Mahomes passes for 262 yards and 2 TDs, Chiefs beat Raiders 27-20 to improve to 7-0

LAS VEGAS -- Patrick Mahomes passed for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns and nan two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs remained undefeated pinch a 27-20 triumph complete nan reeling Las Vegas Raiders connected Sunday.

The Chiefs (7-0) extended their winning streak to 13 games, including nan playoffs. Their past nonaccomplishment was astatine location to Las Vegas, but nan Chiefs are 5-0 against nan Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium and 6-0 location including nan Super Bowl successful February.

Las Vegas (2-6) has mislaid 4 consecutive games, but this was nan first clip nan Raiders had scored astatine slightest 20 points since a 20-16 triumph complete Cleveland connected Sept. 29.

Mahomes became nan fastest backmost successful NFL history to scope 30,000 yards, doing it successful his 103rd game. Matthew Stafford had deed that people astatine 109 games.

Mahomes' apical target was Travis Kelce, who had 10 catches for 90 yards, some play highs. He past caught double-digit passes connected Oct. 22, 2023, and this was nan highest-yardage output since Nov. 26.

Kelce besides had a touchdown catch, his 75th to walk Jason Witten for 5th connected nan NFL tight extremity list. Kelce moved wrong 2 of breaking Tony Gonzalez's squad record.

Gardner Minshew completed 24 of 30 passes for 209 yards and 2 touchdowns for Las Vegas, but was sacked 5 times. Jakobi Meyers, who missed nan 2 erstwhile games because of an ankle injury, caught six passes for 52 yards and nan TD.

Minshew had nan load of carrying an discourtesy that had virtually nary moving game, finishing pinch 33 yards, averaging 1.6 per carry.

The Raiders, however, made nan champs activity for this victory. But Las Vegas grounded to return advantage of cardinal opportunities

The Raiders had nan shot and 1:57 near connected nan timepiece astatine nan extremity of nan first half, but went pinch 2 moving plays earlier an incomplete walk connected 3rd down. Kansas City sewage nan shot backmost and went 56 yards connected 9 plays for Harrison Butker's 42-yard section extremity pinch 4 seconds near that made it 17-10.

Las Vegas trailed 17-13 successful nan 3rd 4th erstwhile information Tre'von Moehrig intercepted Mahomes' walk to springiness nan Raiders nan shot astatine nan Chiefs 3. Running plays by Alexander Mattison resulted successful plays of 2 yards, a nary summation and a nonaccomplishment of 2 earlier Minshew was sacked connected 4th down.

The Chiefs past went 87 yards connected 19 carries, taking 9:43 disconnected nan clock, to group up different section extremity from Butker, this 1 from 24 yards early successful nan 4th fourth for a seven-point lead.

A portion sack of Minshew group up nan last Chiefs' touchdown pinch 4:59 near to each but seal nan victory, though nan Raiders scored a TD conscionable earlier nan 2-minute informing to create immoderate drama. Kansas City past recovered nan onside kick.

Chiefs: S Nazeeh Johnson (concussion) went retired successful nan first half.

Raiders: C Andre James (ankle) was injured successful nan 2nd half.

Chiefs: Host Tampa Bay connected Monday, Nov. 4.

Raiders: At Cincinnati connected Sunday.

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