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The Chiefs–Raiders rivalry is a
The following year, in
, Accessed March 15, 2008. The Raiders won two more Super Bowl titles in 1980 and
''ChiefsWarpath.com'' Following their victory in Super Bowl IV, the Chiefs returned to the playoffs in 1971, but lost in double overtime to the
''SFGate.com'', 3 January 2000.
On October 21, 2007, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders for a record ninth straight victory. On November 25, 2007, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in Arrowhead for Oakland's first victory over Kansas City since December 23, 2002.
On September 14, 2008, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs 23–8 for the second straight time in Kansas City. Rookie 
On November 22, 2020, the two teams met in Las Vegas for the first time on Sunday Night Football. With 1:07 left in the game, Derek Carr threw a touchdown pass to
20–19 , style=", Texans
34–16 , Tie
1–1 , Inaugural season for both franchises and the AFL. , - ,
43–11 , style=", Texans
42–35 , Texans
3–1 , , - ,
35–7 , style=", Texans
26–16 , Texans
5–1 , Texans win
22–7 , style=", Raiders
10–7 , Chiefs
5–3 , Texans move to Kansas City and become the Kansas City Chiefs. , - ,
42–7 , style=", Chiefs
21–9 , Chiefs
7–3 , , - , 1965 , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
14–7 , style=", Raiders
37–10 , Chiefs
8–4 , , - , 1966 , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
34–14 , style=", Chiefs
32–10 , Chiefs
9–5 , Chiefs win 1966 AFL Championship, lose
44–22 , style=", Raiders
23–21 , Chiefs
9–7 , Raiders win 1967 AFL Championship, lose Super Bowl II. , - ,
24–10 , style=", Raiders
30–21 , Chiefs
10–8 , Raiders lose 1968 AFL Championship. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1968 Playoffs , style=", , , style=", Raiders
41–6 , Chiefs
10–9 , AFL Western Division Playoff. First postseason meeting between the two teams. , - ,
27–24 , style=", Raiders
10–6 , Raiders
11–10 , Chiefs win 1969 AFL Championship, win Super Bowl IV. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1969 Playoffs , style=", , , style=", Chiefs
17–7 , Tie
11–11 , AFL Championship Game. Chiefs become first Super Bowl representative (and champion) to not win their respective division. , - , - , , style=", , Tie
17–17 , style=", Raiders
20–6 , Raiders
12–11–1 , AFL-NFL merger. Both teams placed in AFC West. Late in the game in Kansas City, Ben Davidson and Otis Taylor fight leads to a bench clearing brawl. Offsetting penalties took a first down away from the Chiefs, forcing them to punt and allowing the Raiders to kick a game-tying field goal. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
16–14 , Tie
20–20 , Tie
12–12–2 , Most recent tie game in the series. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
27–14 , style=", Raiders
26–3 , Tie
13–13–2 , Chiefs open Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City's win was its first at Arrowhead before a record crowd of 82,390. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
16–3 , style=", Raiders
37–7 , Tie
14–14–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
7–6 , style=", Raiders
27–7 , Raiders
16–14–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
42–10 , style=", Raiders
28–20 , Raiders
17–15–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
24–21 , style=", Raiders
21–10 , Raiders
19–15–2 , Raiders win
Game in Kansas City is first meeting aired on ''
37–28 , style=", Raiders
21–20 , Raiders
21–15–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
20–10 , style=", Raiders
28–6 , Raiders
23–15–2 , Raiders win seven straight meetings. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
35–7 , style=", Chiefs
24–21 , Raiders
23–17–2 , Chiefs' first win in Oakland since 1969 AFL Championship; first Kansas City sweep since 1964. , - , - , , Tie
1–1 , style=", Raiders
27–14 , style=", Chiefs
31–17 , Raiders
24–18–2 , Raiders win Super Bowl XV. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
27–0 , style=", Chiefs
28–17 , Raiders
24–20–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
21–17 , ''no game'' , Raiders
25–20–2 , Raiders move from Oakland to Los Angeles. Game in Los Angeles was cancelled due to the Players strike reducing season to 9 games. , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
28–20 , style=", Raiders
21–20 , Raiders
27–20–2 , Raiders win
22–20 , style=", Raiders
17–7 , Raiders
29–20–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
36–20 , style=", Raiders
19–10 , Raiders
30–21–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
24–17 , style=", Chiefs
20–17 , Raiders
31–22–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
16–10 , style=", Raiders
35–17 , Raiders
32–23–2 , Game in Los Angeles played with replacement players during NFL players strike. , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
