Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
15
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Disorienting as it may sound given the past 12 years of Chiefs-Raiders matchups, their game Sunday in Las Vegas is one of the blockbusters of the young NFL season.
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game → sound → season
Kansas City have used Las Vegas (and before that, Oakland) as a doormat since the 2015 season, when Patrick Mahomes was a sophomore at Texas Tech.
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Mahomes → use → Tech
The Chiefs took both games from the Raiders that year and began a run of 18 wins in the teams’ last 22 contests, an unusual run of AFC West dominance in a league that adores parity.
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that → take → parity
The Chiefs are favored again this week, but by less than a touchdown.
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Chiefs → favor → touchdown
The Silver and Black come in sporting a matching 3-0 record with their Missourian visitors.
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Silver → come → visitors
Kirk Cousins has found the fountain of youth at 38, keeping No 1 draft pick Fernando Mendoza in an understudy’s role for at least a while longer.
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Cousins → find → role
The 38-year-old has averaged at least 7.5 yards per pass attempt in each of the team’s three wins, two of which came on the road.
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two → average → road
The Raiders have benefited from a light opening schedule, taking advantage of games against the moribund Dolphins and Saints.
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Raiders → benefit → Dolphins
Now comes a stiff test in the desert.
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test → come → desert
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What to watch for
Just how back is Patrick Mahomes?
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Mahomes → watch → What
The franchise QB was having the worst season of his career last year even before it ended a few weeks early because of a torn ACL.
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it → have → ACL
But now, Mahomes looks both accurate and unusually spry, like a man who’s gained mobility from chasing a bunch of little kids around his house.
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who → look → house
He is also benefiting massively from the arrival of Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker at running back.
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He → benefit → back
Walker is the league’s leading rusher, with 360 yards in his first three games with K.C. It’s not just volume, either; his 5.8 yards per touch are a career best.
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yards → ’ → touch
Cousins is getting the publicity, but the Raiders’ greatest strength to date is one that should come in extra handy against Mahomes: their sublime pass rush.
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that → get → Mahomes
Only one club, the Vikings, have generated more pressures than Vegas, according to Pro Football Reference.
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club → generate → Reference
The biggest chunk of those (13) have come from the freakishly good Maxx Crosby, who only remains with the team because the Ravens backed out of a trade the teams had agreed to in March.
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teams → come → March
It’s a team effort, though: Crosby only has two of the Raiders’ 10 sacks to date, a figure that places them tied for fourth.
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that → ’ → fourth
Mahomes will be minding his blind side.
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Mahomes → mind → side
The Aporia
