The Kansas City Chiefs (2-7) got their second win of the year, taking down the Oakland Raiders (2-7) on Sunday.   The Raiders built a 10-3 lead after the first quarter.  Jamaal Charles had a very good game for the Chiefs and tied the game early in the second quarter on a great 44-yard touchdown run.  It was the Chiefs’ only touchdown of the game, but it was enough to go along with Ryan Succop’s three field goals.  Succop’s second field goal gave the Chiefs the lead in the second quarter and they would hold that lead the rest of the game.  Succop added some insurance points with another field goal in the fourth quarter.  Matt Cassel did not have a great game, failing to get in the endzone and throwing a pick.  He finished with the one interception and 216 yards on 19/34 attempts.  The Chiefs offense struggled and without Charles big run, they may have fell to the Raiders.  They also only went 1/15 on 3rd downs, but luckily for them they were playing the Raiders.

The Chiefs’ defense did a good job settling in and shut out the Raiders the rest of the game after the first quarter.  They figured out Raiders’ starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell pretty quick, and he was eventually replaced by Bruce Gradkowski.  Gradkowski was shut down by the Chiefs as well, and Mike Brown intercepted him twice.  They did not do a good job stopping the run though.  The Raiders got 182 rushing yards, including 119 yards from Michael Bush.  The Chiefs should not get too exciting about this win, as the Raiders are arguably the worst team in football.  They will need a much better performance if they want a chance of winning next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers.