Chiefs vs Raiders - Game 15
Dec 18, 2006, 11:16:31 AM by Pete Moris
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (7-7)
AT
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-12)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2006 – 7:00 PM (CENTRAL)
McAFEE COLISEUM – OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Listen Live to the Chiefs vs Raiders - 
TV: NFL Network (KSHB-41 in Kansas City) – Bryant Gumbel and Dick Vermeil.
NATIONAL RADIO: CBS Radio/Westwood One – Joel Meyers and Kevin Kiley.
LOCAL RADIO: KCFX-FM (101.1) – Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Bob Gretz and Bill Grigsby.
THE MATCH-UP
Kansas City concludes a two-game AFC West road swing with a Saturday night contest at Oakland (12/23). The game will
be telecast to a national audience by NFL Network with the color commentary coming courtesy of former Chiefs head coach
Dick Vermeil. Kansas City is 8-1 all-time in Saturday night games, but hasn’t played in such a contest since
registering an 18-7 win at Buffalo (10/5/68).
The Chiefs are still mourning the loss of Founder Lamar Hunt, who passed away on December 13th. As the founding
father of the American Football League, no one reveled in defeating the Raiders more than Hunt. The last Chiefs victory
Hunt witnessed in person was the club’s 17-13 victory vs. Oakland (11/19), a win that marked the Chiefs 50th victory in
their longtime rivalry with the Silver and Black.
Both of these former AFL foes are seeking to get back on the winning track in this Saturday night contest. Kansas
City is attempting to snap a three-game losing streak after suffering a 20-9 loss in a Sunday night contest at San
Diego (12/17). Meanwhile, Oakland is currently mired in a seven-game losing streak after suffering a 20-0 setback vs.
St. Louis (12/17).
Kansas City will be attempting to win its eighth straight contest against a Raiders franchise has never lost eight
consecutive games to a single opponent. Although the Chiefs have won seven straight contests against Oakland, all of
those games have all been decided by six points or less, with KC winning by an average margin of just 4.7 points per
game. Chiefs RB Larry Johnson has scored the game-winning points with under two minutes remaining in the fourth-quarter
of the last two Chiefs-Raiders match-ups. Johnson currently ranks second in the NFL with 1,516 rushing yards. His 3,266
rushing yards in 2005-06 are the highest total in consecutive seasons in franchise history.
The Chiefs conclude the regular season with a home date vs. Jacksonville (12/31), while the Raiders finish their
2006 campaign with a contest at the N.Y. Jets (12/31).
THE SERIES
Kansas City owns a 50-43-2 advantage over Oakland in regular and postseason play. The only team the Chiefs have
defeated more frequently is Denver (51). The Chiefs own a six-game edge in the all-time regular season series between
the two squads at 48-42-2 dating to the AFL’s inaugural season of ‘60. The Chiefs are 2-1 against the Silver and Black
in postseason play.
The Chiefs are 26-8 (.765) overall vs. the Raiders dating back to ‘90, including a ‘91 AFC playoff tilt. The Chiefs
own a seven-game winning streak against the Raiders, the club’s longest victory stretch against the Silver and Black
since winning seven straight from ‘93-96. Neither team has produced an eight-game victory string in this series.
Kansas City owns a 7-4 (.636) regular season record at Oakland since ‘95, including a streak of three straight wins.
The Chiefs claimed a 17-13 victory in their most recent contest against the Raiders at Arrowhead (11/19). RB Larry
Johnson plowed into the end zone from one yard out to give the Chiefs the lead with 1:32 left to play. The Raiders
quickly drove downfield, but S Jarrad Page picked off a QB Aaron Brooks pass in the end zone to seal the victory.
KC owns a pair of postseason wins against the Raiders, getting a 17-7 win in the ‘69 AFL Championship Game (1/4/70)
and a 10-6 victory in the first postseason contest played at Arrowhead (12/28/91).
The opinions offered in this column do not necessarily reflect those of the Kansas City Chiefs.
A 15-year veteran of the Chiefs, Moris is the associate director of public relations for the team and contributes an in-depth examination of each upcoming game Tuesdays in-season.
