Raiders...20 Chiefs...17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wake the town and tell the people. The Oakland Raiders have won an AFC West game.
Justin Fargas and LaMont Jordan each rushed for a touchdown and the defense came up with a big stop on fourth down, lifting the Raiders to a 20-17 victory over Kansas City and ending a 17-game losing streak in the division.
They hadn’t beaten anybody in their division since a 25-24 win over Denver on Nov. 28, 2004, the longest ongoing streak of divisional futility in the NFL.
Fargas had 139 yards on 22 carries for the Raiders (3-8), who also ended a six-game skid overall and a nine-game losing streak to the Chiefs.
Kansas City (4-7) got a huge day from rookie Kolby Smith, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns after languishing on the third team behind Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes all season. But Smith failed on fourth-and-one from the Raiders’ 23 with 4:22 left in the game.
Quoteworthy: “It feels so good, a divisional opponent. We haven’t beaten them in so long.” -- Justin Fargas, Raiders running back
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