Today at 1:00 p.m. the Oakland Raiders (2-3), chosen by many to be the worst team in the NFL, have a shot to prove their legitimacy against the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) in Arrowhead Stadium. Live stream the game here; Raiders fans can hear the game on 95.7 The Game, while Chiefs fans can do the same on KCFX 101.1.
After a two-win season in 2012, head coach Andy Reid and risk-averse quarterback Alex Smith have changed the culture of the Chiefs organization. Despite the hot start, Reid is not ready to proclaim his club Super Bowl favorites.
"Listen, we're 5-0 and we're not ashamed of that," Reid said. "But we also know that we got a ton of room to improve. It's important that we continue to do that." One of those improvements can come on third downs, a situation that Kansas City converted just once in 12 tires last week.
"You can't make a living doing that, right?" Reid said. "You have to make sure you're more efficient on third down, and you have to shorten the third downs a little bit, too."
Meanwhile, the Chiefs' nasty defense will face an intriguing threat in Oakland quarterback Terrelle Pryor, a run-first signal-caller who has shown he can wing it a little bit.
"He's probably leaps and bounds ahead of where we thought he would be at this point in time," coach Dennis Allen said. "The key for him is he continues to work and continues to strive to get better on the little things."
Pryor has completed 68.3 percent of his passes in 2013, and thrown four touchdown passes to just two interceptions. He's also the Raiders' leading rusher with 229 yards on 37 carries.
Raiders Injury Report:
LB |
Hamstring |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Questionable |
|
S |
Ankle |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
T |
Groin |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
T |
Calf |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
DT |
Shoulder |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
RB |
Hamstring |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
RB |
Hamstring |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
C |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
RB |
Knee |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
Chiefs Injury Report:
WR |
Shoulder |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
TE |
Knee |
Out (Definitely Will Not Play) |
Out |
|
CB |
Knee |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
RB |
Toes |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
T |
Concussion |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
T |
Tricep |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
RB |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
P |
right Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
LB |
Concussion |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
LB |
Toe |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
G |
Groin |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
TE |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
TE |
Ankle |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
|
S |
Ankle |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
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