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The Kansas City Chiefs were dealt with an unexpected 40-32 loss against the capable Las Vegas Raiders in a Week 5 encounter. The first half ended on a 24-all stalemate but the reigning Super Bowl champions went on a scoreless third quarter which eventually gave the win to the Raiders.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sounded off on his team's performance as they suffered their first loss of the season:
“I think we just didn’t execute at a high enough level,” he said after the game. “In the first half, we started off well. We executed at a high level. Obviously we had some penalties call some stuff back. In the second quarter, we kind of made plays happen, but we weren’t executing at a high enough level. In the third quarter, we couldn’t execute because we weren’t running the plays the right way, and I wasn’t finding the right reads. That carried over and we obviously didn’t play the second half like we wanted to.”
The 25-year old playmaker had 340 passing yards on an inefficient 22-of-43 passing clip along with two passing touchdowns. He also turned the ball over with an interception and three sacks during the game.
He found help in the form of tight end Travis Kelce who tallied 108 receiving yards on eight receptions and a scored touchdown while wideout Tyreek Hill added 78 yards on three receptions for the Chiefs.
However, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr turned out to be more productive under center which enabled his team's offense. He ended up with 347 passing yards on 22/31 passes completed along with three passing touchdowns.
The returning rookie in receiver Henry Ruggs had a big game with 118 receiving yards on two receptions and a scored touchdown while sophomore running back Josh Jacobs scored the go-ahead touchdown in crunch time to cap off his 77 rushing yards.
The Men in Black broke the Chiefs' franchise-record 13-game winning streak which dated back to November of 2019. The Raiders now improve to 3-2 while trailing a game behind the Chiefs who still hold the top spot in the AFC West with a 4-1 record.
