![]() ![]() “I was kind of like that annoying little brother,” said Patrick, who says he would constantly pepper Thomas with questions about every aspect of his game. Their careers at that time were on opposite ends of the professional spectrum. Thomas was the four-time Pro Bowl star with a Super Bowl ring. Patrick was an undrafted rookie wide receiver back then, biding his time on the Broncos practice squad. Tim Patrick wouldn’t have blamed Demaryius Thomas for not giving him the time of day in 2017. This time, the Raiders’ vexing tactic backfired. ![]() Last year, the Raiders took a few victory laps around the stadium in their rented buses to celebrate their first win in Kansas City since 2012. The Raiders knew such a gesture would irritate the Chiefs, just like their previous visit to Arrowhead. Once the team ran from the Chiefs’ logo and toward the visitor’s locker room, the booing reached its peak, a crescendo of disapproval. The Raiders, who entered Sunday with a 6-6 record after an impressive 3-0 start, needed a victory to stay relevant in the AFC playoff race. The booing from the Chiefs fans who entered the stadium early grew louder. Cornerback Trayvon Mullen, a third-year player, posed for a photographer, raising his right hand to suggest the Raiders were going to overtake the venue. In the middle of the gathering was Yannick Ngakoue, the Raiders’ sixth-year defensive end who barked a motivating message. ![]() The booing began even before the Raiders reached midfield to put their black and white cleats on the Chiefs’ red and white arrowhead logo. Instead of huddling on their side of the field following their pregame warmup routine, the Raiders, after the Chiefs left the field, made a quick 25-yard journey. Tampa Bay 33, Buffalo 27 (OT) | BOX SCOREĪrrowhead Stadium had yet to fill up with fans, yet the Las Vegas Raiders, the Chiefs’ archrival, made a decision that was rather bold. San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 23 (OT) | BOX SCORE Want a free subscription to The Athletic? Sign up for BetMGM, bet $10 and win $200 in free bets plus a free three-month subscription (or renewal). This holiday season, get 50% off gift subscriptions to the best newsroom in sports. Keep an eye out for our Sunday Night Football live blog, too, featuring all the happenings from Bears-Packers. This live blog from The Athletic follows the action from those games and more as the playoff race heats up. The Cowboys tighten their grip on the NFC East. Demaryius Thomas is on the hearts and minds of many across the league today. Elsewhere around the league, the Raiders poked the Chiefs, which the Chiefs enjoyed. In the late afternoon, the Bengals-49ers and Bills-Bucs games came down to the wire.Īn ankle injury to Ravens QB Lamar Jackson and the subsequent Browns win over Baltimore is one of the day's biggest stories so far. Sunday's early window featured a trio of crucial divisional matchups in Ravens-Browns, Raiders-Chiefs and Cowboys-Washington. ![]()
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