Big plays cost the Oakland Raiders defense against the Chiefs

The Oakland Raiders defense was torched by the big play on Sunday, as the team fell hard to the Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35-3.

It was a rough end to the season for the Oakland Raiders as they were crushed by the Kansas City Chiefs 35-3. Their troubles in Kansas City continue to mount as they are now 0-6 on the road against their rival since 2013. It was another game where the Raiders shot themselves in the foot and were undisciplined at the worst times.

Then before you knew it, this game was over in the second quarter despite the Raiders leading in yards of time of possession.

The defense, in particular, was put in a tough position as it seemed like they were not only fighting against Kansas City’s offense but their own offense too. The four turnovers by the Raiders offense in the first half put the defense on the field in their own territory.

And to the credit of the defense, they stopped Kansas City from scoring after two of the turnovers including a very nice goal-line stand. However, big plays once again killed this unit as they gave up touchdown plays of 67 & 89 yards and drives of 92 & 99 yards which are inexcusable.

So while this game certainly doesn’t fall entirely on them, they are not without blame either.

Here are the grades from each of the defensive groups.