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Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs: Week 18 preview

• The Las Vegas Raiders (3-4) visit the Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) on Sun, Jan 10 · 1:00 PM ET.
• The Raiders offense ranks 15th in EPA per play (+0.02); the Chiefs defense ranks 5th (−0.05 allowed). Biggest Raiders edges: sack rate. The Chiefs defense holds the edge in rushing success rate, line yards per carry, EPA per designed run.
• The Chiefs offense ranks 7th in EPA per play (+0.10); the Raiders defense ranks 22nd (+0.04 allowed). Biggest Chiefs edges: average 3rd-down distance, line yards per carry, opportunity rate.
• Luck check: the Raiders have been lucky (+1.7 points per game from kicking and fumble luck).
• Pace: projected for about 131 total snaps, close to a typical game.