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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 4 · FINAL
RAIDERS 11-3 · 33.0 PPG 35 – 24 CHIEFS 8-6 · 30.0 PPG
THE READ
Raiders beat Chiefs, 35-24

Raiders got it done 35-24 over Chiefs. Fernando Mendoza was steady for Raiders — 26/28, 267 yards, 4 TD. Patrick Mahomes did the damage for Chiefs — 23/46, 313 yards — in a losing effort. Patrick Mahomes has now cleared 250 passing yards in 4 in a row. Total yards: Chiefs 462, Raiders 386.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Raiders +13.3 -0.7 +14.0 +21
Chiefs +2.1 +1.7 +0.4 +10
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Raiders — AFC #3 · division · 11-3 Chiefs — in the hunt · 8-6 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#7 Mike Washington Jr. HB · Raiders · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Jordan Hayes The armchair coach
Las Vegas had every chance to put this away—they outgained KC on the ground and got the turnover advantage they needed—but Fernando Mendoza's 4 touchdown passes masked a defense that couldn't touch Patrick Mahomes, and that's a problem an 8-2 team can't afford to ignore.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders
26/28, 267 yards, 4 TD
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
23/46, 313 yards
Ryan Coleman-William
Raiders
7 catches, 130 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Chiefs 462, Raiders 386 Chiefs
Through the air Chiefs 313, Raiders 267 Chiefs
On the ground Chiefs 149, Raiders 119 Chiefs
Pressure Chiefs 0 sacks, Raiders 1 Raiders
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 33.9 scored, 19.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att 63.2% completions 6.7 yds/carry 331.1 yds/game 0.9 giveaways/game 3.4% sack rate last 5: 4-1
Primary weapon: Ryan Coleman-William WR — 24% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 75 · Efficient Balance 94 Ball security 76 Back usage 41% QB runs 1.6/game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97 WR 84 TE 99 RB 92 OL 86 DL 86 LB 81 DB 85
Best: Brock Bowers TE 99 Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD 3 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
will2nice400
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against30.9 — 24.0 Margin+6.9 Giveaways a game0.9 Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.5/g Top targetXavier Worthy · 27% QB carries2.9 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Raiders receivers vs Chiefs secondary 84 v 84 EVEN
Chiefs receivers vs Raiders secondary 90 v 85 CHIEFS
Raiders line vs Chiefs front 86 v 86 EVEN
Chiefs line vs Raiders front 85 v 86 EVEN
Raiders backs vs Chiefs run defence 92 v 86 RAIDERS
Chiefs backs vs Raiders run defence 88 v 84 CHIEFS
Raiders passer vs Chiefs secondary 97 v 84 RAIDERS
Chiefs passer vs Raiders secondary 96 v 85 CHIEFS
TOP PERFORMERS
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 313 pass yds
Fernando Mendoza QB Raiders 267 pass yds
Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 200 rec yds
Ryan Coleman-William WR Raiders 130 rec yds
Mike Washington Jr. HB Raiders 117 rush yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 105 rush yds
Brock Bowers TE Raiders 88 rec yds
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
RAIDERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Fernando Mendoza QB 26/2826740046145.9
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 23/463130013172.1
RECENT FORM
Raiders
W 42–14 vs Commanders WK 3
W 35–14 vs Vikings WK 2
L 18–28 vs Ravens WK 1
Chiefs
L 28–38 vs Vikings WK 3
W 38–35 vs Chargers WK 2
W 24–17 vs Texans WK 1
TEAM STATS
Raiders Chiefs
386 TOTAL YARDS 462
267 PASSING YARDS 313
119 RUSHING YARDS 149
0 SACKS ALLOWED 1
1 SACKS MADE 0
0 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 TAKEAWAYS 0

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1 RAIDERS — 1 CHIEFS
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