Arrowhead Pride - Chiefs vs. Raiders 2017: Updates, news, injuries, how to watch and moreKansas City Chiefs news, rumors, roster updates and more.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46893/arrowheadpride_f.png2017-10-20T11:54:01-05:00http://www.arrowheadpride.com/rss/stream/162683732017-10-20T11:54:01-05:002017-10-20T11:54:01-05:005 Chiefs-Raiders thoughts
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<h1 id="UtuRY9"><strong>Team Honey Thunder</strong></h1>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I think <a href="https://twitter.com/honeythunder14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@honeythunder14</a>'s future is bright.</p>— Kent Swanson (@kent_swanson) <a href="https://twitter.com/kent_swanson/status/919940245394804737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2017</a>
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<p id="Sn0Oux"><span>Demarcus Robinson</span> has a chance to be a very good wide receiver. He flashed in the X role last night. Him and <span>Chris Conley</span> are different types of players and both added their personality to the role. <span>Conley</span> is bigger, a better blocker, more physically imposing and deliberate in his routes. Robinson has looser hips, a more diverse route tree and more upside as an explosive playmaker.</p>
<p id="zhfmNm">If he continues to play like this going into next year, there will be some interesting personnel decisions in 2018. Robinson has rapport with QBOTF Patrick Mahomes already. The <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> might have another good problem on their hands.</p>
<h1 id="lkm71Q">*Seinfeld voice* “Witzmann!”</h1>
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<p id="gCTZ6r">If Brian Witzmann starts on October 30th against Denver, I have a hard time believing <span>Parker Ehinger</span> will see the field as a starter barring injury. If the Chiefs value that continuity on the line, I understand why they did it. However, Witzmann’s performance to this date doesn’t warrant the leash he’s been given. If Ehinger can’t reclaim the role, I’d add guard to the draft list.</p>
<h1 id="94679C">Big Fish</h1>
<p id="WSb7wX"><span>Eric Fisher</span> is underperforming his contract. The Chiefs invested heavily in him and <span>Laurent Duvernay-Tardif</span> as ascending players. Fisher hasn’t ascended and LDT has been hurt. I think both contracts may have had something to do with John Dorsey’s firing. He waited too long to re-sign <span>Justin Houston</span> and <span>Eric Berry</span>, so he was aggressive in locking up those two. With Mitch Morse’s extension looming (or not), the decisions aren’t getting easier. The offensive line isn’t terrible. You just can’t have a ton of money tied up in not terrible.</p>
<h1 id="FsLiY6">The Chiefs need an enforcer</h1>
<p id="iJttYj">I think the loss of Eric Berry is finally starting to catch up to the Chiefs. One of my biggest issues with the Chiefense is they lack a physical edge. Berry at times was the tone setter for the Chiefs last year. The Chiefs need that desperately. The defensive personnel has a lot of athletic players, but no bullies. Maybe if Justin Houston moved from safety (kidding, sorry) back to an edge defender, he could help provide that.</p>
<h1 id="EzGchz">They’re going to win a lot of games</h1>
<p id="7T7iP5">Finally, the Chiefs are probably winning 12 or 13 games. They’ve already won five games in their most difficult stretch of the season. They have one of the easiest remaining schedules in the NFL. As many issues have shown up the last two weeks, players start returning, the schedule starts to get easier, and the Chiefs are well positioned to peak at the most critical time of the year. That’s all that means anything to the current fanbase anyway. We’ve seen a lot of regular season wins. There’s a few January (and dare I say February?) demons to exorcise. The Chiefs are well positioned to have a great shot at doing it. </p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/20/16508092/5-chiefs-raiders-thoughts-theyre-missing-eric-berryKent Swanson2017-10-20T08:53:43-05:002017-10-20T08:53:43-05:00The Chiefs need to figure out the defense
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<p>Is it Bob Sutton or the players?</p> <p id="8CoPC9">After the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Kansas City Chiefs</a> game ended and they officially lost to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> to drop to 5-2 on the season, I sat back and watched some of the mentions on Twitter, the comments on Facebook and in our own comments section. </p>
<p id="pqnkAw">The most familiar criticism came against Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton.</p>
<p id="aoJvL0">Why are the Chiefs so bad against the run? Can they find a better option than CB <span>Phillip Gaines</span>, who continues to get torched? Can Terrance Mitchell get some help if they’re going to target him 15 times in a game like the Raiders did? Can the Chiefs get some sort of pass rush?</p>
<p id="sgZLTs">CAN YOU NOT DROP JUSTIN HOUSTON IN COVERAGE ON THE GAME’S BIGGEST PLAY?</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great use of an elite pass rusher on a game-deciding play. <a href="https://t.co/NDjmdu87hZ">pic.twitter.com/NDjmdu87hZ</a></p>— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayWendler/status/921240345957998593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="40vG9A">(There are actual reasons for that last one that makes sense but I’m too fired up not to in all caps there)</p>
<p id="0VvmRC">This was a bad game for the Chiefs defense. It felt a little bit like <span>Deshaun Watson</span> throwing those bombs up in the air and completing them but not doing that in garbage time, doing it when it actually matters. </p>
