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After further analyzing the game, I am convinced the Chiefs should have won the game. Yes, the Raiders are one of the top 5 teams in the AFC, but the Chiefs had the game in hand and lost it. I thought the defense played well for 3 qtrs and tired in the 4th qtr. The offense played poorly for the most part. There was no rushing game. The play calling was not that good. Special teams' play was bad again. The two fumbled snaps hurt a lot.
In spite of the Raider advantage in numbers on offense, I still thought the Chiefs had control of the game until the critical 4th qtr. Many are happy the Chiefs lost by only 3 pts., but I contend the Chiefs need to win games at home when leading by 11 pts. in the second half if they want to get to the playoffs. Vermiel has got to be upset and stunned by the Raider game. The players did not step up when the game was on the line, except for the TD pass to Minnis inside of 2 minutes to go in the game.
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