Kansas City Chiefs: Five Things To Watch Vs Oakland Raiders
By Ben Almquist
The Kansas City Chiefs take on the Oakland Raiders in a big showdown on Thursday Night Football. Here are the five things to watch.
It’s a short week for the Kansas City Chiefs as they are set to host the hated Oakland Raiders. The Chiefs are coming off an absolutely amazing game that ended in a victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The Raiders are fresh off another come from behind win, this time over the Buffalo Bills. That makes this a contest of two teams with a good bit of momentum. Oh, and it might just decide who wins the AFC West.
The Chiefs currently sit at 9-3, just one game behind the 10-2 Oakland Raiders. However, the Chiefs already own a victory over the Raiders this season, which gives them the edge in case of a tie. That is a big advantage for the Chiefs in what figures to be a very tight race for the division crown.
However, we’re going to forget about all of that for just a second. THIS IS RAIDER WEEK!!!! This is that time of year where it doesn’t matter how the Chiefs are doing, we all stop and pay attention. This is what Chiefs Kingdom lives for. Every chance to stick it to the Raiders is a priceless. With so much on the line this week, that’s just frosting on the cake.
The 10-2 @RAIDERS vs. the 9-3 @Chiefs.
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 6, 2016
The weekend is coming early with a MASSIVE AFC West showdown. pic.twitter.com/hji1qZiX5U
The Chiefs need to win this game for a multitude of reasons. If nothing else, it will finally force the pundits and analysts to take notice of how good a team Kansas City really is. Quite frankly, I (and I’m sure many of you) are tired of being described as “the team nobody is talking about”. It’s time to start talking, because this Chiefs team is legit.
With that said, here are the five things to watch tomorrow night…