The Chiefs will look for revenge from the last time this division rival came into Arrowhead

The holiday season is here — and in 2024, that means the Kansas City Chiefs’ schedule is going all over the map. The madness starts on Friday, when the (10-1) Chiefs will host the (2-9) Las Vegas Raiders in a “Black Friday” matchup on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

After that, the team will get an extra couple of extra days off before it hosts the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday of Week 14. Starting the following Sunday,...

The up-to-date team roster, including contract and salary cap information.

Salary cap space

All information shown is current as of 8:40 a.m. on Friday, November 29*.*

Current space: between $550,000 and $1.7 million — likely $1.5 million.

This includes the estimated salary cap impacts of all known signings and releases. More information about our cap space calculation is available below the tables.

Please note: *All NFL teams must remain below the salary cap between the beginning of the new league year in mid-March and the end of each season. If our estimate of the team’s cap space...

Kansas City’s veteran linebacker believes his teammates will have their hands full with the rookie tight end.

In Week 13, the Kansas City Chiefs will follow their Thanksgiving dinner with a special “Black Friday” matchup against an AFC West rival: the Las Vegas Raiders. While the 2-9 Raiders currently sit at the bottom of the league standings, Kansas City linebacker Drue Tranquill isn’t underestimating the potential of the Las Vegas offense.

“They’ve got good skill guys,” he said this week, “[plus] great tight ends, an offensive line that’s coming together and gelling — and then a quarterback situation that’s been...

Everything you need to know to watch Kansas City play Las Vegas on Friday afternoon.

The Game

In the NFL’s Week 13, the Kansas City Chiefs are hosting the Las Vegas Raiders on GEHA Field in Arrowhead Stadium for the league’s “Black Friday” game for 2024. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) on Amazon Prime, KSHB (NBC/41-Kansas City) and KTNV (ABC/13-Las Vegas).

This will be only the eighth time the Kansas City franchise has ever played a Friday game. Six of the previous games were American Football League matchups from the 1960s, when the upstart league was...

Chiefs headlines for Friday, November 29

The latest

Raiders announce QB news ahead of Black Friday game vs. Chiefs | Yardbarker

Aidan O’Connell will indeed be in place for the Raiders for their Black Friday contest. The second-year quarterback was activated from injured reserve on Thursday, per a team announcement.

O’Connell was designated for return earlier this week with the expectation he would be activated in time to start against the Chiefs on Friday. The QB1 gig will be his the rest of the way this year given Gardner Minshew‘s broken collarbone. Minshew was officially moved...

This week, Kansas City hosts Las Vegas on Black Friday.

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In Week 13, the Chiefs will host the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday at 2 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ final injury report of the week, including official game designations:

Chiefs

Raiders

Check back soon for the Raiders’ official injury report.

Some notes

• As to be expected, kicker Spencer Shrader (right hamstring) has been ruled out for the game against the Raiders....

This week’s NFL action begins with a Thanksgiving Day tripleheader!

The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Las Vegas Raiders on GEHA Field in Arrowhead Stadium at 2 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) on Friday. That game will be carried nationally on Amazon Prime — locally on KSHB/41.

But Week 13 of the NFL season kicks off with a Thanksgiving Day tripleheader. All times are Arrowhead Time.

First, the (10-1) Detroit Lions host the (4-7) Chicago Bears in an NFC North matchup on CBS (KCTV/5) at 11:30 a.m. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Lions are favored by 10.5 points.

I think the...

We welcome Silver and Black Pride for answers to five questions about the Raiders before Friday’s Week 12 matchup

On Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Las Vegas Raiders. We welcome Matt Holder of Silver and Black Pride — our sister SBNation site covering the Raiders — for Five Questions with the Enemy.

1) Why are the Raiders rushing Aidan O’Connell back on a short week over going with Desmond Ridder?

Ridder was brought in just to be a backup when O’Connell went down since the only other quarterbacks in the building were Gardner Minshew and...

The Chiefs haven’t forgotten about Christmas Day of last year.

The last time the Chiefs played the Las Vegas Raiders around the holidays was also the last time the Chiefs lost a football game in 2023. Kansas City lost at home 14-20 on Christmas Day — a winning streak that continued until two weeks ago when Kansas City finally fell to the Buffalo Bills on the road.

Kansas City got off to a slow start last Christmas, going three-and-out on their first drive. In those first three plays, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was tackled for a 2-yard loss by Raiders edge...

Kansas City’s starting safety discusses the team’s recent struggles on defense ahead of their Week 13 matchup vs. the Raiders.

As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for a big divisional matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders this Friday, safety Justin Reid isn’t shying away from addressing the team’s recent dip in defensive performance. Despite their reputation as one of the league’s top units, the Chiefs’ defense has taken a step back these past two games.

However, Reid remains confident that the team can reclaim dominant form.

“The standard is extremely high,” Reid said. “We set the standard high because we...

Can the Chiefs win in dominant fashion... in the EA Universe?

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Here’s what happened in our simulation:

First quarter

It was a slow start for both offenses as the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders punted on their opening drives.

Patrick Mahomes found his rhythm, spreading the ball to Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Kareem Hunt and DeAndre Hopkins, who hauled in a touchdown pass to put the first points on the board.

The...

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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Kansas City Chiefs fans. You can see all of the recent survey results here.

And be sure to check out FanDuel Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation.

Chiefs’ fan confidence

This result is right in line with Week 14. It appears that until they see the team get a big win, some fans just aren’t seeing what they want.

**The Chiefs’ agents of...