Raiders Get Set for a New Chiefs-Raiders Rivalry
Four of the Las Vegas Raiders’ next six games are at home, starting on Sunday when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs. This marks the team’s home stretch of the season. Over the next four weeks, the Raiders will visit the Chiefs
twice. “They know us; they are on a short week,” Raiders Interim Coach Antonio Pierce stated. “They most likely have the strategy working against us. They are intimately familiar with us. Likewise, this
“It goes without saying that we respect what Andy [Reid] has accomplished there; just take a look at [Steve] Spagnuolo, Patrick Mahomes, [Travis] Kelce, Chris Jones—all All-Pros. It presents a challenge. This is a rivalry between two teams that are clearly championship-caliber and have won Super Bowls.
Since Patrick Mahomes assumed the starting quarterback role, they have dominated the division. It is our responsibility to fight back as hard as we can. Give them their flowers, though; they are the reigning Super Bowl winners. We also anticipate the best from them, regardless of what transpired on Monday night.”
As the rivalry game draws near, veteran wide receiver Davante Adams claims that things have changed in the locker room. Indeed, Adams said, “you can definitely feel it.” “There is unquestionably more. You would think that it wouldn’t be as much given how often they have won that battle in the past.
“It wasn’t like, ‘Oh my God, like we have to get up for the Bears,’ the way we used to approach the [Chicago] Bears game when I was in Green Bay. It was almost like a disrespectful approach, and sometimes you get the impression that they kind of respect that game, even though at the end of the day they play how they want to. They fight to the death, so these are excellent fights involving two strong teams. Therefore, all we need to do is play our part to ensure that we win.
