To get you ready for week 7, FanHouse is previewing all 14 NFL games. Here is the Kansas City Chiefs/Oakland Raiders preview.2007 Records:
Kansas City Chiefs 3-3 (t-1st in AFC West)
Oakland Raiders 2-3 (t-3rd in AFC West)
Last Game:
Chiefs 27, Bengals 20
Chargers 28, Raiders 14
When the Chiefs have the ball: They'll try to pound it with Larry Johnson, who had only his second 100 yard game of the season last weekend. LJ has been struggling this year, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry. He got stuffed in the second half against the Bengals despite going over the century mark early in the game. The Raiders defense has been weak against the run, giving up around 144 yards per game. Priest Holmes probably won't be active just yet, and backup Michael Bennett was traded to the Bucs, so LJ will see a lot of work.
When the Raiders have the ball: They will go with their bread and butter and hope to run the ball as well. In their two wins, they've averaged over 240 yards on the ground per game. In their three losses, they've averaged only 115 yards rushing. They'll give it to a healthier LaMont Jordan, and potentially feed it to Justin Fargas and Dominic Rhodes, if they have enough carries to go around.
