Chiefs maintain off Raiders after early snap seals victory
The Raiders got here up simply brief of their try at one other upset over the Chiefs.
Down 19-17 and in discipline objective vary with lower than 20 seconds left within the sport, Raiders heart Jackson Powers-Johnson snapped the ball to quarterback Aidan O’Connell earlier than he was prepared.
The ball ricocheted off O’Connell’s chest and ended up within the fingers of the Chiefs, sealing the victory and clinching Kansas Metropolis a playoff spot.
The Raiders got here into the sport as 13.5-point underdogs and would have pulled off the largest upset of the season had taken the sport.
The Chiefs, who moved to 11-1 with the win, have made a behavior of profitable shut video games this season.
9 of their 11 wins have come by one rating.
Friday’s contest got here lower than a yr after the Raiders shockingly took down the Chiefs in Kansas Metropolis on Christmas Day, 2023.
The Chiefs have now received eight straight common season house video games since falling to the Raiders final Christmas.