27–17 , style=", Raiders
17–10 , Raiders
34–23–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
24–19 , style=", Raiders
20–14 , Raiders
35–24–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
9–7 , style=", Chiefs
27–24 , Raiders
35–26–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–21 , style=", Chiefs
27–21 , Raiders
35–28–2 , , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1991 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Chiefs
10–6 , , Raiders
35–29–2 , AFC Wild Card playoffs. Third overall postseason meeting, but the only postseason meeting since the AFL-NFL merger. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
27–7 , style=", Raiders
28–7 , Raiders
36–30–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–9 , style=", Chiefs
31–20 , Raiders
36–32–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
13–3 , style=", Chiefs
19–9 , Raiders
36–34–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
23–17(OT) , style=", Chiefs
29–23 , Tie
36–36–2 , Raiders move from Los Angeles back to Oakland. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
19–3 , style=", Raiders
26–7 , Tie
37–37–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
30–0 , style=", Chiefs
28–27 , Chiefs
39–37–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
28–8 , style=", Chiefs
31–24 , Chiefs
41–37–2 , Chiefs win 11 straight home games (1989–98).
Game in Oakland last for Chiefs coach
41–38(OT) , style=", Chiefs
37–34 , Chiefs
42–38–2 , Chiefs win 19 of 21 meetings dating back to 1989. Raiders win in Kansas City, the final game of the regular season, to keep the Chiefs out of the playoffs. Game in Kansas City also the last for Chiefs star linebacker
20–17 , style=", Raiders
49–31 , Chiefs
42–40–2 , First Raiders sweep since 1988. , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
27–24 , style=", Raiders
28–26 , Tie
42–42–2 , Game in Kansas City is season opener and played with replacement officials. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
20–10 , style=", Raiders
24–0 , Tie
43–43–2 , Raiders lose Super Bowl XXXVII. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
27–24 , style=", Chiefs
17–10 , Chiefs
45–43–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
31–30 , style=", Chiefs
34–27 , Chiefs
47–43–2 , Game in Kansas City played on
27–23 , style=", Chiefs
23–17 , Chiefs
49–43–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
17–13 , style=", Chiefs
20–9 , Chiefs
51–43–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
20–17 , style=", Chiefs
12–10 , Chiefs
52–44–2 , Chiefs win nine straight meetings. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
23–8 , style=", Chiefs
20–13 , Chiefs
53–45–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
13–10 , style=", Chiefs
16–10 , Chiefs
54–46–2 , Chiefs win seven straight games in Oakland. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
31–10 , style=", Raiders
23–20(OT) , Chiefs
54–48–2 , Raiders sweep division but miss the playoffs, an NFL first. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
16–13(OT) , style=", Chiefs
28–0 , Chiefs
55–49–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
26–16 , style=", Raiders
15–0 , Chiefs
55–51–2 , Raiders win six straight meetings in Kansas City. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–7 , style=", Chiefs
56–31 , Chiefs
57–51–2 , The Chiefs' 56–31 win in Oakland is the highest scoring game in the rivalry (87 points). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
31–13 , style=", Raiders
24–20 , Chiefs
58–52–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
23–17 , style=", Chiefs
34–20 , Chiefs
60–52–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
21–13 , style=", Chiefs
26–10 , Chiefs
62–52–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
26–15 , style=", Raiders
31–30 , Chiefs
63–53–2 , Raiders win game in Oakland after back-to-back holding calls against the Chiefs which allowed 2 consecutive untimed downs. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
35–3 , style=", Chiefs
40–33 , Chiefs
65–53–2 , Chiefs clinch the AFC West and the AFC's #1 seed with their home win in week 17. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
40–9 , style=", Chiefs
28–10 , Chiefs
67–53–2 , Chiefs win seven straight home meetings. Chiefs win
40–32 , style=", Chiefs
35–31 , Chiefs
68–54–2 , Raiders relocate to
48–9 , style=", Chiefs
41–14 , Chiefs
70–54–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
30–29 , style=", Chiefs
31–13 , Chiefs
72–54–2 , Chiefs clinch the AFC's #1 seed with their road win in week 18. Chiefs win
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL) rivalry
A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...
between the Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The ...
and the Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West div ...
