The game continued to unravel out of control for the Raiders, as the Chiefs scored another touchdown with their first possession in the second half. Following the seven-yard touchdown rush by Isiah Pacheco, Harrison Butker knocked in a 38-yard field goal on the following drive to make it 31-0 heading into the fourth quarter.
As Mahomes exited the game at the tail end of the third quarter, he finished the day with 286 passing yards, three touchdowns, a 74.3 completion percentage and 28 rushing yards. He also completed a pass to nine different receivers.
After throwing a season-low 67 passing yards, Smith once again refused to make any excuses for himself or his team’s showing.
“Talking ain’t going to get it done,” Smith said emphatically. “It’s going to be on Sunday, or whenever we play, go out there with bad intentions and get it done. … Everybody in the locker needs to look within themself and then as a unit, we’ve got to come together and continue to come together.
“Tough losses like this should be a gut check and it should make you lock in more with your teammates.”
The Chiefs outgained the Raiders in yardage 434-94, in first-downs 30-3 and in time of possession by nearly 25 minutes. And while Kansas City went 9-of-15 on third-down, Las Vegas was 0-of-7.
It was the Raiders first time getting shutout since Week 14 of the 2023 season and Pete Carroll’s third time being shutout as a head coach in his entire career.
“It was a storm,” Carroll said postgame. “They’re doing everything they can to keep the ball moving and we miss our opportunities.”
With the bye week up next, the Raiders head back to the desert sitting at 2-5. If they have any chance of turning things around, getting their playmakers healthy will be at the forefront – along with some soul searching.
“We have a lot of work to do and we have a lot of catching up to do,” Carroll said. “We’ve got to get our guys back. The key guys that missed the game are key guys on our football team and we weren’t able to overcome that.”
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