Visitor:  Oakland Raiders

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  December 24, 2011

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          OT       Final

OAK               3          0          7          3          3            16

KC                  3          0          3          7          0            13

 

Visitor playmakers:

WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, TE Brandon Myers, S Matt Giordano, WR Denarius Moore, Richard Seymour, CB Stanford Routt

 

Home playmakers:

WR Dexter McCluster, WR Dwayne Bowe, LB Derrick Johnson, S Javier Arenas

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  No

 

Grade:  8.5/10 – Picture freezes up through much of the 4^th quarter and all of overtime, audio OK.  I need a new copy.

 

Notes:  Carson Palmer threw for 237 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (8-7). His perfectly thrown 53-yard pass to Darrius Heyward-Bey in overtime set up Janikowski's winning kick, which allowed Oakland to avoid a second straight late-game meltdown.

 

Kyle Orton threw for 300 yards for Kansas City, including a 49-yard toss to Dexter McCluster that set up a short TD toss to Dwayne Bowe with 1:02 left in regulation to tie the game.

 

Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 36-yard field goal 2:13 into overtime Saturday, giving the Raiders a 16-13 victory that kept alive their playoff hopes and eliminated Kansas City from contention.

 

Running time:  2:30 (2 DVDs)