Chiefs put up 20 in fourth quarter, improve to 4-0 on the season
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KSNT) - A thriller in Las Vegas.
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 to improve to 4-0 on the season.
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The Raiders got on the board first, capitalizing from a Chiefs turnover on downs.
Kirk Cousins connected with Ian Thomas for a 27-yard score in the first quarter.
The Chiefs would respond near the end of the quarter as Patrick Mahomes found Tyquan Thornton for a two-yard pass to tie the game. That touchdown capped a 10-play 69-yard drive.
Both teams traded a field goal before the Raiders hit the go-ahead field goal as time expired to lead 13-10 at the break.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Chiefs took the lead with an eight-yard pass from Mahomes to Thornton for his second of the day.
The Chiefs got into the red zone thanks to a 77-yard run from Kenneth Walker to close out the third quarter.
Las Vegas would knock in a field goal in the fourth to cut the deficit to 17-16.
The Raiders got the ball back as Matt Gay hit his fourth field goal to give the Raiders a 19-17 lead.
Kansas City took the lead again as Walker found paydirt from two-yards out to lead 23-19.
On the following kickoff, the Raiders fumbled the return to give the Chiefs the ball back as Walker scored his second of the day from 22 yards out, as the Chiefs seemed to nail the dagger at 30-19.
The Raiders wouldn't go away, however, as the Raiders would go down the field before Cousins found Brock Bowers from 20 yards out for a score. Las Vegas went for two and got it to trail 30-27.
The Chiefs recovered the onside kick.
Wide receiver Rashee Rice left the game in the first quarter with a non-contact hamstring injury, while Thornton had an ankle injury late in the game and had to be carted off.
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