Raiders vs. Chiefs: 4 Winners, 4 Losers

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesToday, the Raiders fought honorably. The Raiders fought nobly. And the Raiders lost. The 15.5 point spread proved to be folly, as the Raiders lost by just seven points. There was a lot that went wrong today, but this looks like a team giving their all, especially their best players.

WINNERS

1) Patrick Mahomes III

Today, Raider fans got an up close and personal look at why Mahomes is one of the front-runners for the NFL MVP this season. He wasn’t at his most accurate, going 23/38, but he threw for 295 yards and four touchdown passes. Two of those were to Travis Kelce. Mahomes fired balls into tight windows all day and his arm strength combined with his…