. The rivalry between the Chiefs and Raiders is considered to be one of the NFL's most bitter rivalries. Since the American Football League (AFL) was established in 1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Jan ...
, the Chiefs and Raiders have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger
The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It paved the way for the combined league, w ...
in , the AFC West
The American Football Conference – Western Division or AFC West is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The division comprises the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las ...
.
History
The teams first met in1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Jan ...
when the Chiefs were known as the Dallas Texans. The Texans defeated the Raiders 34–16 in the team's first game at Oakland, then the Raiders defeated the Texans 20–19 at Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
.
The rivalry did not become so apparent until the Kansas City Athletics
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baseball
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team moved to Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
, in 1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
. In 1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, the Kansas City Royals expansion team was placed in the same division as the Athletics. The 1966 Chiefs team participated in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game
The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...
, later known as the Super Bowl. The Chiefs and Raiders had identical 12–2 records in 1968 and faced off in a playoff game to decide who would go to face the New York Jets for the AFL Championship
For its first nine seasons, 1960 through 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings in 1963 (Eastern) and 1968 (Western) necessitat ...
. The Raiders won, 41–6.
The following year, in 1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, the Raiders beat the Chiefs twice in the regular season and went on to win the AFL Western Conference title. The teams met in the 1969 AFL Championship Game at Oakland and the underdog Chiefs won 17–7. The Chiefs participated in Super Bowl IV a week later and defeated the NFL's heavily favored Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...
. It was not until 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
that Oakland won their first Super Bowl championship.
In the first meeting between the teams during the 1970 NFL season
The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the consummation of the AFL–NFL merger. The merged league realigned into two conferences: all 10 of the former AFL teams joined the Bal ...
—both teams' first in the newly merged NFL—the Chiefs held a 17–14 lead late in the fourth quarter and appeared ready to run out the clock. Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson rolled right and gained enough yardage for a first down, and as he fell to the ground, Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson dove into Dawson with his helmet; in retaliation, Davidson was attacked by Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor. After a bench-clearing brawl, Davidson and Taylor were ejected, and the penalties that were called nullified the first down under the rules at the time. Kansas City was forced to punt. The Raiders took advantage, as George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American football placekicker and quarterback who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda played 26 seaso ...
made a 48-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to secure a 17–17 tie. The tie proved to be costly for the Chiefs, as Oakland clinched their first AFC West championship with a 20–6 victory in Oakland in Week 13. Due to this incident, the NFL changed the rules so that Davidson's personal foul would have been enforced at the end of the play, and Taylor's penalty would have been assessed only after the Chiefs had been awarded a first down.
The Chiefs defeated the Raiders 42–10 in the 1975 season, prompting the Chiefs' live horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...
mascot
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Warpaint to circle the field after each touchdown scored. After the game, Raiders coach John Madden
John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, who he led to eight pl ...
said "We couldn't beat the Chiefs, but we damn near killed their horse."Chiefs cheerleaders and mascots, Accessed March 15, 2008. The Raiders won two more Super Bowl titles in 1980 and
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
while the Chiefs were considered to be one of the worst teams in the NFL. The Raiders won most of the games between the 1970s and 1980s.The Rivalry - Kansas City vs. Oakland''ChiefsWarpath.com'' Following their victory in Super Bowl IV, the Chiefs returned to the playoffs in 1971, but lost in double overtime to the
Miami Dolphins
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in the divisional round in the longest game in NFL history, the final game at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. Following that loss, Kansas City did not return to the playoffs until 1986.
In the final game of the 1999 season, the Chiefs and Raiders faced off at Kansas City. A win for the Chiefs would put them in the playoffs. A game plagued by special teams mistakes for the Chiefs, including three attempted kickoffs that ended up out of bounds by kickoff specialist Jon Baker, helped keep the Raiders in the game and stop the Chiefs from sealing the victory. The game went into overtime and, helped by favorable field position after the third and final kickoff out of bounds, former Chief Rich Gannon
Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is an American former football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Subsequently, he was a sports commentator with CBS Sports for 16 years.
Gannon was born i ...
drove the Raiders into Chiefs territory, setting up the game-winning field goal and knocking the Chiefs out of the playoffs, their first win at Arrowhead since 1988.Raiders die with their boots on''SFGate.com'', 3 January 2000.
