Patrick Mahomes completed 27 of 38 passes for 262 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and the Kansas City Chiefs held on for a 27-20 win over the host Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.
Travis Kelce had 10 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown for Kansas City (7-0), which is the NFL’s last unbeaten team this season. Kareem Hunt added a touchdown on the ground and Xavier Worthy had a TD catch.
Gardner Minshew completed 24 of 30 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns for Las Vegas (2-6). Jakobi Meyers and D.J. Turner had one touchdown catch apiece.
Kansas City outgained Las Vegas 334-228. The Chiefs converted 12 of 16 opportunities on third down for a 75 percent success rate, and the Raiders converted six of 13 third-down chances for a 46 percent success rate.
The Chiefs opened the scoring on their first possession. Hunt finished the 70-yard drive with a 1-yard run for his fourth touchdown in as many games this season.
The Raiders evened the score at 7-7 with 2:39 remaining in the first quarter. Minshew connected with Meyers for a 7-yard touchdown to complete a 12-play, 70-yard drive.
Daniel Carlson drilled a 54-yard field goal to put the Raiders on top 10-7 with 10:13 to go in the second quarter.
Kansas City regained a 14-10 lead with 1:57 left in the second quarter. Mahomes spotted Kelce open near the goal line and fired a strike for a 5-yard score.
Harrison Butker added a 42-yard field goal to increase the Chiefs’ lead to 17-10 with 4 seconds left in the first half.
Las Vegas pulled within 17-13 on Carlson’s 32-yard field goal midway through the third quarter.
Butker responded with his second field goal for Kansas City. He made a 24-yarder to put the Chiefs on top 20-13 with 8:44 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Worthy caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to boost the Chiefs’ lead to 27-13 with 4:59 remaining. The play marked Worthy’s third touchdown of his rookie campaign.
The Raiders pulled within 27-20 with 2:03 to go. Minshew hit Turner for an 11-yard touchdown on the 13th play of a 70-yard drive.
Las Vegas couldn’t convert the onside kick and Kansas City was able to run out the clock.
–Field Level Media