Kenneth Walker’s Late Touchdowns Carry Chiefs Previous Raiders 30-27, Ending Las Vegas’ Unbeaten Begin

Kenneth Walker scored two touchdowns 15 seconds aside late within the fourth quarter, and the Kansas City Chiefs held on to beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 on Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, handing the Raiders their first lack of the season.

The win retains Kansas City unbeaten at 4-0 and alone atop the AFC West. Las Vegas falls to 3-1, one recreation again.

Raiders lead on the half

Kirk Cousins opened the scoring with a 27-yard landing move to I. Thomas halfway by the primary quarter, and Patrick Mahomes answered with a 2-yard scoring move to Tyquan Thornton to tie it at 7. Matt Gay and Harrison Butker traded second-quarter area objectives earlier than Gay hit from 48 yards with three seconds left within the half, giving Las Vegas a 13-10 lead on the break. The third quarter was scoreless.

Fifteen seconds swing it

Mahomes discovered Thornton once more from 8 yards out with 14:54 left to place Kansas City forward 17-13. Gay answered with area objectives of 44 and 48 yards, the second with 4:58 remaining, to place the Raiders again in entrance 19-17.

Walker’s 2-yard run with 3:25 left restored the Chiefs’ lead, although Mahomes’ two-point move fell incomplete. At 3:10, Walker broke off a 22-yard landing run, and Butker’s additional level made it 30-19.

Cousins hit Brock Bowers for a 20-yard landing with 1:54 remaining, and a two-point move to C. White lower the deficit to 30-27. The Raiders’ onside kick try failed, and Kansas City ran out the clock.

By the numbers

The Raiders outgained Kansas City 437 yards to 399, held the ball for 35:42 and ran 78 performs to the Chiefs’ 58. Las Vegas accomplished 31 of 52 passes for 365 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and didn’t enable a sack. Gay made all 4 of his field-goal makes an attempt.

Kansas City managed the bottom recreation, speeding for 189 yards on 26 carries, a mean of seven.3, with a future of 76 yards. The Raiders ran 26 occasions for 72 yards. Las Vegas dedicated each of the sport’s turnovers: an interception and a misplaced fumble that Kansas City recovered on particular groups.

What’s subsequent

The Raiders go to the New England Patriots on Oct. 11.