On October 21, 2007, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders for a record ninth straight victory. On November 25, 2007, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in Arrowhead for Oakland's first victory over Kansas City since December 23, 2002.
On September 14, 2008, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs 23–8 for the second straight time in Kansas City. Rookie Darren McFadden
Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL Dra ...
compiled 210 rushing yards and a touchdown. On November 30, 2008, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders for the sixth straight time in Oakland.
On September 20, 2009, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs 13–10, in Kansas City for the third straight time. The Chiefs became one of the few teams to lose to quarterback JaMarcus Russell
JaMarcus Trenell Russell (born August 9, 1985) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Oakland Raiders. Highly successful at LSU, where he was MVP of the 2007 Sugar ...
.
On November 15, 2009, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders 16–10 in Oakland Coliseum for the Chiefs' seventh straight victory in Oakland.
On November 7, 2010, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in OT 23–20 in a match-up that revived the Chiefs–Raiders rivalry. It marked the 99th time these teams have met in the regular season and 102nd overall. On January 2, 2011, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in Kansas City for the fourth straight time, 31–10, to finish a sweep of the AFC West.
On October 3, 2011, a Raiders fan filed a lawsuit against the Chiefs and two unidentified Chiefs fans, claiming that security did nothing as he was beaten during a brawl at Kansas City in 2009.
The Chiefs broke Oakland's six-game winning streak in Kansas City on October 13, 2013, when they defeated the Raiders, 24–7, in a game where Kansas City set a then world record for the loudest open-air venue at over 137 dB.
On November 20, 2014, the Raiders snapped a 16-game losing streak in Oakland against the Chiefs while Kansas City was in a four-game winning streak the week after the Chiefs defeated the defending Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks. The loss ended up costing Kansas City a playoff berth.
In 2015, the Kansas City Chiefs swept the season series between these two teams.
In 2016, both teams were at the top of the AFC for the entire season, with Oakland securing their first winning season and first playoff appearance since 2002. The Chiefs beat Oakland twice, 26–10 in Oakland and in Kansas City 21–13. Both teams ended the regular season with a 12–4 record and with the series sweep, Kansas City won the AFC West and a first round bye while Oakland was relegated to Wild Card status and the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs.
The Chiefs and Raiders met for a Thursday Night match-up on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, with the Chiefs at a 5–1 record and the Raiders at a 2–4 record. The Raiders won the game 31–30 with a touchdown pass at the very end of the game, which followed two Chiefs defensive penalties, also including a scuffle between the two teams that led to Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Terrell Lynch (born April 22, 1986) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. Nicknamed "Beast Mode", he spent the majority of his career with the Seattle Seahawks. Lync ...
getting ejected. The game snapped a four-game losing streak for Oakland in the season, and also a five-game losing streak against the Chiefs in the rivalry.
In Week 5 of the 2020 season, the rivalry between the two teams was renewed when the 2-2 Raiders went to Arrowhead Stadium and upset the undefeated Chiefs 40-32, snapping a 5-game losing streak against the Chiefs dating back to 2017. It was the Raiders’ first win in Arrowhead since 2012, with Derek Carr
Derek Dallas Carr (born March 28, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State, where he twice received first-team All- MWC honors, and w ...
passing for 347 yards and three touchdowns, while Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes, he initially played c ...
had 340 yards and two touchdowns, but had a costly third-quarter interception that led to a critical Raiders touchdown. It was Mahomes’ first loss to the Raiders, and first loss since losing to the Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their hom ...
in Week 10 of the 2019 season.
On November 22, 2020, the two teams met in Las Vegas for the first time on Sunday Night Football. With 1:07 left in the game, Derek Carr threw a touchdown pass to Jason Witten
Christopher Jason Witten (born May 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 17 seasons, primarily for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Univers ...
to give the Raiders a 31-28 lead, but Patrick Mahomes lead a 75-yard drive culminating in a 23-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce
Travis Michael Kelce (; born October 5, 1989) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl LIV ...
with 28 seconds left that gave the Chiefs a 35-31 win, officially renewing a spark in the rivalry between the two teams. The Chiefs went on to finish the season 14-2, losing to the Buccaneers
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in Super Bowl LV, while the Raiders, who were 6-3 leading up to this game, began a painful late-season collapse, as they would lose four of their last six games to end the season 8-8 and out of the playoffs.
Season-by-season results
, - ,1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Jan ...
