Jeremy Maclin Getting Ready For Oakland Raiders

The offense has at least carried its share of the load in the last three games, including in Thursday night’s 21-13 victory over the Oakland Raiders, after a stretch when they scored just three touchdowns in three games. “I just prepare for them just like I do any other game”. Then Smith led a 78-yard drive to take a 14-3 lead, hitting on passes for 28 (Travis Kelce), 31 (Chris Conley) and 16 yards (Hill).

At this point in the game, Alex Smith was 11/16 for 202 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, and he had completed a pass to six different WRs. “It’s frustrating. It’s really frustrating for me, because you know what to expect and you go out there and you see it and we just don’t get it done”. If the Chiefs win they’ll be tied with the Raiders with 10-3 records, and the Chiefs win the tiebreaker based on a series sweep of the Raiders. The Raiders don’t get home much; they are struggling to pick up sacks (26th in the league). “It’s a sad deal”, Reid said.

Carr was 17 of 41 for 117 yards passing for Oakland, though the ugly stat line wasn’t entirely his fault.

He finished with 103 yards and a touchdown. Coach Jack Del Rio declined to say what was wrong, but did say that Osemele was going to be able to return to Oakland with the team.

OK yes the 49ers have been doing this same performance basically all season, and I have been burned nearly every time I’ve picked them, but I will do it again, maybe just because I think we will see more of the good Kaepernick than the bad Kaepernick as he does a little audition for the Jets.

The second-place team from the AFC North remains a long shot to earn a wild-card berth, but they’re only one game behind Denver in the race for the No. 6 seed.

“I think he knows, ‘This is the time, ‘” Robinson said. “The one I can remember, the most recent off the top of my head, I played in Reno and that got down to about 8 [degrees] and things like that. Without those guys blocking for me, and Alex throwing me the rock, none of that stuff would happen”. Oakland proceeded to march 92 yards for a touchdown just before halftime.

Never saw Raiders corner T.J. Carrie, who jumped Jeremy Maclin’s in-cut for an unsightly interception on his second pass attempt of the half.

MACK TRUCKING: Khalil Mack had a strip-sack for the third consecutive game, though for the first time he didn’t recover his own fumble. Backs and tight ends will also be involved for a team that considers Job 1 keeping QB Derek Carr clean.

Something notable: Yes, the Chiefs are 4-1 outright at home, but maybe more significantly they’re only 1-4 against the Vegas spread in those games.

Carr, who entered the game as an MVP candidate, had a awful night. “Any way I can be a threat”, he said, “any way I can get the ball in my hands”, he added, “I want it”. “This win means a lot to us, but the season’s not over. Obviously, we didn’t do enough”. But the Bills had the same advantage last week (212 yards rushing), and the Raiders coaxed them to abandon it. Sacks and steals will make the difference, and each team is good at both. That matches Lance Johnstone for the longest streak in franchise history since sacks became official in 1982. The 34-year old first-round choice by Kansas City in the 2005 NFL Draft, missed 15 games in the 2014 season with a torn right Achilles. Defensive tackle Darius Latham practiced on a limited basis after missing last week’s game with an ankle injury and is questionable. Oakland sits atop the AFC West (and the conference seedings) at 10-2.