Chiefs–Raiders rivalry

Chiefs–Raiders
	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders
First meeting	September 16, 1960; Texans 34, Raiders 16
Latest meeting	January 7, 2023; Chiefs 31, Raiders 13
Next meeting	November 26, 2023
Statistics
Meetings total	128[1]
All-time series	Chiefs, 72–54–2[1]
Postseason results	Chiefs, 2–1.[1] December 22, 1968: Raiders 41, Chiefs 6; January 4, 1970:; Chiefs 17, Raiders 7; December 28, 1991: Chiefs 10, Raiders 6;
Largest victory	Chiefs, 48–9 (2021); Raiders, 41–6 (1968)
Longest win streak	Chiefs: 9 (2003–07); Raiders: 7 (1975–78)
Current win streak	Chiefs: 5, (2020–present)
Playoff and Championship Success
	AFL Championships (4) (1960—1969) Chiefs (3) – 1962, 1966, 1969; Raiders (1) – 1967; Super Bowl championships (6) Chiefs (3) – 1969 (IV), 2019 (LIV), 2022 (LVII); Raiders (3) – 1976 (XI), 1980 (XV), 1983 (XVIII); AFL Western Division Championships (5) (1960—1969) Chiefs (2) – 1962, 1966; Raiders (3) – 1967, 1968,[lower-alpha 1] 1969; Super Bowl Appearances (10) Chiefs (5) – 1966, 1969, 2019, 2020, 2022; Raiders (5) – 1967, 1976, 1980, 1983, 2002; AFC West Divisional Championships (25) (1970–present) Chiefs (13) – 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022; Raiders (12) – 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002; AFC Wild-Card berths (15) (1970–present) Chiefs (9) – 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2021; Raiders (7) – 1977, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2021;

The Chiefs–Raiders rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders. The rivalry between the Chiefs and Raiders is considered to be one of the NFL's most bitter rivalries.[2][3][4][5] Since the American Football League (AFL) was established in 1960, the Chiefs and Raiders have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the AFC West.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

History

The teams first met in 1960 when the Chiefs were known as the Dallas Texans. The Texans defeated the Raiders 34–16 in the team's first game at Oakland,[1][13][14] then the Raiders defeated the Texans 20–19 at Dallas.[13][14]

The rivalry did not become so apparent until the Kansas City Athletics baseball team moved to Oakland, California, in 1967. In 1969, the Kansas City Royals expansion team was placed in the same division as the Athletics. The 1966 Chiefs team participated in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, later known as the Super Bowl. The Chiefs and Raiders had identical 12–2 records in 1968 and faced off in a playoff game to decide who would go to face the New York Jets for the AFL Championship. The Raiders won, 41–6.

The Raiders playing the Chiefs in the 1969 AFL championship game

The following year, in 1969, the Raiders beat the Chiefs twice in the regular season[15][16] and went on to win the AFL Western Conference title. The teams met in the 1969 AFL Championship Game at Oakland and the underdog Chiefs won 17–7.[15][16] The Chiefs participated in Super Bowl IV a week later and defeated the NFL's heavily favored Minnesota Vikings.[15] It was not until 1976 that Oakland won their first Super Bowl championship.[17]

In the first meeting between the teams during the 1970 NFL season—both teams' first in the newly merged NFL—the Chiefs held a 17–14 lead late in the fourth quarter and appeared ready to run out the clock. Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson rolled right and gained enough yardage for a first down, and as he fell to the ground, Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson dove into Dawson with his helmet; in retaliation, Davidson was attacked by Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor.[2][18] After a bench-clearing brawl, Davidson and Taylor were ejected, and the penalties that were called nullified the first down under the rules at the time. Kansas City was forced to punt. The Raiders took advantage, as George Blanda made a 48-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to secure a 17–17 tie. The tie proved to be costly for the Chiefs, as Oakland clinched their first AFC West championship with a 20–6 victory in Oakland in Week 13. Due to this incident, the NFL changed the rules so that Davidson's personal foul would have been enforced at the end of the play, and Taylor's penalty would have been assessed only after the Chiefs had been awarded a first down.

