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Klint Kubiak predicted a Raiders win over Kansas City at halftime, then the Chiefs let the scoreboard speak

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Salguero, A. (2026, October 5). Klint Kubiak predicted a Raiders win over Kansas City at halftime, then the Chiefs let the scoreboard speak. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/klint-kubiak-predicted-raiders-win-over-kansas-city-halftime-chiefs-let-scoreboard-speak

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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak predicted a win over the Kansas City Chiefs at halftime during a Sunday game on national television, despite his usual reticent demeanor. However, the Raiders lost 30-27, making Kubiak's bold prediction look premature. Post-game analysis revealed that Kubiak’s decision to go for it on fourth down instead of taking points off an earlier penalty also potentially impacted the tight contest. The article critiques Kubiak’s newfound confidence and suggests he must be more cautious in his verbal commitments given the competitive nature of facing the Chiefs.
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On October 4, 2023, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the Raiders faced off against their arch-rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, both teams boasting a perfect 3-0 record. Traditionally, Allegiant Stadium is considered "Arrowhead West" due to overwhelming support for the Chiefs during their games here, but this time Raiders fans made their presence felt with an expected 64% of the crowd backing Las Vegas. Despite Coach Klint Kubiak’s bold halftime prediction that his team would win, the Chiefs emerged victorious with a final score of 30-27. This victory kept Kansas City atop the AFC West standings and ended the Raiders' undefeated start to the season.

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Klint Kubiak is the first-year head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders so maybe it's inexperience or getting lost in the moment of having a halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, but on Sunday before he took his team into the halftime locker room, he predicted a victory.
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🔮 Klint Kubiak is the first-year head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders so maybe it's inexperience or getting lost in the moment of having a halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, but on Sunday before he took his team into the halftime locker room, he predicted a victory.

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Klint Kubiak is the first-year head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders so maybe it's inexperience or getting lost in the moment of having a halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, but on Sunday before he took his team into the halftime locker room, he predicted a victory. asserted
he → lose → victory
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page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
"It's not good enough, we got to do better," Kubiak told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson when she asked about the team's rushing game struggles. asserted
she → got → struggles
"But you know what, we're winning. " asserted
we → know → what
We're going to win the game." Yeah, well, no. Chiefs 30. Raiders 27. Sorry, Klint, but Joe Namath you are not. asserted
you → go → Raiders
"That's how I felt," Kubiak said after the game. asserted
Kubiak → feel → game
"I just said what I felt." asserted
I → say → what
But it was a slip of the personality because Kubiak has been reticent about saying things that would cause any ripples or even be newsworthy since he got this job in February. asserted
he → say → February
This guy couldn't bring himself to name Kirk Cousins the starting quarterback the final week of the preseason even though everyone knew Cousins was the guy. asserted
Cousins → bring → preseason
So whatever the halftime prediction was, it left Kubiak having to ponder this philosophical question going forward: is it wise to to talk (bleep) in the middle of a game against Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs? asserted
it → leave → Reid
It should be said that anyone who looked at the 3-0 Raiders hosting the 3-0 Chiefs as an easy win for the Chiefs was as wrong as Kubiak was at halftime. asserted
Kubiak → say → halftime
The Raiders gave the Chiefs all they could handle and it went down to the final play of the game thanks to some help from officials who ruled a completion on a Las Vegas incomplete pass and didn't bother to ask replay in the final seconds. uncertain
who → give → seconds
Kirk Cousins followed that with a game-ending interception. asserted
Cousins → follow → interception
And it was also a game in which Kubiak hurt his team. asserted
Kubiak → hurt → team
That's because after leading 13-10 at halftime, the Raiders seemingly extended the lead to 16-10 in the third quarter when kicker Matt Gay connected on a 41-yard field goal. asserted
Gay → lead → goal
But Kubiak's elected to take the points off the board because the Chiefs were flagged for illegal formation. asserted
Chiefs → elect → formation
So Kubiak decided to go for it on fourth-and-2. asserted
Kubiak → decide → fourth
And that was followed by an incomplete pass on fourth down that resulted in zero points for the Raiders – in a game they lost by 3. asserted
they → follow → 3
"I took three points off the board and we were going to be aggressive going into the game," Kubiak said. asserted
Kubiak → take → game
"I don't regret it. asserted
I → regret → it
I regret not getting it." All of this swagger and bravado is going to endear Kubiak to Raiders fans as long as he, you know, makes good on a prediction every once in while. But it is also going to make him look bad if he keeps writing verbal checks his team cannot fund. asserted
team → regret → checks
Kubiak must learn that the Chiefs, leading the AFC West now, are an account-draining team. asserted
Chiefs → learn → West
Even though the Raiders had not allowed any fourth-quarter points in any of their first three games of the season, the Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. asserted
Chiefs → allow → quarter
Running back Kenneth Walker had two of those scores en route to a 177-yard rushing day. asserted
Walker → have → day
That's a career high and it spoke volumes. asserted
it → speak → volumes
They said nothing about the outcome of this game until it was over. asserted
it → say → game
Then they allowed the scoreboard to tell the tale. asserted
scoreboard → allow → tale
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