2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Arrowhead Stadium
Oakland RaidersWinner
23
at
Kansas City Chiefs
8
KC -3.5 upsetU 36 ✓25 mph wind
Oakland Raiders 23–8. Played in 25 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
14/33, 151 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-6.7 expected points added · -16.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 14/33 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6.7 |
| Damon Huard | 2/4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7.6 |
| Marques Hagans | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Damon Huard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jamaal Charles | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Kolby Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Marques Hagans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Tyler | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demorrio Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaJuan Morgan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Walden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3.5
- Closing total
- 36
- OAK moneyline
- —
- KC moneyline
- —
Chiefs closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 31 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 25 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- OAK 6 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Lane Kiffin vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 25 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.