The Kansas City Chiefs have beaten the Oakland Raiders in their NFL clash to secure a place in the AFC playoffs.
The Chiefs took the lead in the first quarter through Jamaal Charles, who was able to latch onto a 49-yard pass from Alex Smith, before Ryan Succop kicked good for the extra point.
The Raiders responded with a field goal, as Sebastian Janikowski kicked from 34 yards, but the Chiefs soon restored their healthy lead when Charles and Smith combined again for a 39-yard pass and touchdown, leaving the score at 14-3.
Eric Berry pushed Kansas further in front when he completed a 47-yard interception return, leaving Succop to kick the Chiefs into a 21-3 lead.
The Raiders had not given up the fight, though, and hit back in the second quarter through Rashad Jennings, who completed a yard-run to take Oakland's score to 10.
However, Charles was back midway through the second to put the Chiefs into a more commanding position when he completed a simple one-yard run to score the touchdown, before combining with Smith again for another to leave the score at 35-10.
Jennings managed to pull more points back for the Raiders with a one-yard run just before the break, as the half ended 35-17.
The Raiders continued their fight back in the third quarter, with touchdowns from Andre Holmes and Mychal Rivera.
However, the Chiefs then broke the Raiders' resilience with three consecutive touchdowns from Charles, Sean McGrath and Knile Davis to secure the win.
Gary Peters
