by Dennis J. GeorgatosFiled under: Chiefs, Raiders, AFC West
With the AFC West title already secured, the Kansas City Chiefs could lock up the conference's No. 3 seed in the playoffs with a victory over the Raiders in Sunday's finale. The Chiefs also will be trying to finish out an unbeaten home season for only the fourth time in franchise history. Kansas City is coming off a 34-14 win a week ago over Tennessee behind the strong play of quarterback Matt Cassel, who needs three more touchdown passes to tie Len Dawson's single season team record of 30.Meanwhile, Oakland was eliminated from playoff contention after losing last week to Indianapolis 31-26 but is seeking to sweep the season series with Kansas City for the first time since 2001. The Raiders won the first meeting between the teams 23-20 on Sebastian Janikowski's field goal in overtime. Raiders' quarterback Jason Campbell has played well against other AFC West teams this season, completing passes at a 61.1 percent clip and throwing twice as many touchdown passes (six) as interceptions (three) to go with a passer rating of 94.5. With a victory, Oakland could improve to 6-0 within the division this season. The Raiders stand out as the only AFC team with an unblemished intra-divisional record.
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