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KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND
Game time: 8 p.m.TV: NFL NetworkOpening line: Chiefs by 4. Record vs. spread: Chiefs 7-7; Raiders 6-8.Series history: Chiefs lead 50-43-2. Last meeting: Chiefs 17, Raiders 13, Nov. 19, 2006.Notes: Kansas City, loser of three straight, has beaten Oakland seven straight. ... RB Larry Johnson, headed to Pro Bowl, ranks second in rushing (1,626 yards) and fourth in yards from scrimmage (1,904 yards) in league. ... G Will Shields earned his 12th trip to Pro Bowl. ... QB Trent Green is 9-3 as starter vs. Oakland. ... Tony Gonzalez, also selected to Pro Bowl, needs one TD to tie Shannon Sharpe (62) for most by a TE in NFL history. ... Gonzalez (66 catches for 812 yards) has 21 catches and two TDs in past three vs. Oakland. ... Oakland has been shut out three times this season, including two at home. The Raiders had been shut out at home only once before this season. ... Raiders reached another franchise first in losing seventh straight game and are one loss from matching 1962 team for most defeats in franchise history. ... Raiders have 156 points, fewest in NFL. Raiders could be first team since 2000 (Browns and Bengals) to score fewer than 200 points in a season and 11th team to do so since NFL went to 16-game schedule in 1978. ... Oakland has worst turnover differential in league, minus-16. ... WR Alvis Whitted, with 27 catches for 299 yards, is done for season (wrist). ... QB Aaron Brooks has seven INTs and just three TDs this season. ... Raiders have gained league-worst 244.5 yards per game, including AFC-low 150.3 yards in the air. ... Chris Carr has 27.1-yard kickoff return average.Prediction: Chiefs, 19-0
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