LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Stadium has been called Arrowhead West almost since it opened in 2020.
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it → call → 2020
The venue is awash in red when the Kansas City Chiefs visit Last Vegas each year and, at best, it feels like a neutral-site game for the Raiders.
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it → visit → Raiders
The moniker was particularly apt in February 2024 when the Chiefs occupied the Las Vegas locker room for the Super Bowl and practiced at the Raiders ’ facility.
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Chiefs → occupy → facility
But this Sunday could be different when the two 3-0 teams face one another given Las Vegas’ strong and unexpected start to the season.
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teams → face → season
“We know the Chiefs fans travel well,” Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby said.
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Crosby → know → ?
“We have to earn having the full silver and black crowd.
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We → have → crowd
We’ve won three games, but we have a lot of work to do.”
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we → win → work
Crosby noted Raiders fans have already made their voices heard this season during games at the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans.
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voices → note → Chargers
So it’s possible this won’t be a typical game against the Chiefs when it’s difficult to tell which is the home team.
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which → ’ → Chiefs
Secondary market ticket seller Vivid Seats said it expects 64% of the crowd to back Las Vegas.
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% → say → Vegas
StubHub reported, based on zip codes, that sales appear to be going to Raiders fans by a 4-to-1 ratio, though nearby Chiefs supporters could be responsible for a decent chunk as well.
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supporters → report → chunk
The Chiefs beat Las Vegas during the first five meetings at Allegiant before losing last season’s finale 14-12 when both teams played a load of backups.
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teams → beat → backups
It’s a different situation this weekend.
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It → ’ → ?
The Raiders, who have just one winning season since moving from Oakland, California, hope to show their start isn’t a fluke.
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start → have → Oakland
Kansas City is looking to take back the AFC West after losing it last season to end its nine-year dominance of the division.
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City → look → division
“I love Chiefs fans traveling,” Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes said.
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Mahomes → love → ?
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a very hostile environment, going back to the Oakland Raiders days.
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it → ’ → days
They’re playing great football, you can see it on tape.
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you → play → tape
Last week: Chiefs beat the Dolphins 24-10; Raiders beat the Saints 35-27.
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Raiders → beat → Saints
Last meeting: Raiders won 14-12 on Jan. 4 in Las Vegas.
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Raiders → win → Vegas
Series record: Chiefs lead 74-55-2.
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Chiefs → lead → ?
Las Vegas’ Ashton Jeanty has been hit at or behind the line of scrimmage on 44.4% of his carries, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, for the third most in the league.
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Jeanty → hit → league
The Chiefs have gotten into the backfield on 52.6% of rushes, the third highest.
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Chiefs → get → rushes
If Kansas City wins, he would become the all-time winningest coach at the stadium, breaking his tie with former Las Vegas coaches Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce.
— A victory would give Mahomes 99 wins in the regular season, which would tie current Raiders minority owner Tom Brady for the most for a quarterback through his first 130 games.
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which → win → games
— Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has receptions in 194 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL.
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Kelce → have → NFL
It’s also the longest in Chiefs history.
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It → ’ → history
— Defensive tackle Chris Jones has 87 1/2 career sacks, just two behind Tamba Hali for second on the Chiefs since it became an official statistic in 1982.
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it → have → 1982
— How much longer can the Raiders’ Brock Bowers be called a tight end?
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Bowers → call → ?
He lined up outside on 74% of snaps Sunday at New Orleans, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
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He → line → Stats
Bowers, playing his first game of the season after knee surgery, caught 10 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown.
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Bowers → play → yards
— Klint Kubiak is the third Raiders coach to begin his tenure 3-0.
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Kubiak → begin → tenure
Madden became a Hall of Famer and Callahan took the Raiders to the Super Bowl that season.
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Callahan → become → Bowl
— The Raiders are the only NFL team that has not given up a point in the fourth quarter this season.
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that → give → quarter
The 1981 and 1982 teams also didn’t allow any points in the fourth period of the first three games.
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teams → allow → games
AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta in Kansas City, Missouri, contributed to this report.
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Skretta → contribute → report
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