Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid is anticipating a physical fight from an “aggressive” Las Vegas Raiders group when the unbeaten AFC West department competitors satisfy in a marquee NFL match on Sunday.
< source media ="(min-width:768px)" alt ="Raiders host Chiefs in battle of unbeaten division rivals" > < img src ="https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/05/20/400x225/nbanfl3_1747757353938_1747757376231.png"alt ="Raiders host Chiefs in battle of unbeaten division rivals"title ="Raiders host Chiefs in battle of unbeaten division rivals"width ="360"height ="202"loading ="eager">With three-time Super Bowl champ quarterback Patrick Mahomes obviously at complete strength this season after 9 months recuperating from a knee injury it’s not a surprise to see the Chiefs at 3-0.
The young Raiders, under the assistance of first-year head coach Klint Kubiak and the steadying impact of veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, have actually matched the Chiefs’ hot start to inject brand-new energy into an age-old competition.
Cousins, 38, has 9 goal travels through 3 video games and looks set to hang onto the beginning task as the Raiders continue to establish primary draft choice Fernando Mendoza.
“The guys are executing it, and executing it fast and accurate,” Reid stated of the Raiders who with 3 success in the very first 3 weeks have actually matched their win overall of 2025.
“They’ve got a ton of turnovers and batted balls and everything else, so they’re playing aggressive football.”
The Raiders have actually required 9 turnovers this season, 2 more than any other group up until now. Nakobe Dean, obtained by the Raiders from Philadelphia, leads the NFL with 3 required fumbles and novice cornerback Hezekiah Masses leads the league in interceptions.
Mahomes, on the other hand, was anticipating the difficulty presented by Raiders protective end Maxx Crosby “one of the best competitors in the league”
“You go against those guys, it brings out the best in you,” Mahomes stated. “When I step on that football field I’m going to need my best because he’s going to bring his best, and that’s when you get the best games out there.”
The Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers likewise put their best 3-0 records on the line.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy, connected with Cousins for many TD passes up until now this season, leads the 49ers versus the 2-1 Denver Broncos.
Buffalo host the 1-2 New England Patriots in an AFC East department clash while the Vikings host the unlucky 0-3 Miami Dolphins.
Expenses quarterback Josh Allen is on a historical streak. He hurried for 2 goals in each of the very first 3 video games this season.
Allen, chasing his 100th profession triumph, is the very first quarterback to hurry for several goals in 3 straight video games and simply the 4th gamer to do so in the very first 3 video games of a project after Jim Brown in 1958, Stephen Davis in 1999 and Priest Holmes in 2003.
As the very first month of the season concludes, quarterback injuries have actually been a hot subject, with 7 signal-callers displaced of video games by injuries through the very first 3 weeks.
New york city Giants got the worst news, with quarterback Jaxson Dart to miss out on the remainder of the season after knee surgical treatment.
Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield is anticipated to miss out on 3 weeks with a thumb injury.
The Washington Commanders, on the other hand, might have Jayden Daniels back from his most current left elbow injury when they play the Indianapolis Colts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday.
Daniels, who dislocated the exact same elbow last season and was harmed once again versus Dallas 2 weeks earlier, went back to practice in England with a brace on the arm.
Leaders coach Dan Quinn informed press reporters Daniels might play as Washington attempt to develop on their upset of the Super Bowl champ Seahawks however included: “We’re not going to put him out there before he’s ready.”
The video game is among 9 NFL global video games this season and the very first of 3 in London this month.
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