Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders Match Player Stats On Oct 16, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Oct 16, 2016

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Spencer Ware rushed for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Alex Smith completed 19 of 22 passes for 224 yards, and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders 26-10 Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum.

Kansas City (3-2) defeated Oakland (4-2) for the fourth consecutive time and the sixth time in the past seven meetings. The Chiefs were coming off a bye week after a 43-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Raiders fell into a first-place tie with the Denver Broncos in the AFC West on a rainy day in Oakland.

Smith improved to 8-1 in nine career starts against the Raiders. He entered the game with a 106.1 career passer rating against Oakland and was even better Sunday, posting a 109.1 mark for the day. Ware carried 24 times and caught two passes for 32 yards.

Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles played his second game in a row since returning from a torn right ACL he sustained on Oct. 11, 2015, against Pittsburgh. He carried nine times for 33 yards and a touchdown.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr completed 22 of 34 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown, but he was intercepted once and lost a fumble. Oakland wide receiver Amari Cooper caught a career-high 10 passes -- nine in the first half -- for 129 yards.

The Chiefs built a 13-10 halftime lead, then outscored Oakland 13-0 in the second half, dominating a Raiders offense that came into the game ranked fifth in the NFL for total yards.

Kansas City took the second-half kickoff and drove 75 yards in seven plays for defensive tackle Dontari Poe's 1-yard touchdown run, extending their lead to 20-10. Ware set up the score with a 45-yard run to the Raiders 3.

On third-and-goal from the 1, Chiefs coach Andy Reid went deep into his playbook. The 6-foot-3, 346-pound Poe lined up at halfback then moved to the right slot. Poe caught Smith's backward pass and followed three blockers into the end zone for his second career NFL touchdown. Last season, he took a handoff and leaped into the end zone for a 1-yard TD against the San Diego Chargers.

The Chiefs forced a punt and took over on Oakland's 36 after Tyreek Hill's 50-yard return. Cairo Santos hit a 22-yard field goal, making it 23-10 midway through the third quarter. Santos increased Kansas City's lead to 26-10 with a 44-yard field goal with 9:51 left in the fourth.

The Raiders marched to Kansas City's 20 midway through the fourth, but linebacker Dee Ford forced a Carr fumble, and linebacker Tamba Hali recovered at the 12.

Carr completed 15 of 20 passes in the first half for 170 yards and one touchdown, a 3-yard strike to wide receiver Andre Holmes, capping a seven-play, 46-yard drive to open the game. Cooper caught nine passes for 117 yards in the first half.

Smith completed 8 of 9 passes for 113 yards in the first half, while Charles carried six times for 33 yards and a touchdown.

After spotting Oakland a 7-0 lead, Kansas City capitalized on cornerback Marcus Peters' interception of an underthrown Carr pass to pull even. The Chiefs drove 57 yards in 10 plays for Ware's 2-yard touchdown run with 2:16 left in the first quarter.

Charles' 4-yard touchdown run gave Kansas City a 13-7 lead. Just 25 seconds after Santos missed from 38 yards, Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski drilled a 46-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.

NOTES: Former Raiders LB Sio Moore, who signed with the Chiefs on Oct. 7 after being released by Indianapolis, was inactive. ... Raiders OTs Menelik Watson (calf ), Vadal Alexander (ankle) and Matt McCants (knee) were inactive. ... Raiders rookie RB DeAndre Washington made his second straight start in place of Latavius Murray (toe), who was inactive. Washington gained 49 yards on 10 carries, and Oakland managed just 65 yards on the ground overall.