The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 35-31, an exciting on the edge of your seat Sunday night football game at Allegiant Stadium. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led a game-winning drive in the closing seconds of the contest. Taking over at the Kansas City 25-yard line with less than two minutes remaining, Mahomes led the Chiefs down the field in just one minute and 15 seconds as he hit tight end Travis Kelce for a 22-yard touchdown to re-take the lead.
With today’s 35-31 victory over the Raiders, Head Coach Andy Reid now owns 231 regular and postseason victories (216 regular,15 postseason), the fifth-most all-time wins by an NFL head coach in league history. Reid tallied 140 regular and postseason wins while at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles (1999-2012) and has won 91 total games since his arrival in Kansas City in 2013. He only trails New England’s Bill Belichick (308) for most combined wins by an active NFL head coach. Reid and Belichick are the only two active NFL head coaches with 200 or more victories. His 216 career regular season wins (130 in Philadelphia, 86 in Kansas City) are the sixth most regular season wins in NFL history. With tonight’s win, Reid has extended his career record coming off of a bye week to 19-3.
NFL RECORD BOOK
MOST COMBINED WINS, REGULAR AND POSTSEASON
1. 347 Don Shula
2. 324 George Halas
3. 308 Bill Belichick
4. 270 Tom Landry
5. 231 Andy Reid
6. 229 Curly Lambeau
7. 209 Chuck Noll
8. 205 Marty Schottenheimer
9. 201 Dan Reeves
NFL RECORD BOOK
MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS
1. 328 Don Shula
2. 318 George Halas
3. 277 Bill Belichick
4. 250 Tom Landry
5. 226 Curly Lambeau
6. 216 Andy Reid
7. 200 Marty Schottenheimer
STRINGING WINS TOGETHER UNDER REID: With tonight’s win at Las Vegas, the Chiefs move to 9-1 on the season and are on a five-game winning streak. This marks the eighth-consecutive year that the club has had a minimum of a five-game winning streak during the regular season under Head Coach Andy Reid. Since Reid’s arrival, the team has had streaks of nine straight wins in 2013, five straight in 2014, 10 straight in 2015, five straight in 2016, five straight in 2017, five straight in 2018, six straight in 2019 and now five straight in 2020.
CHIEFS FIND FIRST DOWN SUCCESS: In tonight’s victory over the Raiders, the Chiefs converted 36 first downs, tying a franchise record that has stood since 2004 when the team tallied 36 first downs against the Falcons (10/24/04). Kansas City tallied 10 first downs by rushing, 22 by passing and four by penalty. The 22 first downs by passing are the fourth-most in single game in franchise history. The teams combined for 61 total first downs (KC 36, LV 25), the third-most combined first downs in a game in team history.
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST FIRST DOWNS, BOTH TEAMS, GAME (ALL 60+)
1. 64 KC (32) at Seattle (32) Nov. 24, 2002
2. 62 KC (31) at Oakland (31) Nov. 5, 2000
3. 61 KC (36) at Las Vegas (25) Nov. 22, 2020
MAHOMES MOVES UP THE RECORD BOOKS: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes found the endzone two times in tonight’s game in Las Vegas, giving him 103 touchdown passes for his career. He passes QB Alex Smith (102) for the fourth-most touchdown passes in Chiefs history. Mahomes finished the game completing 34-of-45 passes (75.6%) for 348 yards, two passing touchdowns and a 102.8 passer rating. His 348 passing yards in today’s game give him 12,447 career passing yards, the fifth-most passing yards in Chiefs history. Mahomes owns 23 career games with 300+ passing yards and has six on the season. His 102.8 passer rating gives him 27 career games with a 100.0+ passer rating, tying QB Trent Green for the third-most in franchise history.
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, CAREER
1. 237 Len Dawson 1962-75
2. 118 Trent Green 2001-06
3. 105 Bill Kenney 1979-88
4. 103 Patrick Mahomes 2017-20
5. 102 Alex Smith 2013-17
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST PASSING YARDS, CAREER (ALL 10,000+)
1. 28,507 Len Dawson 1962-75
2. 21,459 Trent Green 2001-06
3. 17,608 Alex Smith 2013-17
4. 17,277 Bill Kenney 1979-88
5. 12,447 Patrick Mahomes 2017-20
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST 100.0+ PASSER RATING GAMES, CAREER (MIN. 20 ATTS.)
1. 30 Len Dawson 1962-75
2. 29 Alex Smith 2013-17
3. 27 Patrick Mahomes 2017-20
Trent Green 2001-06
5. 19 Steve DeBerg 1988-91
CHIEFS RECORD 300-YARD PASSER & TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Tonight’s game marked the second-consecutive week that the Chiefs offense recorded a 300-yard passer and two 100-yard receivers in QB Patrick Mahomes (348 passing yards), TE Travis Kelce (127 receiving yards) and WR Tyreek Hill (102 receiving yards).
