Las Vegas Raiders to be without key players vs. Kansas City Chiefs on Black Friday

The Las Vegas Raiders are one of the worst teams in football, as Antonio Pierce said this week, facing one of the best teams in football, the Kansas City Chiefs, on the road at Arrowhead Stadium in the freezing cold. But, that's when the Raiders thrive the most. Think about this: the Chiefs have had […]

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The Las Vegas Raiders are one of the worst teams in football, as Antonio Pierce said this week, facing one of the best teams in football, the Kansas City Chiefs, on the road at Arrowhead Stadium in the freezing cold. But, that's when the Raiders thrive the most.

Think about this: the Chiefs have had two losses since Christmas Day last year. One was to the Buffalo Bills this year and the other to the Raiders on Christmas Day last year. This time it's on Black Friday, so not quite as cold, but cold nonetheless.

But, it will be a very tough challenge, as the Raiders are going to be down quite a few players. Gardner Minshew and Jakorian Bennett were already placed on IR, so they won't be on the inactive list, but there are starters and key players on it that the Raiders could really use.

Raiders inactive players:

  • RB Alexander Mattison
  • CB Nate Hobbs
  • RB Zamir White
  • TE Harrison Bryant
  • G Cody Whitehair
  • DT Matthew Butler
  • WR Ramel Keyton

Chiefs inactive players:

  • OL CJ Hanson
  • DT Marlon Tuipulotu
  • OT Ethan Driskell
  • RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
  • K Spencer Shrader
  • OT D.J. Humphries
  • DE Malik Herring

The Raiders will go on to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons next.