Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak predicted a win over the Kansas City Chiefs at halftime during a Sunday game on national television, despite his usual reticent demeanor. However, the Raiders lost 30-27, making Kubiak's bold prediction look premature. Post-game analysis revealed that Kubiak’s decision to go for it on fourth down instead of taking points off an earlier penalty also potentially impacted the tight contest. The article critiques Kubiak’s newfound confidence and suggests he must be more cautious in his verbal commitments given the competitive nature of facing the Chiefs.
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In Week 4, the Las Vegas Raiders faced the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with both teams entering the game undefeated at 3-0. Historically, the venue has been nicknamed "Arrowhead West" due to the overwhelming support for Kansas City when they visit. However, this season, the Raiders' strong start and fan turnout suggested a more competitive atmosphere.
Leading up to the game, Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby acknowledged that it would be difficult to determine which team had home-field advantage. During the match, Patrick Mahomes threw a critical 55-yard touchdown pass to Tyquan Thornton and Kenneth Walker scored two rushing touchdowns in quick succession late in the fourth quarter, turning an 11-point deficit into an 11-point lead for the Chiefs. The Raiders managed to narrow the gap but ultimately fell short with a final score of 30-27, marking their first loss of the season.
Despite the outcome, this game represented a significant moment for Las Vegas as they showcased potential parity in what has been a lopsided rivalry since 2015. Raiders coach Klint Kubiak even boldly predicted victory at halftime but was proven incorrect by the eventual Chiefs triumph.
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Klint Kubiak is the first-year head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders so maybe it's inexperience or getting lost in the moment of having a halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, but on Sunday before he took his team into the halftime locker room, he predicted a victory.
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he → lose → victory
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"It's not good enough, we got to do better," Kubiak told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson when she asked about the team's rushing game struggles.
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she → got → struggles
"But you know what, we're winning.
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we → know → what
We're going to win the game."
Yeah, well, no.
Chiefs 30.
Raiders 27.
Sorry, Klint, but Joe Namath you are not.
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you → go → Raiders
"That's how I felt," Kubiak said after the game.
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Kubiak → feel → game
"I just said what I felt."
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But it was a slip of the personality because Kubiak has been reticent about saying things that would cause any ripples or even be newsworthy since he got this job in February.
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he → say → February
This guy couldn't bring himself to name Kirk Cousins the starting quarterback the final week of the preseason even though everyone knew Cousins was the guy.
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Cousins → bring → preseason
So whatever the halftime prediction was, it left Kubiak having to ponder this philosophical question going forward: is it wise to to talk (bleep) in the middle of a game against Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs?
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it → leave → Reid
It should be said that anyone who looked at the 3-0 Raiders hosting the 3-0 Chiefs as an easy win for the Chiefs was as wrong as Kubiak was at halftime.
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Kubiak → say → halftime
The Raiders gave the Chiefs all they could handle and it went down to the final play of the game thanks to some help from officials who ruled a completion on a Las Vegas incomplete pass and didn't bother to ask replay in the final seconds.
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Kirk Cousins followed that with a game-ending interception.
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Cousins → follow → interception
And it was also a game in which Kubiak hurt his team.
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Kubiak → hurt → team
That's because after leading 13-10 at halftime, the Raiders seemingly extended the lead to 16-10 in the third quarter when kicker Matt Gay connected on a 41-yard field goal.
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Gay → lead → goal
But Kubiak's elected to take the points off the board because the Chiefs were flagged for illegal formation.
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Chiefs → elect → formation
So Kubiak decided to go for it on fourth-and-2.
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Kubiak → decide → fourth
And that was followed by an incomplete pass on fourth down that resulted in zero points for the Raiders – in a game they lost by 3.
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they → follow → 3
"I took three points off the board and we were going to be aggressive going into the game," Kubiak said.
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Kubiak → take → game
"I don't regret it.
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I → regret → it
I regret not getting it."
All of this swagger and bravado is going to endear Kubiak to Raiders fans as long as he, you know, makes good on a prediction every once in while.
But it is also going to make him look bad if he keeps writing verbal checks his team cannot fund.
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team → regret → checks
Kubiak must learn that the Chiefs, leading the AFC West now, are an account-draining team.
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Chiefs → learn → West
Even though the Raiders had not allowed any fourth-quarter points in any of their first three games of the season, the Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
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Chiefs → allow → quarter
Running back Kenneth Walker had two of those scores en route to a 177-yard rushing day.
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Walker → have → day
That's a career high and it spoke volumes.
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They said nothing about the outcome of this game until it was over.
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Then they allowed the scoreboard to tell the tale.
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scoreboard → allow → tale
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