Raiders vs Chiefs: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Chiefs run defense (8th) against the Raiders run game (30th).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Raiders

pairings with the edge

Chiefs

pairings with the edge

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On paper, the Chiefs hold the edge across the position groups.

Chiefs big edge
Chiefs run defense (8th) against the Raiders run game (30th)
Chiefs big edge
Chiefs run game (3rd) against the Raiders run defense (20th)
Raiders big edge
Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Chiefs quarterback play (13th)
Raiders edge
Raiders pass protection (16th) against the Chiefs pass rush (28th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Raiders offense vs Chiefs defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Chiefs pass rush ranks 28th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback3.3% (3rd)
- Pressure allowed per dropback26% (28th)
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Chiefs pass rush
- Sacks per dropback2.6% (31st)
- Pressure per dropback25% (14th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback12.8% (25th)
- George Karlaftis III (DE) 13 pressures
- R Mason Thomas (DE) 8 pressures, 1 sacks
- Chris Jones (DT) 5 pressures
Run game vs run defense
Chiefs big edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Chiefs run defense ranks 8th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders run game
- Points added per run−0.20 (28th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track34% (27th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.7 (15th)
- Runs of 10+ yards7.5% (20th)
- Rushing yards before contact1.4 (32nd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line27% (32nd)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.28 per run on 77
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB) −0.09 per run on 24
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Chiefs run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.12 (11th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line23% (3rd)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed9.6% (16th)
- Missed tackles7.9% (15th)
- Nick Bolton (LB) 37 tackles, 4 missed
- Drue Tranquill (LB) 29 tackles, 1 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Chiefs edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Chiefs pass coverage ranks 6th.
The numbers and the players
Raiders quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.15 (11th)
- Completions above expected+1.9 (15th)
- Interceptions per throw2.7% (25th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.6% (11th)
- Kirk Cousins (QB) +0.15 per dropback on 148
Chiefs pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.03 (9th)
- Completions allowed above expected−3.7 (5th)
- Interceptions per throw2.7% (11th)
- L'Jarius Sneed (CB) 108.0 passer rating allowed on 33 targets
- Mansoor Delane (CB) 80.1 passer rating allowed on 18 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Chiefs edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Chiefs pass coverage ranks 6th.
The numbers and the players
Raiders receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.24 (14th)
- Yards after the catch4.0 (25th)
- Drops per target2.2% (7th)
- Tackles broken per catch5.4% (11th)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.06 per target on 25
- Brock Bowers (TE) +0.57 per target on 24
- Michael Mayer (TE) +0.26 per target on 24
Chiefs pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed7.0% (12th)
- Passer rating allowed80.3 (4th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.03 (9th)
- L'Jarius Sneed (CB) 108.0 passer rating allowed on 33 targets
- Mansoor Delane (CB) 80.1 passer rating allowed on 18 targets

Chiefs offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Chiefs pass protection ranks 4th. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Chiefs pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback4.3% (8th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback22% (11th)
- Kahlil Benson (T) 100% of snaps
- Creed Humphrey (C) 100% of snaps
- Trey Smith (G) 100% of snaps
- Jaylon Moore (OL) 99% of snaps
- Kingsley Suamataia (OL) 100% of snaps
Raiders pass rush
- Sacks per dropback8.2% (5th)
- Pressure per dropback38% (2nd)
- Quarterback hits per dropback21.9% (2nd)
- Maxx Crosby (DE) 18 pressures, 2 sacks
- Kwity Paye (DE) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
- Malcolm Koonce (DE) 6 pressures, 2.5 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Chiefs big edge
WeakestBest
The Chiefs run game ranks 3rd. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.
The numbers and the players
Chiefs run game
- Points added per run+0.14 (1st)
- Runs that keep the drive on track49% (3rd)
- Rushing yards after contact2.8 (1st)
- Runs of 10+ yards14.3% (2nd)
- Rushing yards before contact2.7 (10th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (19th)
- Kenneth Walker III (RB) +0.12 per run on 86
- Emmett Johnson (RB) −0.01 per run on 16
- Kahlil Benson (T) 100% of snaps
- Creed Humphrey (C) 100% of snaps
- Trey Smith (G) 100% of snaps
- Jaylon Moore (OL) 99% of snaps
- Kingsley Suamataia (OL) 100% of snaps
Raiders run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.15 (8th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (16th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed11.6% (27th)
- Missed tackles9.4% (23rd)
- Nakobe Dean (LB) 33 tackles, 7 missed
- Quay Walker (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Raiders big edge
WeakestBest
The Chiefs quarterback play ranks 13th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Chiefs quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.15 (10th)
- Completions above expected−0.2 (19th)
- Interceptions per throw1.5% (11th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback7.9% (18th)
- Patrick Mahomes (QB) +0.13 per dropback on 132
Raiders pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Completions allowed above expected−4.1 (4th)
- Interceptions per throw2.9% (7th)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Even
WeakestBest
The Chiefs receiving corps ranks 6th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.
The numbers and the players
Chiefs receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.28 (11th)
- Yards after the catch7.3 (2nd)
- Drops per target5.2% (22nd)
- Tackles broken per catch10.1% (3rd)
- Travis Kelce (TE) +0.74 per target on 22
- Xavier Worthy (WR) −0.15 per target on 21
- Kenneth Walker III (RB) −0.00 per target on 20
Raiders pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.2% (7th)
- Passer rating allowed88.9 (12th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

