The Kansas City Chiefs played a very good football game last night.  They won the old-school way…..running the ball and playing defense.

Trent Green led a very conservative attack completing 13 of 22 passes for 161 yards and a INT.  Larry Johnson tortured the Broncos defense with 34 carries for 157 yards (4.6 ypc) and a TD.  Michael Bennett was great when given the opportunity with 2 carries for 56 yards (28.0 ypc) and he caught 2 passes for 20 yards.  Samie Parker had a decent game with 3 grabs for 71 yards.  Tony Gonzalez returned to the starting line-up and caught 4 passes for 35 yards.

The defense was outstanding all night long as they shut down the Broncos running game and did a good job on Javon Walker.  DE Tamba Hali was really a trouble-maker for the Broncos with 6 tackles, 2 sacks and a forced fumble.  The Chiefs held the Broncos to 38 yards rushing on 16 carries (2.4 ypc).  The Broncos completed 25 of 39 passes for 206 net yards passing.

This was a huge win for the Chiefs as they improve to 7-4 on the season and are now tied with the Broncos for 2nd place in the AFC West.

The first time these two teams played the result was a thrilling 9-6 win for the Broncos in OT.  Look for a similar low-scoring contest on Turkey Day.

Look for the Broncos to come out running the ball with Mike Bell (395 yards rushing) and Damien Nash.  The Chiefs defense is a little soft against the run as they allow 115.7 yards rushing per game and 3.9 yards per carry.  The Broncos will probably take a few deep shots down the field to Javon Walker (45 rec, 799 yards) but for the most part the Broncos offense will be conservative.

The Chiefs will pound the ball with Larry Johnson (1,045 yards rushing) right at the heart of the Broncos defense.  The Broncos only allow 90.1 yards rushing per game and 3.7 yards per carry, but LaDainian Tomlinson had a huge game against them last week and Johnson will try to duplicate that.  Look for Trent Green to be very careful throwing the ball against the ball-hawking secondary of the Broncos.

This will be a low-scoring game, but it’s a toss-up as to who will win the game.

This was a surprisingly tough football game for the Chiefs as Aaron Brooks drove the Raiders down the field at the end of the game, but rookie DB Jarrad Page intercepted a pass in the end-zone to preserve the victory for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs were very conservative on offense against the Raiders.  Trent Green completed 9 of 16 passes for 102 yards. Larry Johnson was the main man, as usual, with 31 carries for 154 yards (5.0 ypc) and 2 TDs.  When he needed a break, Michael Bennett came in and carried the ball 3 times for 43 yards (14.3 ypc).  Samie Parker was the leading receiver with 3 catches for 44 yards.

Kawika Mitchell (9 tackles), Keyaron Fox (8 tackles) and Sammy Knight (9 tackles) led the way for the Chiefs defense.  The Raiders ran the ball decent against the Chiefs with 34 carries for 133 yards (3.9 ypc).  The Raiders also completed 15 of 25 passes for 193 net yards passing.

This was a big win for the Chiefs, who improved their record to 6-4 on the season.

It looks as if both Aaron Brooks & Trent Green will be starting against each other after long injury lay-offs.  Look for both of them to be a little rusty early in the game. 

The Raiders really needed Brooks to come back, at least he can roll out a little bit to avoid the pass rush.  Still, look for the Raiders to try to run the football right at the Chiefs defense.  The Chiefs have allowed 113.8 yards rushing per game and 3.9 yards per carry.  I also have a feeling that Aaron Brooks will have success throwing the football if the line gives him time.  The Raiders have allowed 47 sacks already this season, but the Chiefs don’t have much of a pass rush other than DE Jared Allen who has six sacks.

Look for the Chiefs to come out running the football with Larry Johnson (891 yards rushing) to keep pressure off of Trent Green when they decide to throw the ball.  The Raiders run defense has allowed 128.2 yards rushing per game and 3.9 yards per carry, so Johnson should have a good game.  Look for Eddie Kennison to be involved in the pass offense alot more than he was with Damon Huard running the show.  Also, the Chiefs will be without Tony Gonzalez and that could cripple the Chiefs throwing game.

The Chiefs should win a low-scoring game against the Raiders.  Arrowhead stadium, the fans and Larry Johnson will lead the Chiefs to victory.