Chiefs vs. Raiders 2017 results: Scores and highlights from ‘Thursday Night Football’

The Raiders topped the Chiefs in the best game of the season so far. Derek Carr played the hero at the end of the game, which btw, WAS TOTALLY BONKERS.

Oh yeah, and in the first half, Marshawn Lynch was ejected — and then watched the rest of the game from the stands. Woo, what a game.

Raiders 31, Chiefs 30 The Raiders got the ball back with a chance to win, so you know Tony Romo was at his most excitable on the broadcast. On fourth down with about 30 seconds to go, Derek Carr connected with Jared Cook to get the Raiders to the Kansas City 29-yard line.

Carr took two shots that just missed being completed. Then on third down, this is where things start to go off the rails.

Jared Cook snatched the ball out of the air with three defenders around to temporarily give the Raiders the touchdown — until the play was reviewed and Cook was ruled down at the 1.

On the next play, with 8 seconds left (thanks to a runoff), Michael Crabtree caught the touchdown pass, but he pushed off so he got flagged for OPI. With the game down to one play, the Chiefs then got a defensive holding penalty.

So it’s again down to one play. Carr found Cordarrelle Patterson, but he couldn’t come down with the ball in bounds. BUT! There was ANOTHER defensive penalty against the Chiefs.

SO ONE MORE TIME: The Raiders get their last chance (FOR REAL) to win. Carr hit Crabtree in the end zone, Giorgio Tavecchio nails the point after, Raiders win!

As a side note, Amari Cooper set a new career-high mark with 210 receiving yards.

Chiefs 30, Raiders 24 The Raiders finally got the ball back after the Chiefs bled six minutes off the clock ... and then went three-and-out. Don’t throw short of the sticks on third down, Derek!

Chiefs 30, Raiders 24 Giorgio Tavecchio got off the schneid with his first made field goal of the night. Derek Carr marched the Raiders down the field, but the drive stalled in the red zone.

Chiefs 30, Raiders 21 Alex Smith has already thrown as many touchdowns this season as he did last season, but he couldn’t add to that total. The Chiefs still padded their lead, though, thanks to Harrison Butker’s 37-yard field goal.

Chiefs 27, Raiders 21 Um, what? We don’t know how exactly, but Alex Smith threw a 63-yard touchdown to Albert Wilson. No, that’s not an “Alex Smith can’t throw deep” joke. That’s a “how did THAT happen?” touchdown.

Just watch this:

So yeah, the Chiefs are ahead again.

Raiders 21, Chiefs 20 Derek Carr launched a deep pass to Amari Cooper, who was interfered with by Marcus Peters. The 47-yard penalty set the Raiders up at first-and-goal. On second down, DeAndre Washington did his best Beast Mode impression and rumbled in for the 4-yard touchdown.

Giorgio Tavecchio, fresh off two missed field goals, was called for a false start on the point extra attempt. He juuuuuust sneaked it through the uprights, giving the Raiders the lead.

Chiefs 20, Raiders 14 Oakland used the last seconds to get inside field goal range, but the 45-yard attempt sailed wide left. The Chiefs went into the locker room preserving their six-point lead.

Chiefs 20, Raiders 14 The Chiefs extended their lead near the end of the half with a 39-yard field goal.

When the dust settled, the Raiders attempted a 53-yard field goal, only for it to be blocked.

Things got extremely chippy after a late hit on Carr, leading to a scuffle. During the fracas, Marshawn Lynch ran off the bench and shoved a referee, which drew an automatic ejection.

Chiefs 17, Raiders 14 Despite the great punt, the Chiefs absolutely roasted the Raiders’ defense, going 99 yards on just three plays. The drive was quickly finished off by Tyreek Hill housing a 64-yard catch-and-run, putting KC back on top.

Marquette King delivered another doozy of a punt, pinning the Chiefs back on their 1-yard line.

Bad break for the Chiefs, who strip-sacked Derek Carr for a turnover, but the play was nullified by defensive holding.

Khalil Mack removed Eric Fisher’s soul from his body here.

Raiders 14, Chiefs 10 Cooper scored again, and there’s no controversy this time when he simply out-ran the defense for his second touchdown.

Cordarrelle Patterson had one of the early highlights with this nifty one-handed grab to convert a third down.

Chiefs 10, Raiders 7 A Kareem Hunt 34-yard run got the Chiefs across midfield, and Kansas City got a lucky break when a roughing-the-passer call saved them from fourth down. Travis Kelce got the lead back with a 10-yard touchdown, sneaking behind the Raiders’ defense for a relatively easy score.

Raiders 7, Chiefs 3 The Raiders opened up the game early with a spectacular flea-flicker score, which was slightly marred by Amari Cooper getting away with obvious offensive pass interference.

Chiefs 3, Raiders 0 The Chiefs’ opening drive showed more promise than it did last week, with Harrison Butker hitting a 53-yard field goal to get them on the board.

NaVorro Bowman is starting for the Raiders, who signed him shortly after he got released by the San Francisco 49ers.

The Alex Smith-led Kansas City Chiefs suffered their first loss in Week 6, but they are still atop of the AFC West. The Oakland Raiders, on the other hand, are in the midst of a four-game losing streak — and their offense is struggling as of late. Oakland will try to get back in the win column in an AFC West showdown on Thursday Night Football at 8:25 p.m. ET broadcast on CBS and NFL Network, with a stream available on Amazon Prime (live stream).

Kansas City, now 5-1, fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6 but is still one of the best teams in the NFL. The Chiefs have the second-highest scoring offense in the league at 29.5 points per game. They also have the seventh-ranked pass offense and the fourth-best rushing attack. Rookie running back Kareem Hunt leads the league in rushing with 630 yards. He is the catalyst of this offense.

Oakland, on the other hand, only averages 20.7 points per game this season on its way to a 2-4 record. And its offense, led by quarterback Derek Carr, looks mediocre at best this season. Running back Marshawn Lynch, who came out of retirement in the offseason to play for the Raiders, only has 257 yards and two touchdowns this season. Oakland will have to score points if it wants to keep up with Kansas City’s high-octane offense.

Charcandrick West’s absence could be a bit of a problem for the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s currently out with a concussion and it seems unlikely he would be able to return on the short week to play Thursday night in Oakland.

West is the Chiefs backup running back but he is a good pass blocker as we noticed last week with the block of his career. Kareem Hunt will continue to take the lion’s share of the reps against the Raiders but the Chiefs would sometimes bring West in for obvious passing downs because of his blocking ability.

The Chiefs control games by getting teams to process and worry about what is happening pre- and post-snap. They aren’t playing with blistering tempo. They’re moving their chess pieces around to get teams to adjust, to think. That style creates a rhythm. Once Andy Reid gets into that rhythm, it’s as fun to watch as any offense in the NFL.

That usual rhythm was significantly disrupted early, and it snowballed from there. The Steelers got more opportunities to pin their ears back, pursue Smith and control the game. They were able to be the aggressor.

For all the focus the Raiders made on the secondary in the draft and with the hire of John Pagano to be Assistant Head Coach - Defense, it has yet to yield a single interception. And we’re six games in.

If you’re thinking that seems like some kind of record, you’re kinda right. Only two other teams in NFL history have had zero interceptions at this point in the season. This little stat was pointed out Sunday evening by Josh Dubow of the Associated Press.