The Kansas City Chiefs are getting a familiar opponent after they go on a bye week in 2020.
The Chiefs will play their AFC West foe, the Raiders, after the bye week for the third consecutive season. In 2018, they played the Raiders in Oakland after a Week 12 bye, coming away with a 40-33 win. In 2019, they had the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium also after a Week 12 bye, defeating them 40-9.
In the last 10 seasons, Kansas City has played eight AFC West opponents following the bye week. That’s good for the most division opponents after a bye week of any team during that span. The most common opponent following the Chiefs’ bye week has been the Raiders with six games played in the past 10 seasons (including 2020).
So what was the Chiefs’ record against the Raiders during that span? Four wins and one loss, with the lone loss coming during the Chiefs’ 2-14 season in 2012, which was before Andy Reid’s arrival with Kansas City. Reid, of course, makes all the difference in the world here. After the 2019 NFL season, Reid coached teams have an 18-3 record after the bye week.
The bye week and Reid’s record of success aren’t the only reasons that Kansas City has found such success against the Raiders in recent years, but they certainly won’t hurt the Chiefs.
