Week 14: RAIDERS @ Kansas City Chiefs 1st Half Open Thread and Discussion

The fight for first place in the AFC West race! This is the first half open thread of the Raiders' Week 14 road matchup against the Chiefs. Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game.

Q2

OAK 0 KC 16

With the way this first half went you might as well rewrite this from Raiders vs. Chiefs to Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin vs. the Chiefs. As I said in the comments, they are the only one's coming out to play. They're the only players who look like they really want this game. 3 sacks from Bruce. Khalil had a sack. Both are generating outside and inside pressure on Alex Smith. They are carrying this team. The rest of the defense is giving up a lot of pass plays. I was skeptical about the defense in the last two games and now they're playing against a proven QB and they're getting roasted. The offense, don't get me started. The playcalling is garbage. Todd Downing is calling all kinds of predictable screens and running run plays in singleback formation again! Derek Carr and the receivers are not on the same page. Marquette King is not having a good day punting the ball and pinning KC deep. This is the season is right here and it seems that they don't want it. The 2nd half will open up shortly.

Q1

OAK 0 KC 3

Terrible is an overused statement to describe this first quarter. The Raiders get first possession of the game, here were the plays: dropped pass, a run for no gain, and a sack allowed from the O-line. Story of the season on how underwhelming this offense is. KC's defense is shorthanded and the offense outside of Marshawn Lynch's big run cannot generate anything. Meanwhile the defense did its job the last two possessions. The D-line is creating pressure. Bruce Irvin already has two sacks. But, the secondary is starting to break, giving up big pass plays against a really anemic Chiefs passing game. Right now, the Raiders look really unfocused on what's at hand in this game. I'm sure all of you had a weird feeling heading into this game that the Raiders would wet the bed. That is becoming reality with this kind of start.