<p id="VlUqCG">I don’t know the solution here. Should Sutton have blitzed more? Derek Carr was 9/11 for 132 yards and two touchdowns against the blitz. Should they have blitzed less? Chiefs fans are already saying they don’t get enough pressure. </p>
<p id="K8W1Ge">Again, I don’t know the solution but the Chiefs defense has clearly taken a step back this year. I don’t think you’re talking about firing Bob Sutton here. I know some Chiefs fans are but I’m not. If the Chiefs are this bad at the end of the season and it ends with another one and out then maybe we’re talking. But not right now. </p>
<p id="bOEVXl">After the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> game, you could say, well, they only gave up 19 points. That was true and I was one of those people making that argument even though the defense looked bad last week against the Steelers too. This week? That’s a tougher argument to make.</p>
<p id="cJOlOQ">This defensive unit and this coaching staff has been here for four-plus years now. They can’t keep going backwards defensively. This feels as close as the Andy Reid Chiefs have ever been to being a contender. They need to figure this out. These teams don’t come around all the time.</p>
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https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/20/16507604/the-kansas-city-chiefs-need-to-figure-out-their-defense-who-is-to-blameJoel Thorman2017-10-20T08:10:01-05:002017-10-20T08:10:01-05:00Peters, Lynch ride the BART home after the game
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<p id="fIZCtB">After the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> stunned the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a>, it appears that KC Chiefs CB <span>Marcus Peters</span> took the BART back with Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch.<a href="http://theundefeated.com/features/marshawn-lynch-oakland-beast-mode/"> They’re both from Oakland.</a> </p>
<p id="Zo16nH">You can hear them giving <span>Peters</span> a hard time here (“F the Chiefs”):</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marshawn Lynch& Marcus Peters took the BART train home last night & Beast Mode got people on the train to chant “fuck the Chiefs” Hilarious.</p>— Jamal (PHI 5-1) (@FinneseBuckets) <a href="https://twitter.com/FinneseBuckets/status/921357449063469056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">IM ON THE BART WITH MARSHAWN LYNCH <a href="https://t.co/e0Bu7wQhCk">pic.twitter.com/e0Bu7wQhCk</a></p>— chris (@chandaye) <a href="https://twitter.com/chandaye/status/921243358462275584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="MiV3r4">Marshawn was ejected from the game after running onto the field to apparently protect Peters, who was about to get into it with the Raiders linemen after hitting <span>Derek Carr</span> late. </p>
<p id="TX1yKp">It was reported that Marshawn left the stadium after being ejected. However, pictures later showed he was in the stands hanging out. In the stands!</p>
<p id="lUJLwJ">Then, after the game, they took the BART home.</p>
<p id="rJjHl7">I gotta know though: Did Peters go back on the team plane with the Chiefs? Is that normal not to do that in a situation like this?</p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/20/16507588/marcus-peters-marshawn-lynch-ride-the-bart-after-the-raiders-beat-the-chiefsJoel Thorman2017-10-19T23:04:55-05:002017-10-19T23:04:55-05:00Chiefs lose a heartbreaker, 31-30
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<p id="4bUD3B">What a way for the Kansas City Chiefs to lose. The Oakland Raiders win, 31-30. This game had a little bit of everything, including one of the wildest endings I remember. The Raiders thought they won with a long touchdown pass to Jared Cook then the Chiefs thought they won - a few times - before the Raiders threw the game winner with no time left. </p>
<p id="QBoqU7">The ending was insane.</p>
<p id="CoHUOX">The Raiders threw what they thought was a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jared Cook with 16 seconds left. However, the refs ruled that Cook was not in yet and that he was down a half yard short. So there was a 10-second run-off and with 8 seconds left they got it back.</p>
<p id="oLQBv6">They threw a touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree BUT offensive pass interference was called. They threw an incomplete pass over the middle but it was defensive holding. The same call to Eric Murray on the next play and another shot at it. </p>
<p id="0mxJE5">Carr then hit Crabtree two yards out for the win. Killer game for the Chiefs to lose.</p>
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<p id="KMdXqb"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2017101900/2017/REG7/Chiefs@Raiders?icampaign=scoreStrip-globalNav-2017101900#menu=drivechart&tab=analyze&pbp=gc-pbp-2">Final stats are here.</a></p>
<h3 id="5htYLp">Alex Smith put up big numbers</h3>
<p id="MXel5O"><span>Alex Smith</span> stats: 25/36 for 342 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs</p>
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<h3 id="O55nrZ">Kareem Hunt had another 100 yards</h3>
<p id="HWIvoF"><span>Kareem Hunt</span> stats: 18 carries for 87 yards, 4 catches for 30 yards</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kareem Hunt eclipses 100 yards for the 7th time in 7 games. Rookie record continues.</p>— Arrowhead Addict (@ArrowheadAddict) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArrowheadAddict/status/921213024354144256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<h3 id="UXQB1C">There was that guy who used to be good</h3>
