FLASH RECAP:
Maurice Leggett returns a Raiders fumble 67 yards for a touchdown to catapult Kansas City (2-10) to a victory over Oakland (3-9) before an announced crowd of 61,379 at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum on Nov. 30, 2008.
Leggett scores after the Raiders botch a trick play on a 43-yard field goal attempt early in the second quarter.
Holder Shane Lechler fields Jon Condo's snap, places the football on the turf and then flips it between his legs in the direction of kicker Sebastian Janikowski.
The opportunistic Leggett scoops up the ball in full stride and bolts for the end zone — a potential 10-point swing.
"It’s something we’ve been working on all year," Raiders coach Tom Cable tells reporters after Oakland's sixth straight home loss to archrival Kansas City. "They were lined up exactly as we wanted them to. We just didn’t execute. That was my decision and, obviously, it was not a good one."
Larry Johnson has 92 rushing yards and a touchdown to help the Chiefs end a seven-game losing streak and win for only the third time in the past 22 games.
Justin Fargas scores on a 1-yard run and Janikowski kicks field goals of 25 and 51 yards for the Raiders.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
CB Maurice Leggett — Returns a fumble 67 yards for a TD after a botched trick play on a Raiders’ fake field goal attempt early in the second, giving the Chiefs a 10-3 lead.
RB Larry Johnson — Has 92 rushing yards on 24 carries and a TD. His 1-yard scoring run 1:47 into the final period snaps a 10-all tie.
QB Tyler Thigpen — Engineers two fourth-quarter scoring drives that account for 10 points after Oakland deadlocks the score at 10-all. Thigpen finishes 15-of-22 passing for 162 yards and has 48 rushing yards on 11 carries.
TE Tony Gonzalez — Has 8 catches for 110 yards. Two of those catches come against highly regarded Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
RB Justin Fargas — Has 82 rushing yards on 18 carries and a TD. His 1-yard scoring run early in the second half is his first rushing TD of the season. Fargas’ fourth-quarter lost fumble sets up a 27-yard field goal by the Chiefs’ Connor Barth.
TE Zach Miller — Has 5 catches for 79 yards.
CB Chris Johnson — His 44-yard interception return sets up the Raiders’ lone touchdown.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders have 271 total yards of offense against a Chiefs team that entered the game allowing a league-low 406.3 yards per game.
Oakland scores 13 points against a Kansas City defense that allowed a franchise-worst 54 points the previous week against Buffalo.
The Raiders' JaMarcus Russell completes 6 of his final 22 passes after opening the game with 4 completions in 6 attempts. He finishes 10-of-28 passing for 132 yards for a 51.5 passer rating.
THEY SAID IT:
Chiefs CB Maurice Leggett
"I was surprised they actually ran a fake. It surprised me. When I saw the ball on the ground, it was an opportunity to make a play. … It’s a great win — a big confidence boost.”
"Even though we were 3-8, we were still thinking that there was a chance that we could get to the playoffs. It hurts because now it's pretty much out of the way."
Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Raiders touchdowns on five first-half possessions. Oakland is 1-for-70 in that category through the season's first 12 games.
1: Receptions by Oakland's Ronald Curry for no yards, the only catch by a Raiders wide receiver.
3-19: Chiefs record the past 22 regular-season games. Two of Kansas City's wins over that juncture have come against the Raiders in Oakland.
DID YOU KNOW?:
Chiefs RB Larry Johnson scores his 11th career rushing touchdown (in nine games) against Oakland with a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs' Maurice Leggett (31) prepares to pick up a
fumble as Raiders K Seabastian Janikowski reaches for the ball.
