"They were certainly there, in their spiffy white uniforms, in Kansas City, but with Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers both injured and inactive, "played" may have been asking too much. Vegas never entered the red zone. Only once did the offense cross midfield. On that occasion, they gazed longingly at the end zone from the Chiefs' 46. In seven attempts, they did not convert a single third down. They totaled 95 yards-70 passing, 25 rushing-to Kansas City's 434. Vegas lost, 31-0."
"On second-and-7, Tre Tucker caught a swing pass from quarterback Geno Smith, and scampered a few yards before diving across the line to gain. CBS color commentator Tony Romo piped up to say this was exactly what he'd just described: If the Raiders kept handing the ball off to Ashton Jeanty (as they'd done on the previous play), the Chiefs would begin to respect Vegas's run game. "That opens up other people," Romo said."
Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers were injured and inactive, weakening the Raiders' offense. Vegas never entered the red zone and crossed midfield only once, stalling at the Chiefs' 46. The Raiders converted zero of seven third-down attempts and gained 95 total yards (70 passing, 25 rushing) while Kansas City amassed 434 yards. The Chiefs ran 77 plays to Vegas's 30 and produced 30 first downs to the Raiders' three. Individual plays included a short Tre Tucker swing and a nine-yard sack erased by an illegal-contact penalty, but drives repeatedly ended in punts. The final score was 31-0.
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