A disastrous turnover saved the Chiefs in the final seconds of their Black Friday game against Las Vegas at Arrowhead.
Chiefs hang on to beat the Raiders 19-17 after Aidan O'Connell loses the football on an early snap, turning the ball over for the Raiders with 11 seconds remaining. Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter.
He has a multi-platform role - writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news show. Gutierrez votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Professional Football Writers of America and currently serves as the PFWA's Las Vegas chapter president. He is also a member of the California Chicano News Media Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Gutierrez has authored three books:Kansas City Chiefs achieved the first of their 2024 goals on Black Friday by clinching a playoff spot in their 19-17 win over the It was another ugly and too-close-for-comfort victory for the defending Super Bowl champions, after they let a 13-point third-quarter lead become a one-possession lead by the fourth quarter. The Raiders looked in position to pull off a major upset as they got into field-goal position with 14 seconds remaining in the game trailing by 2 points. But an illegal shift penalty and turnover by the offense cost them a chance to kick a game-winning field goal. Next for the Chiefs, they hope to win a ninth consecutive AFC West division championship. They can clinch the division title by beating thenext Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The 11-1 Chiefs also lead the rest of the AFC in the chase for the conference's No. 1 playoff seed.played for the first time since breaking his leg in a Week 2 game. Pacheco delivered the big play on a third-quarter field goal drive with a 34-yard run.had a completion probability of 26.6% according to Next Gen Stats. That's his lowest completion probability on a touchdown pass since 2021 when he had a fourth quarter touchdown toin the second quarter against the Raiders after Johnson was beaten badly on a long pass. Williams, who has played well at times for the Chiefs in the past, was an upgrade over Johnson. -- Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce raised more than eyebrows when he acknowledged a certain narrative surrounding the Black Friday game, saying it was"the best team in football against the worst team in football." Neither team, though, looked their respective part in the Chiefs' win. Everything goes out the window in rivalry games and there's something about holiday week games at Arrowhead, what with the Raiders having upset the Chiefs here last Christmas. Pragmatically, scaring the two-time defending Super Bowl champs is the definition of a moral victory for Las Vegas, while the loss keeps the Raiders, in need of reinforcements for a rebuild, on pace for a top-3 draft pick.missing three field goals. Sure, they were a trio of long attempts -- from 56, 55 and 58 yards -- and in the cold. But what made the misses so surprising was that Carlson had already made 18 straight field goals before coming up just short on the first and third and hooking the second wide left.The Raiders entered the game with the worst rushing attack in the NFL, averaging 74.6 yards on the ground per game. They rushed for 116 yards against the Chiefs, who entered the day with the No. 3-ranked rush defense.More deep balls. Indeed, the vertical game is embedded in the Raiders' DNA so it should not be a surprise for Las Vegas to take more deep shots at Tampa Bay. But with Aidan O'Connell back, and his ability to throw the ball deeper than the injured, expect a back-to-the-future vibe authored by interim offensive coordinator Scott Turner and assisted by his father Norv at the Buccaneers with speedy receiverO'Connell is who we thought he was. Making his first appearance since breaking the thumb on his right hand on Oct. 20, O'Connell was comfortable in the pocket and throwing deep but also displayed his trademark lack of mobility. He passed for 340 yards, completing 23 of 35 passes, but took three sacks, including one that knocked the Raiders out of field-goal range.'s snap at the Chiefs' 38-yard line with 14 seconds to play, and, with the Raiders in position for a game-winning field-goal attempt, the ball bounced off his chest and was recovered by Chiefs LB
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