2 weeks Ago By Mike Moraitis
The Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders enter the first of their two meetings this season going in very different directions. The Chiefs currently sit in first place in the AFC West and are the only unbeaten team left in the NFL, while the Raiders are sitting in last place in the division and have lost three straight. Las Vegas dropped its Week 7 contest to the Los Angeles Rams , 20-15, to fall to 2-5.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs secured a win over the San Francisco 49ers last week, 28-18, which pushed their record to 6-0. Kansas City's winning streak goes all the way back to Week 17 of 2023. The last team to beat the Chiefs was none other than the Raiders, who defeated Kansas City 20-14 in Week 16 last season.
Both teams have made significant trades at wide receiver recently, with the Raiders sending Davante Adams to the New York Jets and the Chiefs bringing in DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Tennessee Titans . Hopkins will make his Chiefs debut against the Raiders. You can probably already guess how experts see this game between the Chiefs and Raiders going, but here's a look at their picks and predictions, anyway.
NFL picks, predictions for Week 8: Chiefs vs. Raiders Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News: Chiefs 24, Raiders 10 Iyer: "The Chiefs are throwing it back old school with plenty of great power running from Kareem Hunt, and they are relentless and dedicated to it under Andy Reid. That won't change against an awful run defense, and Kansas City's defense will once again thrive vs.
Gardner Minshew." Bill Bender, Sporting News: Chiefs 34, Raiders 18 Bender: "The Raiders are going back to Gardner Minshew, but will it matter? Las Vegas has a minus-9 turnover ratio in its past three games, a stretch in which the Raiders average 15.3 points per game.
Yes, the Raiders beat Kansas City 20-14 last season, but the Chiefs have won the past four meetings in Las Vegas by 15.3 points per game. Remember when the Raiders trolled Patrick Mahomes in the preseason with a Kermit puppet? Kansas stays unbeaten in impressive fashion.
" Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: Chiefs 24, Raiders 10 Prisco: "The Chiefs are on the road for a second straight week, but the Raiders have injury issues at quarterback. Gardner Minshew , who was benched two weeks ago, is back in as the starter for the injured Aidan O'Connnell. Minshew will struggle against this good Chiefs defense.
The Kansas City offense will do enough to get a tough road victory." ESPN Stephania Bell: Chiefs Matt Bowen: Chiefs Mike Clay: Chiefs Jeremy Fowler: Chiefs Dan Graziano: Chiefs Kalyn Khaler: Chiefs Kimberely A. Martin: Chiefs Eric Moody: Chiefs Jason Reid: Chiefs Lindsey Thiry: Chiefs Seth Wickersham: Chiefs.
