Raiders Can’t Put It on Ice

The Oakland Raiders are lucky there was no snow in the stands. Instead, their frustrated fans showered the field with boos as the Raiders blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead Sunday and lost, 37-34, to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Cornerback Cris Dishman scored two touchdowns for the Chiefs on a 47-yard interception return and a 40-yard fumble return and Pete Stoyanovich kicked a 44-yard field goal as the game ended.

Kansas City (6-5) ended a three-game losing streak.

The winning 39-yard drive, which included a pass-interference call on the Raiders’ Eric Allen, began after Oakland’s Michael Husted missed a 44-yard field-goal try.

It was the second heartbreaking loss in six days for the Raiders (5-6), who were defeated, 27-21, in overtime by the Denver Broncos last Monday night.

The Raiders were pelted with snowballs by Denver fans in that game, leading to a fracas afterward and misdemeanor charges against Oakland cornerback Charles Woodson for allegedly hitting a fan in the face with a snowball.

“We drive down and try a field goal and miss it, they drive down and try a field goal and make it,” Raider quarterback Rich Gannon said. “That’s just the way our season has gone.”

Elvis Grbac hooked up with Tony Gonzalez for a 73-yard touchdown as the Chiefs rallied from a 34-20 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter.

Donnell Bennett also had a two-yard touchdown run and Stoyanovich had field goals of 47 and 37 yards before his game-winner as the Chiefs moved within two games of AFC West-leading Seattle.

“It couldn’t be sweeter than this one,” Kansas City Coach Gunther Cunningham said. “You’ve got to be careful when you go up 14 points. They were careless, and we took advantage of it.”

The Chiefs, who have 18 of the last 20 games against the Raiders, pulled within a touchdown on Gonzalez’s touchdown reception. They tied the game with 6:24 left when Derrick Walker fumbled after a short reception, with Dishman picking up the ball and going untouched for his second touchdown.