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders 20–19 , style=", Texans
34–16 , Tie
1–1 , Inaugural season for both franchises and the AFL. , - ,
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
, style=",
, style=", Texans 43–11 , style=", Texans
42–35 , Texans
3–1 , , - ,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, style=",
, style=", Texans 35–7 , style=", Texans
26–16 , Texans
5–1 , Texans win
1962 AFL Championship
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.
, -
, 1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
, style=",
, style=", Raiders 22–7 , style=", Raiders
10–7 , Chiefs
5–3 , Texans move to Kansas City and become the Kansas City Chiefs. , - ,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, style=",
, style=", Chiefs 42–7 , style=", Chiefs
21–9 , Chiefs
7–3 , , - , 1965 , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
14–7 , style=", Raiders
37–10 , Chiefs
8–4 , , - , 1966 , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
34–14 , style=", Chiefs
32–10 , Chiefs
9–5 , Chiefs win 1966 AFL Championship, lose
Super Bowl I
The first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (known retroactively as Super BowlI and referred to in contemporaneous reports, including the game's radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl) was an American football game played on January 15, 1967, at the ...
.
, -
, 1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
, style=",
, style=", Raiders 44–22 , style=", Raiders
23–21 , Chiefs
9–7 , Raiders win 1967 AFL Championship, lose Super Bowl II. , - ,
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Chiefs 24–10 , style=", Raiders
30–21 , Chiefs
10–8 , Raiders lose 1968 AFL Championship. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1968 Playoffs , style=", , , style=", Raiders
41–6 , Chiefs
10–9 , AFL Western Division Playoff. First postseason meeting between the two teams. , - ,
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, style=",
, style=", Raiders 27–24 , style=", Raiders
10–6 , Raiders
11–10 , Chiefs win 1969 AFL Championship, win Super Bowl IV. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1969 Playoffs , style=", , , style=", Chiefs
17–7 , Tie
11–11 , AFL Championship Game. Chiefs become first Super Bowl representative (and champion) to not win their respective division. , - , - , , style=", , Tie
17–17 , style=", Raiders
20–6 , Raiders
12–11–1 , AFL-NFL merger. Both teams placed in AFC West. Late in the game in Kansas City, Ben Davidson and Otis Taylor fight leads to a bench clearing brawl. Offsetting penalties took a first down away from the Chiefs, forcing them to punt and allowing the Raiders to kick a game-tying field goal. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
16–14 , Tie
20–20 , Tie
12–12–2 , Most recent tie game in the series. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
27–14 , style=", Raiders
26–3 , Tie
13–13–2 , Chiefs open Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City's win was its first at Arrowhead before a record crowd of 82,390. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
16–3 , style=", Raiders
37–7 , Tie
14–14–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
7–6 , style=", Raiders
27–7 , Raiders
16–14–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
42–10 , style=", Raiders
28–20 , Raiders
17–15–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
24–21 , style=", Raiders
21–10 , Raiders
19–15–2 , Raiders win
Super Bowl XI
Super Bowl XI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for i ...
.Game in Kansas City is first meeting aired on ''
Monday Night Football
''ESPN Monday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''MNF'' and also known as ''ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC'' for simulcasts) is an American live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games currently airing on ESPN, A ...
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21–20 , Raiders
21–15–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
20–10 , style=", Raiders
28–6 , Raiders
23–15–2 , Raiders win seven straight meetings. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
35–7 , style=", Chiefs
24–21 , Raiders
23–17–2 , Chiefs' first win in Oakland since 1969 AFL Championship; first Kansas City sweep since 1964. , - , - , , Tie
1–1 , style=", Raiders
27–14 , style=", Chiefs
31–17 , Raiders
24–18–2 , Raiders win Super Bowl XV. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
27–0 , style=", Chiefs
28–17 , Raiders
24–20–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
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25–20–2 , Raiders move from Oakland to Los Angeles. Game in Los Angeles was cancelled due to the Players strike reducing season to 9 games. , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
28–20 , style=", Raiders
21–20 , Raiders
27–20–2 , Raiders win
Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion and defending Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins and the American Football Conference ( ...
