Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach Andy Reid is anticipating a bodily battle from an “aggressive” Las Vegas Raiders workforce when the unbeaten AFC West division rivals meet in a marquee NFL matchup on Sunday.
With three-time Tremendous Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes apparently at full energy this season after 9 months recovering from a knee damage it is no shock to see the Chiefs at 3-0.
The younger Raiders, below the steerage of first-year head coach Klint Kubiak and the steadying affect of veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, have matched the Chiefs’ scorching begin to inject new vitality right into a venerable rivalry.
Cousins, 38, has 9 landing passes by way of three video games and appears set to hold onto the beginning job because the Raiders proceed to develop primary draft choose Fernando Mendoza.
“The blokes are executing it, and executing it quick and correct,” Reid stated of the Raiders who with three victories within the first three weeks have matched their win complete of 2025.
“They have a ton of turnovers and batted balls and all the things else, in order that they’re enjoying aggressive soccer.”
The Raiders have compelled 9 turnovers this season, two greater than every other workforce to this point. Nakobe Dean, acquired by the Raiders from Philadelphia, leads the NFL with three compelled fumbles and rookie cornerback Hezekiah Plenty leads the league in interceptions.
Mahomes, in the meantime, was trying ahead to the problem posed by Raiders defensive finish Maxx Crosby “among the best opponents within the league”.
“You go towards these guys, it brings out the perfect in you,” Mahomes stated. “After I step on that soccer subject I will want my finest as a result of he’ll carry his finest, and that is whenever you get the perfect video games on the market.”
The Buffalo Payments, Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers additionally put their excellent 3-0 information on the road.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy, tied with Cousins for many TD passes to this point this season, leads the 49ers towards the 2-1 Denver Broncos.
Buffalo host the 1-2 New England Patriots in an AFC East division conflict whereas the Vikings host the hapless 0-3 Miami Dolphins.
Payments quarterback Josh Allen is on a historic streak. He rushed for 2 touchdowns in every of the primary three video games this season.
Allen, chasing his one hundredth profession victory, is the primary quarterback to hurry for a number of touchdowns in three straight video games and simply the fourth participant to take action within the first three video games of a marketing campaign after Jim Brown in 1958, Stephen Davis in 1999 and Priest Holmes in 2003.
As the primary month of the season concludes, quarterback accidents have been a scorching subject, with seven signal-callers compelled out of video games by accidents by way of the primary three weeks.
New York Giants acquired the worst information, with quarterback Jaxson Dart to overlook the remainder of the season after knee surgical procedure.
Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield is predicted to overlook three weeks with a thumb damage.
The Washington Commanders, in the meantime, might have Jayden Daniels again from his newest left elbow damage after they play the Indianapolis Colts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday.
Daniels, who dislocated the identical elbow final season and was harm once more towards Dallas two weeks in the past, returned to observe in England with a brace on the arm.
Commanders coach Dan Quinn instructed reporters Daniels might play as Washington attempt to construct on their upset of the Tremendous Bowl champion Seahawks however added: “We’re not going to place him on the market earlier than he is prepared.”
The sport is certainly one of 9 NFL worldwide video games this season and the primary of three in London this month.
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