INJURIES
"This was as big as it gets for a regular-season game," Smith said. "We don't get caught up in all the must-win stuff, that's not how we operate, but we knew the stakes for sure."
"I liked our effort, just didn't like the execution," said Jack Del Rio,Akiem Hicks Jersey, who remained winless in four tries against Kansas City as the Raiders' coach. "In all three phases we came up a little short."
But the Raiders kept coming up empty with their chances in the second half.
That includes the way they defended Hill, one of the game's bright young stars.
It was still 21-3 when Johnson went down, and his injury seemed to briefly deflate the Kansas City defense. Oakland proceeded to march 92 yards for its lone touchdown just before halftime.
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So he did, the rookie speedster taking the punt back 78-yards for a game-changing touchdown. It followed shortly after he had hauled in a 36-yard touchdown grab, spurring Kansas City to a 21-13 victory over the Oakland Raiders on a frosty Thursday night and into control of the AFC West.
"Just give them what they want, I guess," Hill thought to himself.
The Chiefs (10-3) and Raiders (10-3), longtime and bitter rivals, are now tied atop the division, but Kansas City has the tiebreaker by virtue of two head-to-head wins this season.
It came at a big cost, though: The Chiefs lost Derrick Johnson for the rest of the season after the star linebacker ruptured his left Achilles just before halftime.
He scorched the Raiders for a 36-yard TD reception before bringing his punt back, in the process becoming the first rookie since Gale Sayers in 1965 with touchdowns on the ground, through the air and on punt and kickoff returns in a single season.
Oakland remains in the AFC West when it heads to slumping San Diego on Dec. 18.
Raiders offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele was a late scratch with an illness that sent him to the hospital, though Del Rio said he'll be able to travel home with the team. Safety Karl Joseph was inactive with a toe injury and defensive tackle Stacy McGee was sidelined by an ankle injury.
CATCHING KELCE
Latavius Murry led the Raiders with 103 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Smith threw a pick on the second play of the third quarter, but Oakland had to settle for a field goal. And when Smith was strip-sacked by Khalil Mack on the next play,Shoes Sale Cheap Online, the Raiders again had to try a field goal — only this time, holder Marquette King couldn't get the snap down.
"It was definitely a bad night. There's no getting around that," Carr said. "I hate to have the bad night come on this one, right? Out of all the games that we've had. Obviously, we didn't do enough."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyreek Hill didn't know what to do when he started hearing thousands of people in Arrowhead Stadium chanting his name, even as he stood all alone on the frozen turf waiting for the punt.
"I didn't know that," he said. "I mean, that's great, but I'm not the only one on that field doing it. Without those guys blocking for me,http://www.authenticjerseysnfl.us.com/Authentic-Nike-Carolina-Panthers-Football-Jerseys/, and Alex throwing me the rock, none of that stuff would happen."
The Chiefs went on to pick up the first down they needed to put the game away.
Kansas City continues its three-game homestand Dec. 18 against Tennessee.
"It gave me chills on the sideline," said Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, who had 261 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception. "The whole stadium is chanting his name and he answers — that was one of the coolest things I've seen, for sure."

Mack had a strip-sack for the third straight game, and a sack in his eighth straight dating to the Raiders' loss to Kansas City in October. That matches Lance Johnstone for the longest streak in franchise history since sacks became official in 1982.
Johnson appeared to know he had ruptured his Achilles the moment he went down. He ruptured his other Achilles in 2014 and missed the remainder of that season. ... Defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches left with back spasms and did not return.
"I felt a little bit of a letdown when it happened," Chiefs coach Andy Reid acknowledged, "