3 reasons the Las Vegas Raiders will beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5
By Brad Weiss
The Las Vegas Raiders are heavy underdogs heading into Sunday against the Chiefs, but here are three reasons they could win in Arrowhead.
The Las Vegas Raiders head to Kansas City to take on the undefeated Chiefs as a heavy underdog in Week 5. Las Vegas started out their 2020 season with two solid wins against the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, but have since dropped two straight.
Even as heavy underdogs, the Raiders have the talent to make this a game, and for these three reasons, they could pull off the upset.
Offensive stars coming back
The Raiders are starting to get healthy on the offensive side of the ball, and should have two key pieces of the puzzle back for the Chiefs game. The first is right tackle Trent Brown, a Pro Bowl player in his first season in the Silver and Black last year, and someone who anchors the Raiders offensive line.
With Brown back, the starting offensive line is almost back together, with only Richie Incognito remaining to get back off the shelf. The Chiefs can come at you off the edge, so Brown being back is huge for an offense looking to take shots downfield to a player who also is coming off the injury report in Week 5.
That man is Henry Ruggs III, a dynamic wideout who can really take the lid off the defense. With him back in the lineup, expect quarterback Derek Carr to take more shots downfield, giving the Raiders offense another wrinkle in a very important AFC West battle.