RaidersChiefs

14th
QuarterbackOffense
13th
29th
Offensive lineOffense
8th
13th
ReceiversOffense
6th
24th
Run gameOffense
1st
2nd
Pass rushDefense
28th
20th
Run defenseDefense
8th
4th
Pass coverageDefense
6th

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated

Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Chiefs pass rush is 28th. Its stats rank 31st (sacks per dropback), 14th (pressure per dropback), and 25th (quarterback hits per dropback). Averaged, that is a grade of 28 out of 100, which is 28th among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback: points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line: sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers: points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game: points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush: sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense: points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage: points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

Measure	Raiders	Chiefs
Head coach	Klint Kubiak	Andy Reid
Record as a head coach	3-1 in 4 games (first year)	283-157-1 in 441 games
With this team	3-1 since 2026	153-64 since 2013
Against the spread, this season	4-0	2-2
Against the spread, career	4-0	228-203-10
Against the spread as an underdog	3-0	73-49-3
Against the spread as a favorite	1-0	155-153-7
Coming off a bye	none yet	23-5
Head coach against head coach	0-1 against Andy Reid	1-0 against Klint Kubiak
Team against team since 1999	19-36	36-19

Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 27-30 (2026 Wk 4) · Raiders 14-12 (2025 Wk 18) · Raiders 0-31 (2025 Wk 7) · Raiders 17-19 (2024 Wk 13) · Raiders 20-27 (2024 Wk 8)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play

Pass rate over expected
Raiders −2.8 pts (19th highest)
Chiefs +2.2 pts (7th highest) — throws more than the situation calls for
Play-action share of dropbacks
Raiders 25% (13th highest)
Chiefs 37% (1st highest) — leans on play-action
Plays with pre-snap motion
Raiders 66% (6th highest) — moves players before almost every snap
Chiefs 59% (14th highest)
No-huddle plays
Raiders 4% (22nd highest)
Chiefs 0% (32nd highest) — huddles up
Plays from the shotgun
Raiders 51% (26th highest) — stays under center
Chiefs 59% (17th highest)

How the defenses like to play

Blitz rate
Raiders 25% (23rd highest)
Chiefs 28% (19th highest)
Pass rushers sent
Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)
Chiefs 4.4 (15th highest)
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Raiders 9% (15th highest)
Chiefs 0% (32nd highest) — stays light in the box

Who is missing

The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Raiders

Jackson Powers-Johnson GStarterOut · groin · offensive line
Aidan O'Connell QBQuestionable · not injury related - personal matter · quarterback
Brock Bowers TEStarterLimited in practice · receivers
Cody White WRLimited in practice · receivers

Chiefs

Josh Simmons TOut · back · offensive line

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

Raiders vs Chiefs: position-group matchup

On paper

Chiefs run defense (8th) against the Raiders run game (30th)

Chiefs run game (3rd) against the Raiders run defense (20th)

Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Chiefs quarterback play (13th)

Raiders pass protection (16th) against the Chiefs pass rush (28th)

Position group by position group

Raiders offense vs Chiefs defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Chiefs offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Tale of the tape

The coaches

How each team plays

Who is missing

Raiders

Chiefs