The Chiefs defeated the Raiders 42–10 in the 1975 season, prompting the Chiefs' live horse mascot Warpaint to circle the field after each touchdown scored. After the game, Raiders coach John Madden said "We couldn't beat the Chiefs, but we damn near killed their horse."[19]

The Raiders won two more Super Bowl titles in 1980[20] and 1983[21] while the Chiefs were considered to be one of the worst teams in the NFL. The Raiders won most of the games between the 1970s and 1980s.[22][23] Following their victory in Super Bowl IV, the Chiefs returned to the playoffs in 1971, but lost in double overtime to the Miami Dolphins in the divisional round in the longest game in NFL history, the final game at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. Following that loss, Kansas City did not return to the playoffs until 1986.[24]

In the final game of the 1999 season, the Chiefs and Raiders faced off at Kansas City. A win for the Chiefs would put them in the playoffs. A game plagued by special teams mistakes for the Chiefs, including three attempted kickoffs that ended up out of bounds by kickoff specialist Jon Baker, helped keep the Raiders in the game and stop the Chiefs from sealing the victory. The game went into overtime and, helped by favorable field position after the third and final kickoff out of bounds, former Chief Rich Gannon drove the Raiders into Chiefs territory, setting up the game-winning field goal and knocking the Chiefs out of the playoffs, their first win at Arrowhead since 1988.[25]

Kansas City at Oakland, 2002.

On October 21, 2007, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders for a record ninth straight victory. On November 25, 2007, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in Arrowhead for Oakland's first victory over Kansas City since December 23, 2002.

On September 14, 2008, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs 23–8 for the second straight time in Kansas City. Rookie Darren McFadden compiled 210 rushing yards and a touchdown.[26] On November 30, 2008, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders for the sixth straight time in Oakland.[27]

On September 20, 2009, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs 13–10, in Kansas City for the third straight time. The Chiefs became one of the few teams to lose to quarterback JaMarcus Russell.[28] On November 15, 2009, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders 16–10 in Oakland Coliseum for the Chiefs' seventh straight victory in Oakland.

On November 7, 2010, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in OT 23–20 in a match-up that revived the Chiefs–Raiders rivalry. It marked the 99th time these teams have met in the regular season and 102nd overall. On January 2, 2011, the Raiders defeated the Chiefs in Kansas City for the fourth straight time, 31–10, to finish a sweep of the AFC West.

On October 3, 2011, a Raiders fan filed a lawsuit against the Chiefs and two unidentified Chiefs fans, claiming that security did nothing as he was beaten during a brawl at Kansas City in 2009.[29]

The Chiefs broke Oakland's six-game winning streak in Kansas City on October 13, 2013, when they defeated the Raiders, 24–7, in a game where Kansas City set a then world record for the loudest open-air venue at over 137 dB.[30]

On November 20, 2014, the Raiders snapped a 16-game losing streak in Oakland against the Chiefs while Kansas City was in a four-game winning streak the week after the Chiefs defeated the defending Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks. The loss ended up costing Kansas City a playoff berth.

In 2015, the Kansas City Chiefs swept the season series between these two teams.

In 2016, both teams were at the top of the AFC for the entire season, with Oakland securing their first winning season and first playoff appearance since 2002. The Chiefs beat Oakland twice, 26–10 in Oakland and in Kansas City 21–13. Both teams ended the regular season with a 12–4 record and with the series sweep, Kansas City won the AFC West and a first round bye while Oakland was relegated to Wild Card status and the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs.

The Chiefs and Raiders met for a Thursday Night match-up on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, with the Chiefs at a 5–1 record and the Raiders at a 2–4 record. The Raiders won the game 31–30 with a touchdown pass at the very end of the game, which followed two Chiefs defensive penalties, also including a scuffle between the two teams that led to Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch getting ejected.[31] The game snapped a four-game losing streak for Oakland in the season, and also a five-game losing streak against the Chiefs in the rivalry.