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17–7 , Raiders
29–20–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
36–20 , style=", Raiders
19–10 , Raiders
30–21–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
24–17 , style=", Chiefs
20–17 , Raiders
31–22–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
16–10 , style=", Raiders
35–17 , Raiders
32–23–2 , Game in Los Angeles played with replacement players during NFL players strike. , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
27–17 , style=", Raiders
17–10 , Raiders
34–23–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
24–19 , style=", Raiders
20–14 , Raiders
35–24–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
9–7 , style=", Chiefs
27–24 , Raiders
35–26–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–21 , style=", Chiefs
27–21 , Raiders
35–28–2 , , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1991 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Chiefs
10–6 , , Raiders
35–29–2 , AFC Wild Card playoffs. Third overall postseason meeting, but the only postseason meeting since the AFL-NFL merger. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
27–7 , style=", Raiders
28–7 , Raiders
36–30–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–9 , style=", Chiefs
31–20 , Raiders
36–32–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
13–3 , style=", Chiefs
19–9 , Raiders
36–34–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
23–17(OT) , style=", Chiefs
29–23 , Tie
36–36–2 , Raiders move from Los Angeles back to Oakland. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
19–3 , style=", Raiders
26–7 , Tie
37–37–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
30–0 , style=", Chiefs
28–27 , Chiefs
39–37–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
28–8 , style=", Chiefs
31–24 , Chiefs
41–37–2 , Chiefs win 11 straight home games (1989–98).
Game in Oakland last for Chiefs coach
Marty Schottenheimer
Martin Edward Schottenheimer (; September 23, 1943 – February 8, 2021) was an American football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1984 to 2006. He was the head coach of the Kansas City ...
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37–34 , Chiefs
42–38–2 , Chiefs win 19 of 21 meetings dating back to 1989. Raiders win in Kansas City, the final game of the regular season, to keep the Chiefs out of the playoffs. Game in Kansas City also the last for Chiefs star linebacker
Derrick Thomas
Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time, he p ...
, who died 37 days later from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
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49–31 , Chiefs
42–40–2 , First Raiders sweep since 1988. , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
27–24 , style=", Raiders
28–26 , Tie
42–42–2 , Game in Kansas City is season opener and played with replacement officials. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
20–10 , style=", Raiders
24–0 , Tie
43–43–2 , Raiders lose Super Bowl XXXVII. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
27–24 , style=", Chiefs
17–10 , Chiefs
45–43–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
31–30 , style=", Chiefs
34–27 , Chiefs
47–43–2 , Game in Kansas City played on
Christmas
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23–17 , Chiefs
49–43–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
17–13 , style=", Chiefs
20–9 , Chiefs
51–43–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
20–17 , style=", Chiefs
12–10 , Chiefs
52–44–2 , Chiefs win nine straight meetings. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
23–8 , style=", Chiefs
20–13 , Chiefs
53–45–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
13–10 , style=", Chiefs
16–10 , Chiefs
54–46–2 , Chiefs win seven straight games in Oakland. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
31–10 , style=", Raiders
23–20(OT) , Chiefs
54–48–2 , Raiders sweep division but miss the playoffs, an NFL first. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Raiders
16–13(OT) , style=", Chiefs
28–0 , Chiefs
55–49–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Raiders
26–16 , style=", Raiders
15–0 , Chiefs
55–51–2 , Raiders win six straight meetings in Kansas City. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–7 , style=", Chiefs
56–31 , Chiefs
57–51–2 , The Chiefs' 56–31 win in Oakland is the highest scoring game in the rivalry (87 points). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
31–13 , style=", Raiders
24–20 , Chiefs
58–52–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
23–17 , style=", Chiefs
34–20 , Chiefs
60–52–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
21–13 , style=", Chiefs
26–10 , Chiefs
62–52–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
26–15 , style=", Raiders
31–30 , Chiefs
63–53–2 , Raiders win game in Oakland after back-to-back holding calls against the Chiefs which allowed 2 consecutive untimed downs. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
35–3 , style=", Chiefs
40–33 , Chiefs
65–53–2 , Chiefs clinch the AFC West and the AFC's #1 seed with their home win in week 17. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
40–9 , style=", Chiefs
28–10 , Chiefs
67–53–2 , Chiefs win seven straight home meetings. Chiefs win
Super Bowl LIV
Super Bowl LIV was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2019 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conferenc ...
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35–31 , Chiefs
68–54–2 , Raiders relocate to
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
. Raiders' first win in Kansas City since 2012. Chiefs lose Super Bowl LV.