<p id="gS3ur4"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> WR <span>Amari Cooper</span> had 146 yards on the season coming into this game. He had more yards than that tonight! He put up two first half touchdowns on the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> (partially thanks to a pass interference non-call). </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Amari Cooper: 19 targets, 11 receptions, 210 yards, 2 TDs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KCvsOAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KCvsOAK</a></p>— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) <a href="https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/921219318548897792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<h3 id="8SvRDl">There was payback for the tipped pass touchdown</h3>
<p id="naWNPZ">First it was the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a>’ <span>Zach Ertz</span> getting a tipped pass on the Chiefs and almost scoring. Then it was <span>Antonio Brown</span> with the killer touchdown last week on the tipped pass. </p>
<p id="jvi6oP">It was about time the tipped pass went the Chiefs way.</p>
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<h3 id="eiIgkL">There was a fight</h3>
<p id="ZtGnXU"><span>Marcus Peters</span> hit <span>Derek Carr</span> late, the Raiders got upset about it and they all started pushing and shoving. With the Raiders offensive line staring down <span>Peters</span>, <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/19/16506548/chiefs-and-raiders-fight-marshawn-lynch-ejected">Marshawn Lynch came running in from the sidelines to get Peters out of there</a>. </p>
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<h3 id="cISF3F">There were some bad calls</h3>
<p id="4ZT79a">The refs missed some calls:</p>
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<li id="827gHM">Offensive pass interference non-call on Amari Cooper which resulted in a Raiders touchdown.</li>
<li id="rUL77F">Phantom illegal contact call on <span>Eric Murray</span> which negated a Chiefs turnover.</li>
<li id="qjL5uK">Missed facemask from <span>Marquette King</span> on <span>Tyreek Hill</span>. </li>
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https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/19/16506878/chiefs-vs-raiders-final-score-wild-ending-as-kansas-city-loses-31-30Joel Thorman2017-10-19T22:56:37-05:002017-10-19T22:56:37-05:00Chiefs vs. Raiders refs were bad
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<p id="XVlPuX">The refs had a bad night in the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> Thursday night football game. They missed calls and made bad calls. It wasn’t just that they missed a few calls it’s that those calls came on huge plays — one on a touchdown and another that negated a turnover. </p>
<p id="wW5OX1">They got some right, including a few big ones at the end like Jared Cook’s non-game winner late that wasn’t actually a touchdown.</p>
<p id="nbt64k">They made other bad mistakes though.</p>
<h3 id="TZZW0e">Offensive pass interference non-call results in Raiders TD</h3>
<p id="X3InUu">The crazy thing here is the refs threw the penalty flag AND THEN PICKED IT UP! They decided this was NOT offensive pass interference.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">IF THIS ISN'T OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, WHAT IS? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHIEFS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CHIEFS</a> <a href="https://t.co/gXkvMrWdbO">pic.twitter.com/gXkvMrWdbO</a></p>— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayWendler/status/921174851662073862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<h3 id="hEYSp6">The phantom illegal contact</h3>
<p id="8skFWo"><span>Tony Romo</span> was quick to call this one out as a bad call. <span>Derek Carr</span> fumbled and <span>Justin Houston</span> recovered the ball on this play. Huge turnover, right? Nope. Away from the ball was this phantom illegal contact call on <span>Eric Murray</span>. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">They call this illegal contact but no OPI on Cooper. Fix is in<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsNation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/s2SxRg8SuQ">pic.twitter.com/s2SxRg8SuQ</a></p>— Represent Mizzou (@RepresentMizzou) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepresentMizzou/status/921183020060639237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="OKAs2H">Tony Romo was quick to point out that this was actually a bad call and the Chiefs got screwed. The Raiders went on to kick a field goal. </p>
<h3 id="UEfVJ6">Where’s the facemask?</h3>
<p id="LQE6e6">The Raiders punted it to <span>Tyreek Hill</span> and the punter <span>Marquette King</span> came down and made the tackle. You can tell it’s a punter making the tackle because it was an awkward tackle. </p>
<p id="9JQrCs">Did anyone notice King ripped his helmet off by the facemask? I saw it live and this screengrab shots the facemask. This one wasn’t as bad as the others but this was obvious watching it live.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/ArrowheadPride?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ArrowheadPride</a> no facemask on King? Has him by the front AND pulls it off from the back. <a href="https://t.co/RLMHbAsqrS">pic.twitter.com/RLMHbAsqrS</a></p>— Greg Burgess (@geburgess) <a href="https://twitter.com/geburgess/status/921205142950744064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/19/16506846/chiefs-vs-raiders-refs-were-badJoel Thorman2017-10-19T21:36:40-05:002017-10-19T21:36:40-05:00Chiefs get payback for the tipped pass
