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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ OAKLAND RAIDERS +7 -106
Kansas City (7-7, 2-5 away) at Oakland (2-12, 2-5 home) @ 8:00 PM. EST. * NFL Network
With a 7-7 record that includes a woeful 3-7 mark within the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs need a great deal of help to realize their playoff dreams.
But first, the Chiefs must help themselves.
Herm Edwards' team travels to play the struggling Oakland Raiders on Saturday night, and will look to take out the frustrations of an untimely three-game losing skid on the Silver and Black. The Chiefs have lost consecutive contests to the Browns (31-28 in overtime), Ravens (20-10), and Chargers (20-9), and have also been forced to contend with the passing of team owner Lamar Hunt, who died from complications of prostate cancer last Wednesday.
The high ground that Kansas City could once claim in the AFC Wild Card race has eroded during the troubling stretch, and anything less than a pair of wins coupled with a complete meltdown from several other Wild Card contenders over the final two weeks will not get the Chiefs their first playoff bid since 2003.
In that regard, it is a good time to be playing the Raiders.
Oakland is mired in a seven-game losing streak, the franchise's longest single-season skid since 1987, and its 2-12 record is tied with Detroit for the worst mark in the league. The Raiders enter Week 16 slightly behind the Lions in the quest for the No. 1 pick in the 2007 Draft, based on strength of schedule.
Whether Oakland picks first or second in April, offense of any kind will likely be high on the team's priority list. The Raiders haven't scored more than 14 points during their seven-game slide, and last week's 20-0 home loss to the Rams was their third shutout defeat of the season.
The Silver and Black are 2-21 in AFC West play since 2003, and have lost 13 straight division games since winning at Denver in Week 12 of the 2004 campaign.
SERIES HISTORY
Kansas City holds a 48-42-2 edge in its all-time regular season series with Oakland, which dates back to 1960. The Chiefs have won seven straight in the series, taking a 17-13 home decision in Week 11 and sweeping home-and-homes in 2003, 2004, 2005. Kansas City took a 23-17 triumph at McAfee Coliseum in Week 2 of last season. Oakland last defeated the Chiefs during the 2002 campaign, winning a 24-0 decision at home.
In addition to the regular season history, the teams have met three times in the playoffs, with Kansas City holding a 2-1 edge. The Raiders won a 1968 AFL Division Playoff, the Chiefs returned the favor with a 17-7 victory in the 1969 AFL Championship, and Kansas City also triumphed in a 1991 AFC First- Round Playoff.
Raiders head coach Art Shell is 2-11 against the Chiefs all-time, including 2-10 in his first stint with the franchise (1989-94). The Chiefs' Edwards is 4-4 against the Raiders, including playoff losses for his Jets to Oakland in both 2001 and 2002, and is 1-0 against Shell head-to-head.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ OAKLAND RAIDERS +7 -106
Kansas City (7-7, 2-5 away) at Oakland (2-12, 2-5 home) @ 8:00 PM. EST. * NFL Network
With a 7-7 record that includes a woeful 3-7 mark within the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs need a great deal of help to realize their playoff dreams.
But first, the Chiefs must help themselves.
Herm Edwards' team travels to play the struggling Oakland Raiders on Saturday night, and will look to take out the frustrations of an untimely three-game losing skid on the Silver and Black. The Chiefs have lost consecutive contests to the Browns (31-28 in overtime), Ravens (20-10), and Chargers (20-9), and have also been forced to contend with the passing of team owner Lamar Hunt, who died from complications of prostate cancer last Wednesday.
The high ground that Kansas City could once claim in the AFC Wild Card race has eroded during the troubling stretch, and anything less than a pair of wins coupled with a complete meltdown from several other Wild Card contenders over the final two weeks will not get the Chiefs their first playoff bid since 2003.
In that regard, it is a good time to be playing the Raiders.
Oakland is mired in a seven-game losing streak, the franchise's longest single-season skid since 1987, and its 2-12 record is tied with Detroit for the worst mark in the league. The Raiders enter Week 16 slightly behind the Lions in the quest for the No. 1 pick in the 2007 Draft, based on strength of schedule.
Whether Oakland picks first or second in April, offense of any kind will likely be high on the team's priority list. The Raiders haven't scored more than 14 points during their seven-game slide, and last week's 20-0 home loss to the Rams was their third shutout defeat of the season.
The Silver and Black are 2-21 in AFC West play since 2003, and have lost 13 straight division games since winning at Denver in Week 12 of the 2004 campaign.
SERIES HISTORY
Kansas City holds a 48-42-2 edge in its all-time regular season series with Oakland, which dates back to 1960. The Chiefs have won seven straight in the series, taking a 17-13 home decision in Week 11 and sweeping home-and-homes in 2003, 2004, 2005. Kansas City took a 23-17 triumph at McAfee Coliseum in Week 2 of last season. Oakland last defeated the Chiefs during the 2002 campaign, winning a 24-0 decision at home.
In addition to the regular season history, the teams have met three times in the playoffs, with Kansas City holding a 2-1 edge. The Raiders won a 1968 AFL Division Playoff, the Chiefs returned the favor with a 17-7 victory in the 1969 AFL Championship, and Kansas City also triumphed in a 1991 AFC First- Round Playoff.
Raiders head coach Art Shell is 2-11 against the Chiefs all-time, including 2-10 in his first stint with the franchise (1989-94). The Chiefs' Edwards is 4-4 against the Raiders, including playoff losses for his Jets to Oakland in both 2001 and 2002, and is 1-0 against Shell head-to-head.