Raiders S Karl Joseph out vs. Chiefs with toe injury

Generally what has been on the line is pride, reputation and honor. On a Thursday night in Oakland, Carr led the Raiders on a 17-play, 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter and threw the winning touchdown pass with 1 minute, 42 seconds remaining in a 24-20 victory.

Then you have to consider the weather.

Carr has been otherwise spectacular this season, leading five fourth-quarter comebacks as he is on pace to set career bests with a 65.5 completion percentage, 7.4 yards per attempt and a 100.3 passer rating.

None of that surprises me about Eric Berry. – Arguably for a game this big, it’s a bit unfair that the sides will only have had four days to prepare for it. “If you let it affect you, it will, so you just go out there with the right mindset”.

Winning on the road is nothing new for the Raiders this year, they are 5-0 away from Oakland Coliseum, but they haven’t played in an environment as hard as what they’ll face in Arrowhead Stadium.

The one dud in an otherwise storybook season for the Silver and Black was a lackluster 26-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs (9-3) in Oakland back on October 16. His sole win against the Chiefs came as a rookie with a huge game from Latavius Murray. Raiders QB Derek Carr needs two completions to become fourth in National Football League history with 1,000 through first three seasons … Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos told me the surface here is “fantastic” and said the grounds crew is the best in the business. “They’re flying around and making plays”.

KC owns 18 victories the last 21 regular season games and they lead the league with 25 turnovers forced on defense. History aside, both teams are competing to represent the AFC and neither can afford to slip up, with the Denver Broncos just one game back from Kansas in the division. They are viewed as serious contenders this season and have proven that they are not the Raiders teams of the past that have started strong and faltered toward the end of the season. The Raiders will be sore, exhausted and cold.

“To be honest, it’s the “Groundhog Day” thing, ” he said.

Southward is a former third-round draft pick out of Wisconsin and played in 19 games (zero starts) over the past two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.

One of the reasons that the Chiefs have been such a threat this season is due to their strong defense. They have not won seven straight since 1976, when they won Super Bowl …

“I think you do the best you can to recover as we begin our preparations”, head coach Jack Del Rio said in a press conference following the game. “I really don’t. I’m being honest with you”.

First, the Chiefs have ferocious linebacker Justin Houston back from the knee injury that sidelined him for the first matchup.

As Hill lined up to receive the punt, that Arrowhead Stadium crowd seemingly as one begant chanting Hill’s first name, with a chorus of “Tyreek” cascading through the stadium. The Bills, who trail the Dolphins in the division, will join the Patriots and Raiders in rooting for Arizona. He should be on the field Thursday evening. They’ll need more of the same to slow the Raiders locomotive.

“You have to get ready for the team”.