s Esteury Ruiz with 67.

#6 Amaury, check it out the odds makers have the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series by plus 260. The Braves liked you say are stacked with superstars, just for example the Braves had eight All Stars representing them in July.

#7 The Braves finished well ahead of the pact in the NL East 14 games on top over the second place Philadelphia Phillies. Do you see the Braves going through the post season like butter?

#8 Amaury, Best for last to talk about, the Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame Museum and the award that Camilo Doval received on Sat Sep 30th at Oracle Park.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the vice president of the Major League Baseball Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame Museum and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Chiefs waiting for test results on Kelce’s knee; Pats Jones off the hook on gun charges; plus more news

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Will the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce be ready and feeling better of his hyperextended knee for Thursday Night Football on Sep 7th against the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City (AP file photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce hyperextended knee in practice on Tuesday. Kelce’s ACL is in alright. The Chiefs reported that Kelce has inflammation in his knee and went under tests earlier today. Based on the results will determine if Kelce will be in the line up for this Thursday Night Football against the Detroit Lions.

#2 New England Patriots corner Jack Jones caught a break as gun charges were dropped against him as long as he served one year pre trial probation and does 48 hours of community service. Jones was arrested on Jun 16th at Logan Airport in Boston after screeners found a Glock box with two guns and ammunition inside a bag with Jones name on it.

#3 The Las Vegas Raiders Chandler Jones was upset that he couldn’t workout in the Raiders team practice facility and had to use a local gym over the Labor Day weekend. Jones said that he didn’t want to play for the Raiders and referenced head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler in a Instagram post that has since been deleted by Jones.

#4 Four days before the 2021 season the Buffalo Bills TJ Watt was holding out and signed for $112 million on a four year extension. He got two sacks and a tackle for a loss and had five quarterback hits. That’s why Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is preparing his team in the event that the San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa signs just before Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. Tomlin said he wants to get his offensive line ready to protect quarterback Kenny Pickett.

#5 Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says that quarterback Dak Prescott will be a Cowboy for a longtime. The catch is that to sign Prescott would eat into his salary cap. In 2024 Prescott is expected to make $29 million and has a $5 million bonus and is in the third year of his four deal. “There’s never a time where it goes away because you’ve got to make the entire thing fit.” Jones told 105.3 FM The Fan in order to make the salary fit.

Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Super Bowl LVII podcast with Dave Zizmor: Taking a look a the key players in Super Sunday

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FILE – Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, talks to his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, after they exchanged jerseys following an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 17, 2017. This upcoming Sun Feb 12, 2023 will be the first time siblings will be matching up against each other in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale AZ (AP file photo)

On the Super Bowl LVII podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 Dave, we wanted to get your thoughts on some of the participants in Super Bowl LVII, we’ll go to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes who pretty much favored to be the Super Bowl MVP before the game even gets started.

#2 Chief tight end Travis Kelce is classified as the top tight end in the NFL and he’s tough to stop. How do you see the Eagles contending with Kelce?

#3 Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones can bring the pain on quarterbacks he got two sacks against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship and that’s been pretty much the norm for Jones season so far. How much damage do you see him doing on Sunday?

#4 The Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is noted help block up front and you can rest assured he’ll key in on Chris Jones and has the ability to stop his rush.

#5 Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson is the best tackle in football. What’s remarkable Dave that he’s coming in Sunday and playing injured and he doesn’t bend to pressure and is one of the most dominant players in the NFL.

Dave Zizmor and Tony Renteria did the Super Bowl podcasts during Super Bowl week for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

49ers’ defense will have their hands full against Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City’s offense in Super Bowl LIV

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ap file photo: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes drops back to pass in the first half of their game against the Chicago Bears on Aug 25th in pre season play. Little did Mahomes know at the time he and the Chiefs would wind up in Super Bowl LIV 

By Joe Hawkes
SRS Contributor

SANTA CLARA–The San Francisco 49ers made winning the NFC Championship over the Green Bay Packers, 37-20, to advance to Super Bowl LIV on Sunday night look like a walk in the park. It will be San Francisco’s first trip to the Super Bowl since 2013, where they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34-31.

For the franchise to claim its sixth Vince Lombardi trophy in seven trips to the Super Bowl, the 49ers are going to have to take down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who are returning to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years after defeating the Tennessee Titans, 35-24, to capture the Lamar Hunt trophy, named after the Chiefs’ late owner as the winner of the AFC.

The Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, in Super Bowl IV.

The play of San Francisco’s defense will be critical when the football is kicked off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Feb. 2. If San Francisco’s defense plays anywhere near it did against both the Vikings and Packers respectively, than the 49ers will be in primed position to win the game.

In two playoff games, the 49ers stood head and shoulders above the rest on defense, finishing first in points (15.0), total yards (252.2), rushing yards (41.5), takeaways (5), and third down percentage (23.8).

But neither Minnesota or Green Bay can match Kansas City’s offense, which can go nuclear within a blink of an eye with the aforementioned Mahomes as the trigger man. The third-year quarterback has a stacked offense, a track team of wide receivers in Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins and Mecole Hardman, and an electrifying tight end in Travis Kelce at his disposal.

In the AFC Championship Game, Kansas City found itself down 10-0 and 17-7, but Mahomes and that high-powered Chiefs offense didn’t flinch, building a 35-17 lead over the Titans thanks in large part of controlling the clock with a strong ground game. Mahomes, who finished the game throwing for 294 yards and three touchdowns, his final touchdown came on a 60-yard strike to Watkins for the Chiefs’ 28th straight point midway through the fourth quarter.

That’s the type of offensive explosion that the 49ers must avoid if they have any shot at winning this football game. That means the 49ers, who may arguably have the NFL’s best defensive line, featuring Nick Bosa, DeForest Buckner, Dee Ford and Arik Armstead must make life difficult for Mahomes every time Kansas City has the football.

The 49ers have the league’s best pass defense and ranked fifth with 48 sacks during the regular season. They have nine more this postseason, largely by taking opponents off schedule and setting up favorable pass-rush situations.

That’s huge against a quarterback that has the penchant of eluding would-be tacklers like Mahomes. Especially in a game with so much on the line like the Super Bowl.

 

Raiders review: Chiefs vs. Raiders game ball goes to Mahomes

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
SRS Contributor

OAKLAND — After scoring on their first two possessions of the game to take an early 10-0 lead, the Raiders couldn’t survive a 28-point swing in the second quarter by the Chiefs, as Kansas City pummeled Oakland 28-10 to improve to 2-0 and dropping the Raiders to 1-1 on the young season.

Patrick Mahomes earns my game ball for his performance against the Raiders in Week 2.

The Kansas City’s signal-caller was unfazed by Oakland’s fast start to the game. After registering the first scoreless opening quarter of his career, Mahomes owned the second quarter, lighting up the Silver and Black for 278 yards and four touchdowns on four-straight possessions.

The Raiders didn’t know what hit them once the Chiefs took control of the game midway through the second quarter.

Mahomes’ 278 yards were the most in a quarter since Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for 294 yards in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 9, 2008, per the Elias Sports Bureau.

Just like in last week’s 40-26 victory for the Chiefs over the Jacksonville Jaguars in northeast Florida in which Mahomes threw for 313 in the first half, Mahomes threw for 313 yards again in the first half against the Raiders.

It was the seventh-straight road game that Mahomes has thrown at least three touchdowns. Each of Mahomes’ last five completed passes in the second quarter, went for at least 27 yards, with touchdowns to wide receivers Demarcus Robinson and Mecole Hardman and tight end Travis Kelce.

Robinson, who started the game in Hill’s place and just as hard to cover, hauled in six catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Robinson caught Mahomes’ first and last touchdowns of the second quarter, a 44-yarder and 39-yarder respectively.

Hardman, a rookie speedster from Georgia, was on the other end of a 42-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes (his second of the period). Hardman finished with four catches for 61 yards, but could’ve had a 72-yard score in the third quarter (Mahomes’ fifth TD of the day) had it not been nullified by a holding penalty on running back LeSean McCoy.

Kelce added a 27-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter to his team-leading seven-catch, 107-yard day.

Mahomes finished the game completing 30-of-44 passes for 443 yards and four touchdowns to go with a 131.2 passer rating for the game. The reigning NFL MVP and the Chiefs didn’t skip a beat on offense: tallying 464 yards total and winning the time of possession battle 32:35 to 27:25 for Oakland.

With the win, Mahomes improves to 3-0 against the Raiders and has now thrown for 1,021 yards with 10 touchdowns, one interception and a 123.6 passer rating.