In Week 5 of the 2020 season, the rivalry between the two teams was renewed when the 2-2 Raiders went to Arrowhead Stadium and upset the undefeated Chiefs 40-32, snapping a 5-game losing streak against the Chiefs dating back to 2017. It was the Raiders’ first win in Arrowhead since 2012, with Derek Carr passing for 347 yards and three touchdowns, while Patrick Mahomes had 340 yards and two touchdowns, but had a costly third-quarter interception that led to a critical Raiders touchdown. It was Mahomes’ first loss to the Raiders, and first loss since losing to the Tennessee Titans in Week 10 of the 2019 season.

Las Vegas at Kansas City, 2021.

On November 22, 2020, the two teams met in Las Vegas for the first time on Sunday Night Football. With 1:07 left in the game, Derek Carr threw a touchdown pass to Jason Witten to give the Raiders a 31-28 lead, but Patrick Mahomes lead a 75-yard drive culminating in a 23-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce with 28 seconds left that gave the Chiefs a 35-31 win, officially renewing a spark in the rivalry between the two teams. The Chiefs went on to finish the season 14-2, losing to the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV, while the Raiders, who were 6-3 leading up to this game, began a painful late-season collapse, as they would lose four of their last six games to end the season 8-8 and out of the playoffs.

Season-by-season results

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Las Vegas Raiders Season-by-Season Results

1960s (Tie, 11–11)

Season	Season series	at Dallas Texans/ K.C. Chiefs	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1960	Tie 1–1	Raiders 20–19	Texans 34–16	Tie 1–1	Inaugural season for both franchises and the AFL.
1961	Texans 2–0	Texans 43–11	Texans 42–35	Texans 3–1
1962	Texans 2–0	Texans 35–7	Texans 26–16	Texans 5–1	Texans win 1962 AFL Championship.
1963	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 22–7	Raiders 10–7	Chiefs 5–3	Texans move to Kansas City and become the Kansas City Chiefs.
1964	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 42–7	Chiefs 21–9	Chiefs 7–3
1965	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 14–7	Raiders 37–10	Chiefs 8–4
1966	Tie 1–1	Raiders 34–14	Chiefs 32–10	Chiefs 9–5	Chiefs win 1966 AFL Championship, lose Super Bowl I.
1967	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 44–22	Raiders 23–21	Chiefs 9–7	Raiders win 1967 AFL Championship, lose Super Bowl II.
1968	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 24–10	Raiders 30–21	Chiefs 10–8	Raiders lose 1968 AFL Championship.
1968 Playoffs	Raiders 1–0		Raiders 41–6	Chiefs 10–9	AFL Western Division Playoff. First postseason meeting between the two teams.
1969	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 27–24	Raiders 10–6	Raiders 11–10	Chiefs win 1969 AFL Championship, win Super Bowl IV.
1969 Playoffs	Chiefs 1–0		Chiefs 17–7	Tie 11–11	AFL Championship Game. Chiefs become first Super Bowl representative (and champion) to not win their respective division.

1970s (Raiders, 12–6–2)

Season	Season series	at Kansas City Chiefs	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1970	Raiders 1–0–1	Tie 17–17	Raiders 20–6	Raiders 12–11–1	AFL-NFL merger. Both teams placed in AFC West. Late in the game in Kansas City, Ben Davidson and Otis Taylor fight leads to a bench clearing brawl. Offsetting penalties took a first down away from the Chiefs, forcing them to punt and allowing the Raiders to kick a game-tying field goal.
1971	Chiefs 1–0–1	Chiefs 16–14	Tie 20–20	Tie 12–12–2	Most recent tie game in the series.
1972	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 27–14	Raiders 26–3	Tie 13–13–2	Chiefs open Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City's win was its first at Arrowhead before a record crowd of 82,390.
1973	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 16–3	Raiders 37–7	Tie 14–14–2
1974	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 7–6	Raiders 27–7	Raiders 16–14–2
1975	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 42–10	Raiders 28–20	Raiders 17–15–2
1976	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 24–21	Raiders 21–10	Raiders 19–15–2	Raiders win Super Bowl XI. Game in Kansas City is first meeting aired on Monday Night Football.
1977	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 37–28	Raiders 21–20	Raiders 21–15–2
1978	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 20–10	Raiders 28–6	Raiders 23–15–2	Raiders win seven straight meetings.
1979	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 35–7	Chiefs 24–21	Raiders 23–17–2	Chiefs' first win in Oakland since 1969 AFL Championship; first Kansas City sweep since 1964.

