The Kansas City Chiefs are a perfect 5-0 in Las Vegas (technically, Paradise, Nevada ), including four wins over the Las Vegas Raiders and one Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers this past February. Is there something special in the water, is it dumb luck, or are the Chiefs just a superior team when they play at Allegiant Stadium? I lean toward the latter.
Since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020, it’s felt like Arrowhead West for the Chiefs. Fans flock to take in the Vegas experience and cheer their team on along the way. Winning always enhances the experience, and Chiefs fans have been spoiled in this way for the past few years. The Chiefs have scored more than 30 points in every game they’ve played against the Raiders in Vegas. There’s something about playing the Raiders on the road and in that building that has been good to the Chiefs.
The trend continues with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid having more wins as a coach-quarterback combo in Allegiant Stadium than any Raiders coach-QB duo. The Raiders can’t keep a steady signal-caller in their locker room, already jumping between Gardner Minshew and Aiden O’Connell at quarterback this season. Additionally, there isn’t a lot of winning happening within that organization in general…