The scoring drive would eventually slow as the Raiders completed their next drive and stopped the Chiefs on their next possession thanks to a sack by sophomore defensive end Tyree Wilson on third-and-long .

Kansas City threw the ball away and Las Vegas had an opportunity to take over.

It did, albeit only by a field goal, as a promising Raiders drive ended shortly after the offense crossed midfield. Las Vegas would rely on the leg of Carlson, who drilled a 54-yarder to give his team the lead with just over 10 minutes left in the first half.

As expected of the defending champions, the Chiefs didn’t go away, though the Raiders certainly had opportunities to put the opposing offense on the field. Las Vegas held Kansas City on third down three times on the Chiefs’ next possession, but they converted each time, including a third-and-goal conversion when quarterback Patrick Mahomes found tight end Travis Kelce for touchdown, his first of the season.

The Chiefs would lead, 14-10, with less than 2 minutes left in the half, as the previous 13-play drive lasted more than 8 minutes.

That scoring drive fueled Kansas City’s defense, which proceeded to force a quick three-and-out, allowing its offense to have nearly a minute to extend its lead before halftime.

The Chiefs offense picked up right where it left off. A nine-play, 56-yard drive wasn’t enough to get back into the end zone, but it put Kansas City well within field goal range. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made a 42-yard field goal with 4 seconds left on the clock, finally making it a 7-point game at halftime.

Penalties would become the story of the second half.

Las Vegas was again unable to answer coming out of the locker room, but its defense made sure the Chiefs offense couldn’t capitalize, holding it to a three-and-out after an illegal blocking penalty against Kansas City on its deck Raiders, had put it back at their own 10 yard line. The stop led to a huge Chiefs punt that would change the momentum of the game, as a needless penalty against Kansas City would give the Raiders an extra 15 yards, putting them inside the Chiefs’ 30-yard line.

Costly penalties then began to benefit Kansas City, as rookie guard Jackson Powers-Johnson was hit with two false start penalties. But Las Vegas caught a break when the Chiefs committed another penalty of their own, a holding call on third-and-7, putting the Raiders in the red zone with another set of downs.

Las Vegas got to the Kansas City 4-yard line, thanks in large part to an 11-yard reception by Meyers down the sideline.

Meyers finished the day with 52 yards on six receptions. The only Raider with more receiving yards was Bowers with 58.

But the Raiders couldn’t cross the plane, and they weren’t going to make any more gains on the road. They settled for Carlson’s 32-yard field goal, cutting the Chiefs’ lead to just 4 points.

Yet another penalty would cost the Chiefs the Raiders deck as an illegal block put Mahomes and co. again at the 10-yard line.

The Raiders rattled the restricted Chiefs, eventually forcing Mahomes to throw an interception to safety Tre’von Moehrig, who returned it to the Kansas City 3-yard line.

But the Chiefs held strong, keeping the Raiders out of the end zone and forcing a turnover on downs as Las Vegas failed to convert the fourth-and-goal attempt.

Kansas City responded with an amazing 19-play drive that ultimately ended with a field goal, another victory for the Raiders defense. Las Vegas was still within one score, 20-13, with just under 9 minutes to play.

However, it would all go downhill from there.

Facing second-and-3 on the next drive, Minshew fumbled when he was sacked, turning the ball back to the Chiefs in Las Vegas territory.

Kansas City capitalized, scoring a touchdown to end an eight-game hitting streak, all but sealing the victory over the Raiders’ arch-nemesis.

But the Raiders still had some fight left.

Minshew would lead a 12-yard, 59-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown catch by Raiders wide receiver DJ Turner. Following the extra point, Las Vegas regained a possession with just over 2 minutes left in regulation.

That drive capped a 209-yard, two-touchdown outing for Minshew.

The Raiders, with no timeouts remaining, attempted a field goal. It was an interesting one as the ball bounced out of the hands of Chiefs Tight end Matt Bushman, but Kansas City came out with the ball as the game went to the 2 minute warning.

The Chiefs ran out the clock and would advance to 7-0 with the win. The Raiders, meanwhile, fall to 2-6.

Las Vegas will return to the road to take on the Cincinnati Bengals next weekend.

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