The Kansas City Chiefs continue to demonstrate their dominance in the 2024-2025 NFL season after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders 27-20 in week 8. At Allegiant Stadium in Nevada, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to their sixth victory of the season at the expense of Antonio Pierce's team.
Kareem Hunt opened the scoring with a two-yard run to the right in the first quarter. The Raiders responded with a 20-yard pass from Gardner Minshew to Jakobi Meyers for the touchdown. The hosts had a field goal by Daniel Carlson to take the lead, but Kansas responded with a touchdown from Travis Kelce and a field goal from Harrison Butker to go into halftime leading.
Despite another field goal from the Raiders in the third quarter, a touchdown by Xavier Worthy for the Chiefs near the end of the game dashed the locals' hopes of a comeback. With this result, Kansas City reaches seven victories in the season and positions itself as the absolute leader of the American Conference and the West division.
The Raiders, for their part, record their sixth loss in eight games and are going through a crisis with four consecutive losses. Next week, the Chiefs will look to maintain their undefeated streak when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.