Chiefs humiliated the Raiders in every possible way and made history doing it.

Chiefs humiliated the Raiders in every possible way and made history doing it.

‎A historic 31-0 rout gave Kansas City its first regular-season shutout of the Andy Reid era, complete with early fireworks, a QB2 cameo before the third quarter ended, and a statistical humiliation that showcased the Chiefs at their terrifying best.
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‎The Kansas City Chiefs came into Week 7 as heavy favorites over the visiting Las Vegas Raiders, but no one saw this coming. Not only did the Chiefs win by 31 total points, but the game featured several firsts and one-sided notes that we thought it was worth celebrating some key takeaways from such an overwhelming victory for the red and gold.
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‎Here’s a rundown of the best exclamation points from the Chiefs’ win over the Raiders in Week 7.
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‎92, 84, 94
‎The Raiders’ special teams had a nice day. Before the game, they would have been very happy knowing the Chiefs were going to start their first three drives from the 8-yard line, the 16-yard line, and the 6-yard line, respectively.
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‎Of course, the Chiefs would go on to score touchdowns on all three drives, moving the chains with ease. The Chiefs’ passing attack was a hot knife through butter for the entire afternoon, as Patrick Mahomes found 9 different receivers on another banner day that should elevate him to MVP favorite status entering Week 8.
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‎Touchdowns versus First Downs
‎Any statistic from the Chiefs’ one-sided win over the Raiders will tell the story, but perhaps the most telling is this one: the Raiders had only three first downs all day at Arrowhead. Three. Compare that to the Chiefs who had 30 and you get a sense of just how miserable Pete Carroll’s team was on the afternoon. To point out something even more embarrassing, however—hey, they’re division rivals!—the Chiefs had 4 touchdowns on a day the Raiders had 3 first downs. Yeah, that’s not good.
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‎An early Minshew sighting
‎If Chiefs Kingdom had known ahead of time that Gardner Minshew would enter the game for the Chiefs before the fourth quarter, the first thought would be one of concern for a potentially injured Patrick Mahomes. Instead, the game was so clearly lopsided that K.C. turned to its backup quarterback before the third quarter was even complete.
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‎It’s not that Minshew got to enjoy putting up a fireworks display of his own with the incredible array of playmakers at his disposal. Instead, he was tasked with chewing up as much of the clock to close things out. Still it’s quite an exclamation point for Kansas City to be able to put turn in a QB2 appearance before the final few minutes because they were up by so many points.
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‎Early victory formation and fireworks
‎Speaking of Minshew bleeding the clock, the Chiefs added insult to injury in this game by showing up in victory formation with 2:30 left in the game. The kicker: the Raiders still have all of their timeouts. If you’re wondering why you could hear peals of laughter coming from Arrowhead, that would be the best example. By the way, if you were wondering why you heard popping sounds in the background before the game was over, the Chiefs set off their victory fireworks at Arrowhead early. Yep, it got that bad for Las Vegas.
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‎The extremely rare shutout
‎Believe it or not, the Chiefs had never shut out an opponent during the regular season in Andy Reid’s tenure before facing the Raiders in Week 7. The 31-0 drubbing is the only shutout other than the Chiefs’ win over the Houston Texans back in 2016 when they put up a resounding postseason win by a final score of 30-0.