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31–13 , Chiefs
72–54–2 , Chiefs clinch the AFC's #1 seed with their road win in week 18. Chiefs win
Super Bowl LVII
Super Bowl LVII is the upcoming championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2022 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It will be the fourth Super B ...
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Connections between the teams
* QuarterbackRich Gannon
Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is an American former football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Subsequently, he was a sports commentator with CBS Sports for 16 years.
Gannon was born i ...
, who was the Chiefs' starting quarterback in the late 1990s signed with the Raiders for the 1999 season and two years later was named NFL MVP
The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL) during the regular season. Organizati ...
.
* Wide receiver Andre Rison
Andre Previn Rison (born March 18, 1967) is a former American football wide receiver who played professionally for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers ...
played for the Chiefs before getting cut prior to the 2000 NFL season
The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants, 34–7, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Week 1 of the s ...
. He signed with Oakland later that year.
* Running back Marcus Allen
Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short- ...
played for the Raiders in Los Angeles
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and led the Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion and defending Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins and the American Football Conference ( ...
. Allen signed with the Chiefs for the 1993 season
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after a feud with Raider Managing General Partner Al Davis became public. Allen later reportedly asked to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Chiefs, even though unlike the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame doesn't induct players on a certain team. Allen did receive his Hall of Fame ring in a ceremony at halftime of a Chiefs game in 2003 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
* Backup quarterback Tom Flores
Thomas Raymond Flores (born March 21, 1937) is a former American football coach and quarterback. After his retirement as a coach, he was a radio announcer for more than twenty years.
Flores won a total of four Super Bowls in his playing and c ...
won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs in 1969, but never started in Kansas City. Flores became head coach of the Raiders 10 years later and led the team to two Super Bowl titles.
* Former Chiefs head coach and defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham
Gunther Cunningham (June 19, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American football head coach. He served as the Kansas City Chiefs head coach for two seasons. He also had two stints as the Chiefs' Defensive Coordinator. He served as an assistant coach ...
spent four years with the Los Angeles Raiders (1991–94) as the team's defensive coordinator. He joined the Chiefs in 1995.
* Cornerback Albert Lewis and running back Harvey Williams started their careers in Kansas City but were traded to the Raiders in 1994.
* Quarterback JaMarcus Russell
JaMarcus Trenell Russell (born August 9, 1985) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Oakland Raiders. Highly successful at LSU, where he was MVP of the 2007 Sugar ...
and wide receiver Dwayne Bowe
Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe (born September 21, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Louisiana State University, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played ...
hold many records while attending Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
. In the 2007 NFL Draft, Russell would be drafted to the Raiders (#1 overall) and Bowe would be drafted to the Chiefs (#23 overall). Also, during the following draft ( 2008 NFL Draft), LSU's defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey
Glenn Jamon Dorsey (born August 1, 1985) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), received All-America honors twice, and was recognized as the top college defensive player of th ...
would also be drafted to the Chiefs (#5 overall). Even in 2009, LSU's defensive end Tyson Jackson would be drafted by the Chiefs in the first round.
* Defensive tackle Terdell Sands
Terdell Sands (born October 31, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ...
was drafted by the Chiefs in 2001. After a few seasons, Sands signed with the Raiders to become their starter on the defensive line.
* Raiders running back Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...
spent most of his Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
career with the Kansas City Royals, whose Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium (), often called "The K", is a baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is home to the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is part of the Truman Sports Complex together with the adjacent Arrowhead ...
(Royals Stadium from 1973–93) shares the same parking lot with Arrowhead at the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex.
* In 1962, the Chiefs traded their original quarterback Cotton Davidson
Francis Marion "Cotton" Davidson (November 30, 1931 – December 23, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL).
Davidson attende ...
to the Raiders for the first overall selection in the 1963 AFL Draft, which was used by the Chiefs to select future Hall of Famer Buck Buchanan.
* Center Rodney Hudson was drafted by the Chiefs, and played there from 2011 to 2014, before signing with the Raiders in 2015.
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See also
*AFC West
The American Football Conference – Western Division or AFC West is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The division comprises the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las ...
* American Football League
* National Football League rivalries
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References
Further reading
* Matthew C. Ehrlich, ''Kansas City vs. Oakland: The Bitter Sports Rivalry that Defined an Era.'' Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiefs-Raiders rivalry National Football League rivalries Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Las Vegas Raiders rivalries Kansas City Chiefs rivalries