What We Learned About the Oakland Raiders Thursday Night

The Oakland Raiders showed us everything we need to know about them, especially in regards to the Kansas City Chiefs.

In Week 6 this season, the Kansas City Chiefs put a 26-10 whuppin’ on Oakland Raiders in their backyard. After that, the Raiders won six straight, showing they improved. So the perception of the team changed as they were highly touted as an AFC contender.

Afterall, they were the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the six-game winning streak. Along the way, the Raiders found different ways to win games, often coming from behind. But the Chiefs were doing the same thing all along, only they lost one more game.

Fast forward to Week 14, a Thursday night affair in Kansas City, and we got to see where the Raiders are. The Chiefs had a chance to climb to the No. 2 seed and first place in the AFC West. The Raiders were trying to hold onto the No. 1 seed in the AFC and first place in the West.

The Chiefs won the game 21-13 so they now control their destiny as far as winning the west goes. And the loss takes the Raiders from the No. 1 seed to the No. 5 seed, needing help to win the west. But again, after seeing this game, we learned a lot about the Raiders.

Turn the page for a look at what we learned.