Raiders set to finish the 2018 season in KC on Sunday against the Chiefs

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
SRS Contributor

The Oakland Raiders will finish up the 2018 regular season on the road this Sunday where they will take on their most bitter AFC West rival, the Kansas City Chiefs. This Week 17 matchup will be the 117th meeting between the two clubs, with the Chiefs holding a 62-52-2 advantage over the Silver and Black and are currently riding a two-game winning streak in the series.

Kickoff is set for 1:25 p.m. PT from Arrowhead Stadium on CBS. Sunday’s contest will mark the fifth-straight season that the Raiders and Chiefs will conclude the regular season.

The Silver and Black finished out their 2018 home schedule in convincing fashion with a 27-14 win over another AFC West rival in the Denver Broncos on ESPN’s Monday Night Football in Week 16. With the idea that Monday night’s game could be the final home game ever for the Raiders in Oakland stuck in everyone’s mind, Raider Nation was treated to a much needed victory on Christmas Eve by its football team.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr extended his club-record streak of passes without an interception to 325, a mark that currently leads the NFL. His last interception came all the way back in Week 5 against the Chargers.

Carr completed 19-of-26 passes for just 167 yards against the Broncos, and is just 136 yards shy from his first career 4,000-yard passing season. For the season, Carr has thrown for 3,864 yards with 19 touchdowns to just eight interceptions.

Running back Doug Martin, an Oakland native, had his biggest game of the season in front of his hometown crowd carrying the ball 21 times for 107 yards and one touchdown. After Martin’s 24-yard run down the Raiders’ sideline that gave the Raiders a 14-0 lead, Martin threw up an “O” to the Oakland crowd.

Wide receiver/kick returner Dwayne Harris provided the biggest play of the game, returning a punt 99 yards for the game’s first score in the first quarter. Harris’ punt return tied for the second-longest in NFL history with Patrick Peterson’s 99-yarder back in 2011. Robert Bailey has the NFL’s longest punt return, a 103-yarder set in 1994 per the Elias Sports Bureau.

Per NFL Next Gen Stats, Harris ran 157.5 yards on his touchdown return, the longest distance covered by any ball carrier in the last three season. The play earned Harris AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in 2018.

Defensively, the Raiders put the clamps on the Broncos in the first-half, forcing Denver to punt five times in six possessions. The Broncos missed a 58-yard field goal right before halftime, allowing the Raiders to carry a 17-0 lead into the locker room.

Per the Elias Sports Bureau, the 17-first-half points were the most by the Raiders since scoring 21 points in the first-half against the New York Jets in Week 2 of the 2017 season.

Broncos quarterback Case Keenum did throw two touchdowns to rookie wide receivers DaeSean Hamilton and Courtland Sutton, but also two interceptions to safeties Marcus Gilchrist and Erik Harris.

Both interceptions came in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory for Oakland, who improved to 4-11 on the season. In their last six games, the Raiders are 3-3.

Oakland surrendered just 202 yards on 23-of-37 passes, marking the 10th-straight game that the Raiders have held opposing quarterbacks to less than 300 yards passing. The last quarterback to throw for over 300 yards against the Silver and Black was Philip Rivers (339) for the Chargers in Week 5.

After starting the season 11-2, the Chiefs (11-4) have dropped back-to-back games in recent weeks.

Last week, the Chiefs traveled to Seattle and left with a 38-31 loss to the Seahawks on NBC’s Sunday Night Football from always noisy CenturyLink Field.

With a win over the Raiders Sunday, Kansas City will win the AFC West title for the second-straight season (their third division crown in four seasons), and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

In the first meeting of the year in Week 13, the Chiefs narrowly escaped the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with a 40-33 victory in what turned out to be an offensive explosion for both teams. Defense was an afterthought, with both offenses combining for 911 yards of total offense and scoring nine touchdowns.

Chiefs starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdowns and no interceptions in the contest with 295 yards passing. Mahomes, who completed 23-of-38 passes, connected with tight end Travis Kelce for 12 receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns.

Not to be outdone, the duo of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and tight end Jared Cook were spectacular on that Sunday afternoon in the Black Hole too, with Carr completing 29-of-38 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns.

Cook hauled in seven of Carr’s passes for 100 yards and one touchdown in the game.