# Week 18, 2026: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record No pundit we track has picked a side in Raiders vs Chiefs yet. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-raiders-at-chiefs ## How they come in The Raiders are 3-1; the Chiefs are 4-0 and have won 4 straight. The Chiefs beat the Raiders 30-27 when they met in Week 4. On win totals, 11 pundits put the Raiders at 6.1 wins on average, and 8 pundits put the Chiefs at 10.4 wins on average. Venue: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri - Las Vegas Raiders: 3-1 (115 scored, 84 allowed) - Last games: L 27-30 vs Chiefs; W 35-27 at Saints; W 26-14 at Chargers - Unit ranks this season: offense 12th, defense 7th of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 6.1, 3 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Raiders games - Kansas City Chiefs: 4-0, won 4 straight (118 scored, 77 allowed) - Last games: W 30-27 at Raiders; W 24-10 at Dolphins; W 33-30 vs Colts - Unit ranks this season: offense 3rd, defense 8th of 32 - Last season: 6-11 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 10.4, 9 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Chiefs games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Kirk Cousins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kirk-cousins) (Starting QB, QB): 1,026 passing yards · 11 TD, 4 INT · 64.6% completions · 4 games; 11th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 1 Damonza Byrd, Aug 29, 2026: Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 25, 2026: Kirk Cousins to move — “being traded during the season” (not settled yet) - [Ashton Jeanty](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-jeanty) (RB1, RB): 264 rushing yards on 78 carries · 2 TD · 19 catches for 165 · 4 games; 16th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 25, 2026: Ashton Jeanty to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Jul 12, 2026: Ashton Jeanty to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards (not settled yet) - [Tre Tucker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tre-tucker) (WR1, WR): 15 catches for 233 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 22nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Tre Tucker to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Brock Bowers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brock-bowers) (TE1, TE): 16 catches for 202 yards · 2 TD · 2 games; 43rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Brock Bowers to outplay his draft cost (anywhere in the back half of the second round in 12-team drafts) (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 18, 2026: But, you know, the Raiders, I... Bauer still doesn't practice. Seems unlikely that he plays this week. (not settled yet) - [Malcolm Koonce](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malcolm-koonce) (Sack leader, DE): 2.5 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 3 games; 21st in the NFL in sacks - [Nakobe Dean](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nakobe-dean) (Tackle leader, LB): 1.5 sacks · 25 solo tackles · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in solo tackles - [Patrick Mahomes](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/patrick-mahomes) (Starting QB, QB): 1,037 passing yards · 9 TD, 2 INT · 64.1% completions · 4 games; 10th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 4, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kenneth Walker III](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenneth-walker-iii) (RB1, RB): 537 rushing yards on 87 carries · 6 TD · 12 catches for 84 · 4 games; 1st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 7, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to win MVP (not settled yet) - [Tyquan Thornton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyquan-thornton) (WR1, WR): 11 catches for 219 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 31st in the NFL in receiving yards - [Travis Kelce](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-kelce) (TE1, TE): 16 catches for 246 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 18th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 8 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Nohl Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nohl-williams) (Sack leader, CB): 1 sack · 10 solo tackles · 4 games; 70th in the NFL in sacks - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: Nohl Williams to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Nick Bolton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nick-bolton) (Tackle leader, LB): 20 solo tackles · 4 games; 12th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology