Week nine features the Raiders' oldest rival, Kansas City Chiefs. This is the only team in my division that I see as a threat; they have a running back who could make popcorn out of any defender--Christian Okoye--and Derrick Thomas, the AFC's fiercest linebacker. They have a few other good players, but those are the 2 that usually kick my ass. Hopefully, I can avoid a pounding by both of them.

1st Quarter On their first drive, the Chiefs run Barry "Word to your mother" 3 times for what seemed like an eternity. After knocking arround my whole defense, Word gets 15 yards and a first down. Okoye falls short of the marker on 3rd and 9, so they go for the reliable leg of Nick Lowery...except it didn't seem reliable this time. Of course, I make them regret it with 2 runs for 20 yards from Bo Jackson, but after 3 horrible plays, Jeff Gossett boots it into the endzone. On the Chiefs first play, Greg Townsend takes out some aggression on Word, who is carted off shortly after. Two plays later, Steve DeBerg launches a pass to a wide open Robb Thomas, who takes his 2 B's to my 23 yard line. Raiders 0, Chiefs 0

Isn't he black?...Uh-oh, we got a problem here...

Roberts was invisible? So that's how he got past my defense...

2nd Quarter Soon after the begining of the quarter, SDB throws a pass over the middle to their tight end "Fettuccini" Alfredo Roberts for a 20 yard touchdown. This kind of a thing irks me; Thomas is one thing, but Roberts? He's like, the worst TE in the game! On 2nd down of my next possession, Jay Schroeder gets flattened by Dan Saleaumua, who is about as wide as his name is long. Fatass sacks Schroeder again and forces me to punt. Okoye rumbles his way to midfield before Todd McNair, filling in for the maimed Word, flies down the field at Jackson speed for a 50 yard TD. With :05 left in the half, Schroeder throws a desperation pass to Mervyn Fernandez. Merv catches it and outruns his man for the Raiders first score.

Halftime; Raiders 7, Chiefs 14

Besides that Hail Mary at the end of the half, I haven't any offense to speak of. My defense has let Okoye and co. slap them around like a bitch the whole 2nd quarter. And...Alfredo? Come on!

3rd Quarter KC's defense stops Marcus Allen short on 3rd and 5, so I'm forced bring out "The Goose" again and punt. On first down, McNair takes a pass from SDB for 15 and a first. They lose 4 on the next set of downs and punt from my 45 (obviously Lowery's miss has shaken their confidence in him). After an 18 yard run by Bo, KC's D shuts me down on the next 3 plays and I'm punting yet again. The Chiefs end the quarter with a 17 yard play to Fettuccini. Raiders 7, Chiefs 14

I saw this formation a lot in this game.

Where is the real Jay Schoeder, and what have you done with him?

4th Quarter Finally, things seem to turn in my favor. Howie Long gets a sack on DeBerg for a huge loss. Shortly after, Terry McDaniel, picks off a screen pass at the KC 24. I take this opportunity to send Bo speeding into the endzone to tie it up. On the ensuing drive, Stephone Paige catches one in coverage for 25 yards. Two plays later, the Nigerian Nightmare popcorns down to the 12. On the following play, DeBerg throws to Paige once more for a score. With 1:43 left, I decide not to panic and go to Bo once more at my 6. He delivers 12 yards for a much-needed cushion. I throw on the next play and Gault make the catch and runs to the Chiefs 42 where I decide to take a time-out. With 38 seconds remaining, I pick pass again, but instead of throwing it, Jay takes off with it. With the clock winding down, all I can do is sit here and yell, "STOP, YOU FOOL, STOP!" However, I find my panic suddenly turning into jubilation as Schroeder hauls ass 42 yards for the tying score. Once again, I'm not making this up; that would be retarded. Raiders 21, Chiefs 21

Overtime The Overtime period starts on sour note as Tim Brown gets injured again on the opening kickoff. It gets even worse when Bo's hip finally gives out. Now I'm thinking I'm most definately screwed. A few plays later, it's 4 and 3 on the 22 yard--which should in be Jeff Jaeger range. But as usual I end up kicking myself for counting on Jaeger, who kicks it off the goalpost. However, after 2 horendous throw by SDB and a sack by Townsend, I get a second chance at OT. Three plays and 6 yards later, I have a decision to make at my 41 with 1:02 remaining. This might be my last chance to win this game, but I know if go for it and fail to convert, the Chiefs will surely win. I decide to take that chance and go for it (who wants a tie anyway? I'm trying to make this at least a little exciting). I'm rewarded with 12 yards and a first down from Steve Smith, but time is still ticking away.

What did I do to deserve this??

Ugh, a tie. There's nothing worse than a tie. It was nice that I came back from a 14 point defcit, but I wanted a win, not frikkin stupid-ass tie! If I wanted a tie, I'd drive to the mall. They have a lot of ties there.

Long's 2 sacks was the only real defensive effort I got all game. Even Riki Ellison didn't get any sacks.Plus, there really wasn't anybody on offense that stood out. Um...not much else to say here, though. Congrats, Howie.

---

Rest of the Week

WAS 10, GIA 24 WAS: 188 total yds; 8 first downs GIA: 236 total yds; 11 first downs	PHX 16, MIN 24 PHX: 152 rush yds MIN: Jones 4 rec 132 yds
RAMS 35, ATL 12 RAMS: Ellard 3 rec 117 yds ATL: Rison 6 rec 158 yds	CLE 24, PIT 21 CLE: QB Browns 72% for 186 yds 0 INTs PIT: 122 rush yds
CIN 31, HOU 14 CIN: McGee 4 rec 120 yds HOU: Moon 60% for 231 yds 1 INT	SD 23, SEA 17 SD: Butts 11 car 120 yds SEA: Kane 1 rec 37 yds, 3 kills
NE 21, DEN 28 NE: Grogan 55% for 185 yds 2 INTs DEN: Humphrey 13 car 166 yds	DAL 17, DET 14 DAL: Highsmith 11 car 53 yds, 3 rec 73 yds (Smith inj) DET: Sanders 6 car 85 yds
PHI 0, SF 34 (ouch) PHI: QB Eagles 20% for 9 yds 1 INT, 4 car 19 yds SF: 328 total yds, 14 first downs (cheaters...)	GB 10, TB 16 GB: 191 total yds, 9 first downs TB: Testaverde 60% for 198 yds 0 INTs
CHI 21, NO 24 OT CHI: 343 total yds, 15 first downs NO: Martin 4 rec 129 yds

I thought that the Eagles game was so incredible that I had to take a screenshot of the box score.

Week 10 results (Raiders bye)

IND 3, MIA 38 IND: 155 total yds, 6 first downs MIA: Marino 84% 236 yds 0 INTs	CHI 17, DET 28 CHI: Anderson 12 car 135 yds DET: Sanders 14 car 143 yds, 3 rec 69 yds
PHX 34, DAL 28 OT PHX: 385 total yds, 13 first downs (Smith still inj) DAL: 361 total yds, 18 first downs (746 yds altogether!)	CIN 28, CLE 17 CIN: Brooks 6 car 161 yds CLE: QB Browns 60% for 219 yds 0 INTs
SF 31, ATL 17 SF: Montana 66% for 185 yds 3 INTs ATL: Miller 47% fr 220 yds 2 INTs	PIT 17, DEN 27 PIT: 138 total yds, 6 first downs DEN: Elway 58% for 271 yds 3 INTs
GIA 23, PHI 13 GIA: Ingram 4 rec 163 yds PHI: QB Eagles 37% for 73 yds 0 INT, 4 car 71 yds	MIN 14, TB 24 MIN: 217 total yds, 8 first downs TB: Testaverde 69% for 231 yds 0 INTs
BUF 34, NE 17 BUF: Thomas 15 car 204 yds NE: Grogan 63% 227 yds 1 INT	HOU 14, WAS 20 HOU: Moon 56% for 235 yds 4 INTs WAS: Byner 13 car 112 yds
JETS 17, GB 24 JETS: 227 total yds, 9 first downs GB: Majkowski 66% for 233 yds 2 INTs	RAMS 27, NO 24 OT RAMS: Everett 76% for 288 yds 0 INTs NO: Walsh 53% for 204 yds 0 INTs

---

Raiders' stats

Offense: 2462 total yds (19th), 877 pass yds (28th), 1585 rush yds (1st)
Defense: 1792 total yds (1st), 824 pass yds (1st), 968 rush yds (19th)
Individual
Passing: Schroeder 25/53 (47.1%) 877 yds (16.5 avg) 8 TDs 4 INTs 129.2 rating (NR)
Rushing: Jackson 118 car 1346 yds (11.4 avg) 17 TDs (1st...and injured ;_;)
Receiving: Fernandez 8 rec 391 yds (48.8 avg) 4 TDs (NR)
Defense: Ellison 13 sacks (3rd), Anderson 4 INTs (T-5)
Returning: Brown 12.2 KR avg (30th), 8.6 PR avg (T-11)
Kicking: Jaeger 2/8 FGA!! Jaeger, you're worthless! Oh yeah...Gossett 51.1 punt avg (3rd)

---

Week 10 Standings

Buffalo Bills 8-1
Los Angeles Raiders 7-1-1
Miami Dolphins 6-3
Cincinnati Bengals 6-3
Kansas City Chiefs 4-4-1
Denver Broncos 4-5
Houston Oilers 4-5
Pittsburgh Steelers 4-5
Cleveland Browns 4-5
Seattle Seahawks 4-5
New England Patriots 3-6
New York Jets 2-7
San Diego Chargers 2-7
Indianapolis Colts 2-7

New York Giants 8-1
San Fransisco 49ers 7-2
Chicago Bears 7-2
Minnesota Vikings 5-5
News Orleans Saints 4-5
Los Angeles Rams 4-5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4-5
Philedelphia Eagles 4-5
Green Bay Packers 4-5
Detroit Lions 4-5
Washington Redskins 4-5
Atlanta Falcons 4-5
Phoenix Cardinals 4-6
Dallas Cowboys 3-6