It appeared that the Las Vegas Raiders felt a little feisty as they came onto the field pregame for their Sunday matchup against the Chiefs. Before kickoff, the Raiders decided to move their hype activities to the middle of the field, right on the Chiefs’ logo.
Dig this! The #raiders met as a team after their pregame warmup at about the 25 yard line. Then proceeded to relocate their team huddle to midfield on top of the #chiefs logo. The stadium erupted in boos as the Raiders fired each other up. LFG!!! pic.twitter.com/6MQOVtQ5G0
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) December 12, 2021
It was the last good thing that happened for the Raiders. Running back Josh Jacobs fumbled on the first play of the game, and cornerback Mike Hughes returned it 23 yards for a touchdown.
THAT'S HOW YOU START‼️
📺: #LVvsKC on CBS pic.twitter.com/fuo645JCGq
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 12, 2021
The Chiefs put up 35 first-half points, and the only response the Raiders could muster was a 26-yard Daniel Carlson field goal as time expired in the first half. Kansas City’s resurgent defense put the Raiders’ offense in a vise, Patrick Mahomes looked like the Mahomes of old, and the road opponent learned a lesson about getting high on one’s own supply.
If the Raiders didn’t learn that lesson, Twitter was eager to amplify it.
How it started How it’s going #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/2O9BMDvw5N
— Jake Strawhecker (@thefinalSTRAW) December 12, 2021
— Conrad McGorkin (@ConradMcGorkin) December 12, 2021
The @raiders are unofficially the first team to ever gather on an opponent’s midfield logo pregame and then trail 28-0 about 21 game minutes later. pic.twitter.com/LQzoFl5Kny
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) December 12, 2021
Barring some sort of miracle comeback, Rich Bisaccia’s team is on its way to losing its fifth game in its last six. Not the ideal time to throw anything in the collective face of an opponent, to say the least.
