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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-3)
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OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-3)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 – 3:05 PM (CENTRAL)
McAFEE COLISEUM – OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

TV: CBS National Coverage (KCTV-5 in Kansas City) – Jim Nantz and Phil Simms.
LOCAL RADIO: KCFX-FM (101.1) – Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Bob Gretz and Bill Grigsby.

Complete 16 page release (PDF)

THE MATCH-UP
Kansas City travels to Oakland for a key AFC West matchup on Sunday in the 97th renewal of a rivalry that dates back to the American Football League’s inaugural season in ‘60. After an 0-2 start, the Chiefs have rebounded to win three of their last four contests, securing a spot atop the AFC West standings with San Diego at 3-3. The Raiders are also in the midst of the division chase at 2-3 and enter this week’s contest after a 28-14 loss at San Diego (10/14).

Kansas City is coming off a 27-20 home win vs. Cincinnati (10/14) and will be seeking to secure back-to-back victories for the second time this season. The Chiefs will also be attempting to win their ninth straight contest against the Raiders, which would mark Oakland’s longest losing streak vs. any single opponent. Oakland has dropped its last eight meetings against both Kansas City and San Diego. The Chiefs will also be striving to win five straight road games against the Raiders for the first time.

Although the Chiefs have won eight straight outings vs. Oakland, seven of those eight games have been decided by six points or less, with KC winning by an average margin of just 5.4 points per game. During Kansas City’s eight-game victory stretch against the Raiders, the Chiefs have permitted just 19.0 ppg. Kansas City won the most recent meeting between the two squads by a 20-9 margin at Oakland (12/23/06).

Kansas City’s resurgent defense has held every opponent to 20 points or less in 2007, joining Jacksonville as the only other squad to own that distinction this season. The Chiefs are also tied with Philadelphia for the league lead with 19.0 sacks, putting KC on pace to finish the year with 50.0. Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards owns a 5-1 career regular season record vs. the Raiders. Sunday’s contest will mark Edwards’ initial meeting with Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin. However, Kiffin’s pedigree is familiar to Edwards, who worked with Kiffin’s father, Monte, in Tampa Bay. The elder Kiffin served as the Bucs defensive coordinator while Edwards was TB’s assistant head coach/secondary coach under Tony Dungy from ‘96-00.

The Chiefs enjoy a bye week next Sunday (10/28) before resuming their schedule with a home date vs. Green Bay (11/4). Next week the Raiders travel to Tennessee (10/28).

THE SERIES
Kansas City owns a 51-43-2 advantage over Oakland in regular and postseason play. The Chiefs have also beaten Denver 51 times, tying for the most victories the Chiefs have accumulated against any opponent. The Chiefs own a seven-game edge in the all-time regular season series between the two squads at 49-42-2 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 27-8 (.771) overall vs. the Raiders dating back to ‘90, including a ‘91 AFC playoff tilt. The Chiefs own an eight-game winning streak against the Raiders, the longest victory stretch by either squad in the 48-year history of this series. KC’s eight-game winning streak against the Raiders ties as the second-longest mark by the Chiefs against any one opponent. KC enjoyed separate eight-game (’60-63) and 11-game (’64-69) winning streaks against Denver in American Football League play.

Kansas City has registered an 8-4 (.667) regular season record at Oakland since ‘95, including a streak of four straight wins. KC claimed a 20-9 victory in their most recent contest at Oakland (12/23/06). The Chiefs registered a 17-13 victory in the last showdown between these squads at Arrowhead (11/19/06).

Kansas City owns a pair of postseason wins against the Raiders, including a 17-7 win in the ‘69 AFL Championship Game (1/4/70) that sent the Chiefs to Super Bowl IV. Kansas City also claimed a 10-6 victory in the first postseason contest played at Arrowhead (12/28/91).

EDWARDS AMONG NFL’S ELITE LINEBACKERS
LB Donnie Edwards owns 28 career INTs, the most of any active LB. Of the 16 LBs enshrined in the Pro Football HOF, only Nick Buoniconti (32), Jack Ham (32) and Sam Huff (30) own more career INTs. Edwards has returned four of his 28 INTs for TDs, more than any Hall of Fame linebacker.

In total, Edwards has six career TDs (four INT returns, two fumble returns). In addition, Edwards’ 1,557 career tackles also rank fifth among active NFL players. His 791 tackles with KC are the fifth-highest tally in Chiefs history. Dating back to ‘96, no NFL active NFL linebacker owns more takeaways (39) or has started more consecutive games (143) than Edwards.