1980s (Raiders, 12–7)

Season	Season series	at Kansas City Chiefs	at Oakland/L.A. Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1980	Tie 1–1	Raiders 27–14	Chiefs 31–17	Raiders 24–18–2	Raiders win Super Bowl XV.
1981	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 27–0	Chiefs 28–17	Raiders 24–20–2
1982	Raiders 1–0	Raiders 21–17	no game	Raiders 25–20–2	Raiders move from Oakland to Los Angeles. Game in Los Angeles was cancelled due to the Players strike reducing season to 9 games.
1983	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 28–20	Raiders 21–20	Raiders 27–20–2	Raiders win Super Bowl XVIII.
1984	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 22–20	Raiders 17–7	Raiders 29–20–2
1985	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 36–20	Raiders 19–10	Raiders 30–21–2
1986	Tie 1–1	Raiders 24–17	Chiefs 20–17	Raiders 31–22–2
1987	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 16–10	Raiders 35–17	Raiders 32–23–2	Game in Los Angeles played with replacement players during NFL players strike.
1988	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 27–17	Raiders 17–10	Raiders 34–23–2
1989	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 24–19	Raiders 20–14	Raiders 35–24–2

1990s (Chiefs, 18–3)

Season	Season series	at Kansas City Chiefs	at L.A./Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1990	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 9–7	Chiefs 27–24	Raiders 35–26–2
1991	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 24–21	Chiefs 27–21	Raiders 35–28–2
1991 Playoffs	Chiefs 1–0	Chiefs 10–6		Raiders 35–29–2	AFC Wild Card playoffs. Third overall postseason meeting, but the only postseason meeting since the AFL-NFL merger.
1992	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 27–7	Raiders 28–7	Raiders 36–30–2
1993	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 24–9	Chiefs 31–20	Raiders 36–32–2
1994	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 13–3	Chiefs 19–9	Raiders 36–34–2
1995	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 23–17(OT)	Chiefs 29–23	Tie 36–36–2	Raiders move from Los Angeles back to Oakland.
1996	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 19–3	Raiders 26–7	Tie 37–37–2
1997	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 30–0	Chiefs 28–27	Chiefs 39–37–2
1998	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 28–8	Chiefs 31–24	Chiefs 41–37–2	Chiefs win 11 straight home games (1989–98). Game in Oakland last for Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer.
1999	Tie 1–1	Raiders 41–38(OT)	Chiefs 37–34	Chiefs 42–38–2	Chiefs win 19 of 21 meetings dating back to 1989. Raiders win in Kansas City, the final game of the regular season, to keep the Chiefs out of the playoffs. Game in Kansas City also the last for Chiefs star linebacker Derrick Thomas, who died 37 days later from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

2000s (Chiefs, 12–8)

Season	Season series	at Kansas City Chiefs	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
2000	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 20–17	Raiders 49–31	Chiefs 42–40–2	First Raiders sweep since 1988.
2001	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 27–24	Raiders 28–26	Tie 42–42–2	Game in Kansas City is season opener and played with replacement officials.
2002	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 20–10	Raiders 24–0	Tie 43–43–2	Raiders lose Super Bowl XXXVII.
2003	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 27–24	Chiefs 17–10	Chiefs 45–43–2
2004	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 31–30	Chiefs 34–27	Chiefs 47–43–2	Game in Kansas City played on Christmas.
2005	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 27–23	Chiefs 23–17	Chiefs 49–43–2
2006	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 17–13	Chiefs 20–9	Chiefs 51–43–2
2007	Tie 1–1	Raiders 20–17	Chiefs 12–10	Chiefs 52–44–2	Chiefs win nine straight meetings.
2008	Tie 1–1	Raiders 23–8	Chiefs 20–13	Chiefs 53–45–2
2009	Tie 1–1	Raiders 13–10	Chiefs 16–10	Chiefs 54–46–2	Chiefs win seven straight games in Oakland.