KELCE GOES FOR 100…AGAIN AND FINDS THE ENDZONE: With 127 receiving yards in today’s game, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce recorded his 23rd career 100-yard receiving game, the second-most in franchise history. This marks Kelce’s third-consecutive game with 100 or more receiving yards and his fourth such game of the season. This marks only the seventh time in franchise history that a Chiefs player has recorded three-consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards. He also passes PFHOF TE Jackie Smith (22 games) for the fourth-most 100-yard outings by a TE in NFL history. Kelce’s 127 yards in tonight’s game give him 7,361 career receiving yards moving him past WR Otis Taylor (7,306) for the second-most receiving yards in Chiefs history.
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST GAMES, 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS, CAREER
1. 26 Tony Gonzalez 1997-08
2. 23 Travis Kelce 2013-20
3. 20 Otis Taylor 1965-75
4. 18 Carlos Carson 1980-88
5. 17 Eddie Kennison 2001-07
NFL RECORD BOOK
MOST 100 YARD GAMES, TIGHT END, CAREER
1. 31 Tony Gonzalez 1997-2013
2. 28 Rob Gronkowski 2010-20
3. 24 Kellen Winslow 1979-87
4. 23 Travis Kelce 2013-20
5. 22 Jackie Smith 1963-78
6t. 21 Antonio Gates 2003-18
Jason Witten 2003-20
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST RECEIVING YARDS, CAREER (ALL 6,000+)
1. 10,940 Tony Gonzalez 1997-08
2. 7,361 Travis Kelce 2013-20
3. 7,306 Otis Taylor 1965-75
4. 7,155 Dwayne Bowe 2007-14
5. 6,545 Henry Marshall 1976-87
KELCE GIVES CHIEFS GO-AHEAD SCORE: Chiefs TE Travis Kelce’s score late in the fourth quarter gave the Chiefs a four-point lead over the Raiders and the victory in tonight’s game. This marks Kelce’s seventh touchdown of the season and 44th receiving touchdown of his career, tied for the fifth-most in franchise history with WR Dwayne Bowe.
CHIEFS RECORD BOOK
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, CAREER
1. 76 Tony Gonzalez 1997-08
2. 57 Otis Taylor 1965-75
3. 55 Chris Burford 1960-67
4. 49 Stephone Paige 1983-91
5t. 44 Travis Kelce 2013-20
Dwayne Bowe 2007-14
KELCE MOVES UP NFL RECORD BOOK: With eight receptions in tonight’s game, Kelce passed Pro Football Hall of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez (570 receptions) for the second-most receptions by a tight end in his first eight seasons in NFL history, only trailing Raiders TE Jason Witten (617). Kelce now owns 573 career receptions, only trailing Gonzalez in the Chiefs record books for most career receptions.
HILL FINDS THE ENDZONE: Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill scored on the Chiefs opening drive of the game on a three-yard pass from QB Patrick Mahomes. This marks Hill’s fourth-consecutive game with a touchdown reception, the second time this season he has accomplished this feat. Hill owns 11 touchdowns this season (10 receiving, one rushing) and 52 all-purpose touchdowns for his career (42 receiving, five rushing, four punt return and one kick return). He finished the game with 102 receiving yards on 11 receptions with one touchdown, recording his 14th-career 100-yard receiving game.
EDWARDS-HELAIRE RUSHES IN TWICE: Chiefs rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire scored two rushing touchdowns in tonight’s game on a three-yard rush in the second quarter and a 14-yard rush in the third quarter. He owns four rushing touchdowns (five total touchdowns) on the season. This marked Edwards-Helaire’s first-career multi-touchdown game. He finished the game with 69 rushing yards on 14 attempts with two rushing touchdowns and one reception for eight yards.
BELL TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE: Chiefs RB Le’Veon Bell scored his first touchdown in Chiefs uniform in tonight’s game on a six-yard run in the fourth quarter. Bell owns 47 career touchdowns (39 rushing, eight receiving) in seven seasons with the Steelers, Jets and Chiefs. He finished the game with 25 rushing yards on seven attempts with one touchdown and one reception for 11 receiving yards.
SORENSEN TAKES IT AWAY: Chiefs S Daniel Sorensen picked off Raiders QB Derek Carr to seal the Chiefs victory in tonight’s game in Las Vegas. Sorensen leads the Chiefs defense with three interceptions this season. He owns 10 interceptions for his career and his three this season tie his single-season career high (2016). He finished the game with four tackles (three solo), one pass defensed and one interception.
BUTKER SURPASSES 500 CAREER POINTS: With five points (five PATs) in tonight’s game, Chiefs K Harrison Butker now owns 503 career points, moving past RB Priest Holmes (500) for the fourth-most all-time points scored in franchise history. He becomes the fifth player in franchise history with 500 or more career points. He is 15 points shy of passing K Ryan Succop (517) for third place on the list.
