LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Chiefs made themselves at home when they were in Las Vegas in February for the Super Bowl. They practiced at the Raiders' facility and used their locker room at Allegiant Stadium. Marquez Valdes-Scantling planted a Chiefs flag in the field after Kansas City won its second consecutive championship and third in five years.
It was a nightmare for all those who bleed silver and black, but worse for them is how at home the Chiefs have felt when they've played the Raiders in Las Vegas. Kansas City (6-0) hopes to improve on its 4-0 record against the Raiders (2-5) at Allegiant when the teams meet Sunday. Oddsmakers don't anticipate that being a problem.
BetMGM Sportsbook made the Chiefs 9 1/2-point favorites, though the Raiders were the last team to beat Kansas City, winning there 20-14 last Christmas Day. “They came in and got after us," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “That’s their personality and so we didn’t handle that the right way, but I thought we learned from it and got better for it, which was the important thing after something like that.
” All the Chiefs did after the loss was start a 12-game winning streak that included their Super Bowl title in Las Vegas and is ongoing. But there was some poking the bear at Raiders training camp in August when a fan threw a Kermit the Frog doll in a Patrick Mahomes jersey onto the field. Rookie safety Trey Taylor was seen on video playing with the doll and laughing.
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