Oakland’s road warriors finally met their match.
The Raiders were undefeated this season away from O.co Coliseum when they went into Kansas City Thursday night for an AFC West showdown with the Chiefs, but wound up on the short end of a 21-13 score.
The loss – which halts a six-game winning streak -- drops Oakland to 10-3 and into a tie atop the division with the Chiefs. But because Kansas City has now beaten the Raiders twice in 2016, the Chiefs hold the tiebreaker in the race to the AFC West title.
The Raiders grabbed a quick 3-0 lead, but then saw the Chiefs storm back with three consecutive touchdowns. At the half, Kansas City led 21-10.
Oakland managed a field goal in the third quarter to get within eight, which set the stage for quarterback Derek Carr to work some more late-game magic. Carr, an NFL MVP candidate, has led six fourth-quarter comebacks this season.
On Thursday night, however, he and the Raiders came up short. Late in the fourth quarter, the Raiders drove from their own 15 to the Kansas City 19, before finally turning the ball over on downs. A fourth-and-6 pass from Carr to Seth Roberts was batted away to stop the drive.
The Chiefs then ran out the clock to earn their 10th victory.
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Carr finished 17-of-41 for 117 yards with no TDs or interceptions. Latavius Murray rushed 22 times for 103 yards and a score.
For the Chiefs, quarterback Alex Smith again was solid, as he usually is against Oakland, throwing for 264 yards on 17-of-26 passing, with tight end Travis Kelce catching five balls for 101 yards.
The Raiders now will be off until Sunday, Dec. 18, when they go to San Diego to take on the Chargers.