2010s (Chiefs, 13–7)

Season	Season series	at Kansas City Chiefs	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
2010	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 31–10	Raiders 23–20(OT)	Chiefs 54–48–2	Raiders sweep division but miss the playoffs, an NFL first.
2011	Tie 1–1	Raiders 16–13(OT)	Chiefs 28–0	Chiefs 55–49–2
2012	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 26–16	Raiders 15–0	Chiefs 55–51–2	Raiders win six straight meetings in Kansas City.
2013	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 24–7	Chiefs 56–31	Chiefs 57–51–2	The Chiefs' 56–31 win in Oakland is the highest scoring game in the rivalry (87 points).
2014	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 31–13	Raiders 24–20	Chiefs 58–52–2
2015	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 23–17	Chiefs 34–20	Chiefs 60–52–2
2016	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 21–13	Chiefs 26–10	Chiefs 62–52–2
2017	Tie 1–1	Chiefs 26–15	Raiders 31–30	Chiefs 63–53–2	Raiders win game in Oakland after back-to-back holding calls against the Chiefs which allowed 2 consecutive untimed downs.
2018	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 35–3	Chiefs 40–33	Chiefs 65–53–2	Chiefs clinch the AFC West and the AFC's #1 seed with their home win in week 17.
2019	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 40–9	Chiefs 28–10	Chiefs 67–53–2	Chiefs win seven straight home meetings. Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV.

2020s (Chiefs, 5–1)

Season	Season series	at Kansas City Chiefs	at Las Vegas Raiders	Overall series	Notes
2020	Tie 1–1	Raiders 40–32	Chiefs 35–31	Chiefs 68–54–2	Raiders relocate to Las Vegas, Nevada. Raiders' first win in Kansas City since 2012. Chiefs lose Super Bowl LV.
2021	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 48–9	Chiefs 41–14	Chiefs 70–54–2
2022	Chiefs 2–0	Chiefs 30–29	Chiefs 31–13	Chiefs 72–54–2	Chiefs clinch the AFC's #1 seed with their road win in week 18. Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII.

Summary of Results

Season	Season series	at Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs	at Oakland/L.A./L.V. Raiders	Notes
AFL regular season	Tie 10–10	Tie 5–5	Tie 5–5
NFL regular season	Chiefs 60–43–2	Chiefs 32–20–1	Chiefs 28–23–1
AFL and NFL regular season	Chiefs 70–53–2	Chiefs 37–25–1	Chiefs 33–28–1
AFL and NFL postseason	Chiefs 2–1	Chiefs 1–0	Tie 1–1	AFC Wild Card playoffs: 1991. AFL Western Divisional playoff: 1968. AFL Championship Game: 1969.
Regular and postseason	Chiefs 72–54–2	Chiefs 38–25–1	Chiefs 34–29–1	72 wins by the Chiefs are the most by one team against the Raiders.

Connections between the teams

Quarterback Rich Gannon, who was the Chiefs' starting quarterback in the late 1990s signed with the Raiders for the 1999 season and two years later was named NFL MVP.
Wide receiver Andre Rison played for the Chiefs before getting cut prior to the 2000 NFL season. He signed with Oakland later that year.
Running back Marcus Allen played for the Raiders in Los Angeles and led the Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XVIII. Allen signed with the Chiefs for the 1993 season after a feud with Raider Managing General Partner Al Davis became public. Allen later reportedly asked to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Chiefs, even though unlike the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame doesn't induct players on a certain team. Allen did receive his Hall of Fame ring in a ceremony at halftime of a Chiefs game in 2003 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Backup quarterback Tom Flores won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs in 1969, but never started in Kansas City. Flores became head coach of the Raiders 10 years later and led the team to two Super Bowl titles.
Former Chiefs head coach and defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham spent four years with the Los Angeles Raiders (1991–94) as the team's defensive coordinator. He joined the Chiefs in 1995.
Cornerback Albert Lewis and running back Harvey Williams started their careers in Kansas City but were traded to the Raiders in 1994.
Quarterback JaMarcus Russell and wide receiver Dwayne Bowe hold many records while attending Louisiana State University. In the 2007 NFL Draft, Russell would be drafted to the Raiders (#1 overall) and Bowe would be drafted to the Chiefs (#23 overall). Also, during the following draft (2008 NFL Draft), LSU's defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey would also be drafted to the Chiefs (#5 overall). Even in 2009, LSU's defensive end Tyson Jackson would be drafted by the Chiefs in the first round.[5]
Defensive tackle Terdell Sands was drafted by the Chiefs in 2001. After a few seasons, Sands signed with the Raiders to become their starter on the defensive line.
Raiders running back Bo Jackson spent most of his Major League Baseball career with the Kansas City Royals, whose Kauffman Stadium (Royals Stadium from 1973–93) shares the same parking lot with Arrowhead at the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex.
In 1962, the Chiefs traded their original quarterback Cotton Davidson to the Raiders for the first overall selection in the 1963 AFL Draft, which was used by the Chiefs to select future Hall of Famer Buck Buchanan.
Center Rodney Hudson was drafted by the Chiefs, and played there from 2011 to 2014, before signing with the Raiders in 2015.