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<p id="OyqNTa">The <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Kansas City Chiefs</a> got some payback for last week’s touchdown with this 63-yard touchdown pass from <span>Alex Smith</span> to Albert Wilson. Watch the play here with the tipped pass and catch:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ALEX SMITH CAN DO NO WRONG <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHIEFS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CHIEFS</a> <a href="https://t.co/FGSBIDyHpH">pic.twitter.com/FGSBIDyHpH</a></p>— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayWendler/status/921202699592523776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="BWAYlE">It’s payback for last week because a very similar play to this happened last week in the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> game when <span>Antonio Brown</span> caught a tipped pass and ran it back for a touchdown. That touchdown killed the Chiefs in that game and helped them to the loss. The Chiefs were the victims of another tipped pass in the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a> game when <span>Zach Ertz</span> caught one.</p>
<p id="XfDsqV">This one went the Chiefs way. </p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/19/16506810/chiefs-somehow-get-a-tipped-pass-touchdown-that-goes-for-63-yardsJoel Thorman2017-10-19T20:48:57-05:002017-10-19T20:48:57-05:00Chiefs and Raiders fight, Marshawn Lynch ejected
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<p id="nZGEyd">It’s a <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> game because we have some fighting. The Chiefs and Raiders went at it after <span>Marcus Peters</span> hit <span>Derek Carr</span> late and then <span>Marshawn Lynch</span> was ejected after making contact with an official while apparently trying to protect Peters.</p>
<p id="96UU3D">This started because <span>Peters</span> hit Carr late. At least it looked late to me when watching it but I don’t know when the whistle actually blew it dead. Chiefs DE <span>Allen Bailey</span> was taking Carr to the ground on a play that looked to be about over. Peters came in and hit Carr as he was going down (again, I didn’t hear a whistle). They flagged Peters for that late hit.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">That’s a bulljive call on Peters. Carr wasn’t dwn.</p>— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShannonSharpe/status/921188060280258560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="a6Lwwi">The two teams started pushing and shoving after the Raiders players came to Carr’s defense. Marshawn Lynch then CAME RUNNING FROM THE SIDELINES and made contact with an official. It looked like he was pushing Peters back at one point like he wanted him to stay away from it. He and Peters have a <a href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/kansas-city-chiefs/0ap3000000819224/Peters-has-a-message-for-Lynch">longtime history</a> in Oakland together. Was he protecting Peters? If so those Oakland ties run deep. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looked like Lynch was coming in to protect Peters? The Oakland is strong in that one.</p>— Sam Mellinger (@mellinger) <a href="https://twitter.com/mellinger/status/921187514576093186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's clear that Marshawn Lynch only did that because Marcus Peters was involved.</p>— Carrington Harrison (@cdotharrison) <a href="https://twitter.com/cdotharrison/status/921188215310241792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="4F8uLv">Watch this one and the theory he was protecting Peters makes sense:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marshawn Lynch has been ejected from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raiders?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Raiders</a> game for making contact with an official. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsvsRaiders?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsvsRaiders</a> <a href="https://t.co/rEY7aqQ0Ij">pic.twitter.com/rEY7aqQ0Ij</a></p>— Underdog Sports (@RealTheUnderdog) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealTheUnderdog/status/921189810621923329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a>
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<p id="NSPB7X">I’m not sure what the story was but I can’t emphasize how crazy it was seeing Lynch running from the sideline into the fray. He appeared to grab the official and that’s usually an automatic ejection. </p>
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https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/19/16506548/chiefs-and-raiders-fight-marshawn-lynch-ejectedJoel Thorman2017-10-19T20:18:28-05:002017-10-19T20:18:28-05:00Khalil Mack is a strong man, throws Eric Fisher to the ground
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<p id="wSZXvR"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> LB <span>Khalil Mack</span> is very, very good. <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> LT <span>Eric Fisher</span> is good. But Mack is much better. The evidence I present is this play where Mack used arm to push Fisher to the ground. The strength here is crazy.</p>
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<p id="Adwj9M">Mack is already being moved around the defense and is disrupting the game. This could be a big game for him so whatever the Chiefs can do to stop him ... </p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/10/19/16506526/khalil-mack-is-a-strong-man-throws-eric-fisher-to-the-groundJoel Thorman