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LoveItHateIt

| 03:49 PM ET  10.29 |
I didn't have a good feeling about this game.  Having seen the Raiders winning streak at Invesco go up in flames earlier this year, I was afraid the streak at Arrowhead would suffer the same fate. After all, we barely beat Jacksonville at home...

On the very first play of the game, Palmer goes deep to DHB and it was picked off easily by Routt.  Luckily the Chiefs couldn't capitalize on the turnover and the Raiders defense forced a 3 and out.  It stung to get picked off by Routt considering all the trash talking he did after getting cut.  But that would be the only positive he had all day.

The Raiders struggled with the running game in the first quarter, but then Palmer took over calling audibles at the line.  This was a good move because McFadden was hitting a brick wall over and over again.  Allen at least realized that a change was needed and Palmer has been doing a good job reading the defense and making adjustments to the play calling.



I don't know how it happened, but Brady Quinn got hurt and left the game at the end of the 1st quarter.  He was sacked by McClain and they showed the replay a few times - but for the life of me I couldn't see a clear injury. Nevertheless, Cassel came in and played the rest of the game.

It was a battle of field goals until the end of the second quarter.  Javier Arenas muffed the punt by Lechler and Jon Condo recovered it at the Chiefs 11. Palmer tossed a short TD pass to Denarius Moore and the Raiders took the lead at the half. Guess who couldn't cover?



Something was going on with the Chiefs center.  He was having a hell of a time snapping the ball.  At the very start of the 2nd half, the snap was fumbled and Tommy Kelly recovered it at the Chiefs 18.  Despite being in the redzone, we had to rely on Janikowski's surefootedness to gain points off the turnover.

The Raiders had a nice drive on their next possession and DHB found the end zone on a 32 yard pass. Guess who missed the tackle?



The defense played pretty well holding Jamaal Charles to 4 yards on 5 carries. I think my new favorite player on this team is Phillip Wheeler.  He's a beast and is every where on the field.  He is credited with 11 tackles and a sack. Seymour got a sack. Lee and Giordano each got picks.  The defense did a good job despite being on the field for a good amount of time.



Only two penalties all game.  Still struggling on third down and red zone efficiency. But it was nice to not be on pins and needles, as the Raiders took hold of the game and never let up.  At 3-4, the Raiders are tied for 2nd in the division which is better than I envisioned but there's a lot of football left to play.  Next week is a tough match with the Buccaneers who will have had a few extra days to prepare.  Let's hope the Raiders continue their propensity to play all 4 quarters.

But for now, the streak at Arrowhead continues.