Quotes

We knew we had to go through Oakland to win the championship, and they knew they had to go through Kansas City...that made it a very bitter rivalry.
— Hank Stram, former Texans/Chiefs head coach

Those were my favorite games...I always likened them to a heavyweight fight. You knew you were going to get beat up, but it was fun. We needed the Chiefs. We wouldn't have been as good without them.
— Ben Davidson, former Raiders defensive end.

It's something special. It's not just media hype...You can sense it with coaches and players. Then you get out into the community, and you realize what a huge game this is for both cities.
— Will Shields, former Chiefs offensive guard.

In Oakland...the games you always really wanted to come see were the Niners and the Chiefs. You grew up hating red...It goes deep. It's not just the teams. It's the organizations, you know, which organization is better? These are two teams that played in the old AFL against each other. Most of the history goes back to it. They've been AFC West rivals for a very, very long time. It's always been the must-win game.
— Kirk Morrison, former Raiders linebacker.[32]

It's a dark game. I characterize it as a lot of darkness." When asked whether "dark" was meant as 'a good vs. evil dark'—"You can read between the lines.
— Gunther Cunningham, former Raiders defensive coordinator and former Chiefs Head coach and defensive coordinator.[33]

Only one word: Blood.
— Harvey Williams (who was with Oakland that season after four years in Kansas City) in a 1995 NBC interview for the team's first meeting in Oakland since 1981.

Notes

The Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs finished tied with a 12–2 record, but the Raiders were crowned 1968 division champions. Both teams qualified for the AFL playoffs.

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Kansas City Chiefs
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Personnel	Owner: Hunt family Chairman & CEO: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General manager: Brett Veach Head coach: Andy Reid Offensive coordinator: Matt Nagy Defensive coordinator: Steve Spagnuolo Special teams coach: Dave Toub
Culture	Chiefs name controversy Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle George Toma Warpaint K. C. Wolf Cheerleaders Tomahawk chop "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Quarterback
Lore	2018 game vs. Los Angeles Rams Jet Chip Wasp 13 Seconds
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams (former)
Wild card berths (10)	1968 1969 1986 1990 1991 1992 1994 2006 2013 2015
Division championships (15)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Conference championships (3)	2019 2020 2022
League championships (4)	1962 1969 (IV) 2019 (LIV) 2022 (LVII)
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: WDAF-FM Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Las Vegas Raiders
Founded in 1960 Played in Oakland, California (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Paradise, Nevada Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada
Franchise	History in Oakland in Los Angeles relocation to Las Vegas NFL in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches
Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Allegiant Stadium
Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis President: Sandra Douglass Morgan Senior vice president/chief of staff: Marcel Reece General manager: Dave Ziegler Head coach: Josh McDaniels
Culture	Las Vegas Raiderettes Raider Nation "The Autumn Wind" Mount Davis Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill Straight Outta L.A. In the House
Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game Lunatic Lateral
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers (former) Seattle Seahawks (former)
Media	Broadcasters Television: KVVU KRON KTLA Radio: Radio network KRLV (AM) KOMP (FM) KSRO KLAA KENO (Spanish) Other: Compass Media Networks Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick Brent Musburger
Wild card berths (6)	1977 1980 1984 1991 1993 2016 2021
Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002
Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002
League championships (4)	1967 1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)