Sportsbooks notched their third big winning Sunday in four weeks, cashing largely on five outright upsets, with the Broncos and Texans two of the biggest decisions for them.
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The only thing keeping the defense from an “F” was the interception from cornerback Trayvon Mullen near the end of the first half.
Three takeaways from the Raiders’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium.
Patrick Mahomes completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce with 28 seconds left Sunday to beat the Raiders.
As expected, the Raiders will get some key defensive players back in time to play the Chiefs, including Johnathan Abram.
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The Vegas Nation Gameday sports team breaks down the matchup at 9 a.m. and will discuss all things Raiders.
Amik Robertson and Nevin Lawson are the top candidates to replace Joyner at slot cornerback, as the Raiders welcome back seven defenders off the list.
When Andy Reid complained about the Raiders taking a victory lap in the team bus, it was learned that they were involved in another bus brouhaha in Kansas City 25 years ago.
Kansas City is a consensus 8-point favorite over Las Vegas after the line opened at 6½. The number was as high as 9 on Saturday before ticking down to 7½ at several books.
Handicapper Joe D’Amico breaks down the remaining 13 NFL games in Week 11, with analysis, trends and final scores.
Mark Franco leads the contest with a 29-19-2 against the spread record, Lou Finocchiaro is second at 29-20-1 and Dave Tuley is third at 27-20-3.
Maxx Crosby said Raiders coach Jon Gruden told him after selecting him out of Eastern Michigan last year was that his job would be to pressure Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes.
Andy Reid has championed adaptability and has the sixth-most wins (215) in the league’s history — and, as of February, a Lombardi Trophy — to show for it.
Significant regular-season games and the Raiders have gone together the past two decades about as well as chili cheese dogs and red wine.
