KANSAS CITY, Mo. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns in lower than three quarters of labor, Rashee Rice caught two of the TD passes in his return from a six-game suspension, and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0 on Sunday.

Rice completed with seven catches for 42 yards in his first sport since Week 4 final season, when he tore his ACL in a collision with Mahomes. He made it again from the damage in time to take part within the offseason and coaching camp, then was suspended earlier than the beginning of the season for his position in a high-speed automotive crash on a Dallas freeway in March 2024.

Rice’s return sparked an offense that scored on its first 5 possessions and completed with 434 yards in all.

It did not assist Las Vegas to play a lot of the sport with out star go rusher Maxx Crosby, who left with a knee damage.

The Chiefs (4-3) have been almost nearly as good on protection, although, holding the Raiders to 3 first downs and 96 yards whereas beating them for the tenth time within the final 11 matchups. Geno Smith completed 10 of 16 for 67 yards, whereas Ashton Jeanty, one of many NFL’s high rookies, carried simply six occasions for 21 yards.

It was the fourth and most lopsided shutout by Kansas Metropolis in its 133-game historical past towards the Raiders.

The Chiefs offense had began to hum the previous couple of weeks, together with in a 30-17 rout of the Lions final week. And with Rice again, it regarded just like the high-flying assault that Mahomes made well-known with Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill so a few years in the past.

Rice had a pair of catches on their opening drive, together with a 2-yard landing reception to complete off the 92-yard march. He had two extra on the subsequent drive, an 84-yard trek that Marquise Brown completed with a TD catch. And Rice capped the Chiefs’ large first half with a 3-yard landing reception with 10 seconds left to make it 21-0 on the break.

The lopsided nature of the primary half was staggering.

The Chiefs had a 21-2 benefit in first downs. They’d a 275-51 edge in yards, and that features six meaningless yards that Jeanty gained on the ultimate run of the half. And the Chiefs grew to become the primary crew since at the least 2000 to start out a sport with three TD drives of at the least 80 yards, permitting them to eat almost 21 minutes of the primary half.

Oh, and the Chiefs received to obtain the second-half kickoff.

They proceeded to march 65 yards for an additional landing, this time with Isiah Pacheco doing the honors on the bottom to complete it off. And after one other three-and-out by the Raiders, a 66-yard march produced a discipline aim that made it 31-0.

Mahomes and several other starters took a seat by the top of the third quarter, permitting Gardner Minshew to complete the rout.

The one query remaining was whether or not the Raiders would make it again throughout midfield once more. They made it for 2 offensive performs on the primary drive of the sport, when a holding name on Jackson Powers-Johnson led to them finally punting.

The reply: They didn’t come shut.

Las Vegas: WR Jakobi Meyers (knee) and TE Brock Bowers (knee) have been inactive. Crosby left within the first half with a knee damage and DT Adam Butler departed with a again damage.

Kansas Metropolis: LT Josh Simmons was inactive resulting from private causes. LG Trey Smith left with a again damage, DT Omar-Norman Lott harm his knee and RT Jawaan Taylor banged up his shoulder.

The Raiders are off subsequent week earlier than going through Jacksonville on Nov. 2.

The Chiefs play Washington subsequent Monday evening.

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