Chiefs Host Raiders, Week 13: OPEN THREAD

Chiefs Host Raiders, Week 13: OPEN THREAD – it’s the breakpoint of the 2019 season for the Kansas City Chiefs. Either, the Oakland Raiders break through today or the Chiefs break free… one way or the other, some breaking will be involved. Here are 11 “extra” reasons the Chiefs should win against the Raiders today.

11 “Extra” Reasons the Chiefs Should Beat the Raiders

[Millennial Definition – Extra means = “Over the top, dramatic behavior”]

1. Home Body Pat: Patrick Mahomes spent all of the Bye Week in Kansas City preparing for this game.

2. Carr Wreck and the Chill Pill: Derek Carr is not a cold weather QB. In games under 40 degrees, his record is 0-4 and when’s it’s this cold, he also has a 152 passing yards per game average with a 51% completion percentage rate, a TD-to-INT ratio of 3/4 plus an average of “9″ total QBR. As in “nine.” As in “asinine.” Less than, less than, stellar, right? FYI, the forecast for today’s game is, 3:00 – 36 degrees and a 25 degrees wind chill. A wind advisory ends at noon. 

3. Recent History: Andy Reid is 11-2 vs the Raiders as the Chiefs HC, that being, 2013-to-present… and, this doesn’t feel like one of those “2” loss instances.

4. Smack-i-ty Smack, Don’t Talk Back: DE Frank Clark is talking smack and that’s great news for Chiefs fans. Now, we know he’s been playing with a pinched nerve in his neck but those days are apparently now bygone days so… I guess he thought it was time to call himself one of the best in the league. With both Clark and Chris Jones healthy on the DL the Raiders are faced with the dilemma of doubling one or the other. An impossible feat. Gonna be fun-fun-fun-til-your-daddy-takes-the-tbird-away fun to watch.

5. Healthy Treats: Tyreek Hill, Patrick Mahomes, Eric Fisher are as healthy as they’re going to get following a Bye Week. Plus, the Chiefs now have a 100% Healthy Defense. When’s the last time that happened? Oh, Week Four.

6. There Was a Crooked Man: The Oakland Raiders currently have a weak back seven (#28 in the NFL against the pass). They are like a scab upon the scab of a team. Eww… I apologize for that image. They should apologize too. HC Jon Gruden might do just that after today’s game when he sees what Patrick Mahomes, and crew, will do to them.

7. Long Term History: Andy Reid is 17-3 coming off the Bye Week. When Reid has extra time to prepare, he’s better than he usually is. BTW… that’s a .850 winning percentage coming off the Bye. 

8. Mo and the Know-How: A)  The Raiders lost to the Jets last week 34-to-3 so they’d have negative momentum right now while having to travel for two weeks in a row and, B) The Chiefs have scored 103 points the last three times against the Raiders. Stats that bode well entering the contest today.

9. R&R Railroad (Raiders Road Record): the Silver and Black are 1-and-4 on the road this year. Their one win at at Indianapolis, so we know they can get the job done. Let’s hope that’s not this week.

10. Pat Tricks: In his past 3 meetings against the Raiders, Patrick Mahomes is 67 of 106 for 1,019 yards with 10 TDs and 1 INT. 🤣🤣🤣

11. Westward Ho-Yeah!: According to the Inquirer, K.C. has covered 16 of the last 21 against the AFC West, while Oakland has covered only one of the last seven on the road in the division. This game is this week’s “best bet” in many betting lines.

Now, I recognize that “Should ≠ Will” and are two entirely different things… and, we know that anything can happen on any given Sunday in the NFL… however, this is my pick for a Chiefs blowout out of the season, out of all their  games this year. Plus, it could also kick off a run for the remainder of the year. Here’s hoping!

The Raiders have RB Josh Jacobs, TE Darren Waller and WR Tyrell Williams who present a formidable trio of weapons on offense. Beyond those 3, there just isn’t much to worry about and the Chiefs should be able to contain them.

Let the Games WARS Begin.

Laddie Morse — ArrowheadOne

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