What an insane game we have on Christmas Day in Kansas City. And most of it has been by the Raiders defense.
The day began with the Raiders defense holding the Chiefs to -18 yards with no first downs in the first quarter. That included a couple sacks from Malcolm Koonce and Adam Butler.
The second quarter the scoring started.
Chiefs got it going first. They went on a long drive on offense, and got the touchdown on a trick play that looked almost just like the one the Raiders scored on against the Chargers last week.
This one had Isaiah Pacheco line up in the backfield with Patrick Mahomes out wide left. Just as Brandon Bolden got the direct snap last week for the Raiders, Pacheco took the ball and faked the sweep to Mahomes and ran for the touchdown.
MERRY TRICKMAS!!! pic.twitter.com/WARWRmawm7
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 25, 2023
That’s as good as it would get for the Chiefs in the first half.
The Raiders offense couldn’t answer with a score of their own, but on the first play of the Chiefs’ possession, they fumbled the handoff, Bilal Nichols picked it up, and scored the touchdown.
BIG MAN TUDDY!!!!#LVvsKC | 📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/JZ9ma56Pyc
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) December 25, 2023
The Chiefs would get it back down 10-7. Then on the first play AGAIN, Jack Jones stepped in front of a Patrick Mahomes pass and was gone for the pick six.
JACK JONES. PICK 6!!!!!#LVvsKC | 📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/bbgBQLORn6
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) December 25, 2023
The Chiefs would go on a long drive after those consecutive defensive TD’s, but the Raiders defense would stiffen up to force them to settle for a field goal. And it was missed to keep the score at 17-7 at the half.
