Ho Ho Holy crap, the Raiders pulled it off!

In an absolute master class of defense and game management, the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-14. Of course, if you watched the game or listened to any of the talking heads on ESPN, you’d think the Chiefs went out there and lost to a middle school team. 

 

According to the “experts”, everything was the Chiefs fault. From the constant pressure Patrick Mahomes faced, to the 145 yards Zamir White churned out on the ground, to the two defensive touchdowns in seven seconds (that’s gotta be a record, right?), everything was completely the Chiefs own doing. That’s to say, the Raiders didn’t get credit for any of it. 

 

It couldn’t POSSIBLY be that we game planned better, executed better, managed situations better, didn’t rely on stupid gimmick plays that blew up in our face, or the fact that we have the hottest defense in football right now and the Chiefs are a team on the decline.

 

No, this can’t possibly be of our own doing. No way the Raiders earned this game. We must have “stolen” it. We’re the Grinch and the Chiefs are the innocent residents of Whoville. Poor little Cindy Lou Mahomes and Bricklebaum Kelce were terrorized and their good time was spoiled by the nasty, three-sizes-too-small hearts of the Raiders. 

 

Well, you know what? The Grinch was just reacting to the crappy treatment he had received for years. He didn’t hate Christmas, he didn’t even really hate people, he just hated Whovillians and their sanctimonious, better-than-you, “go live on a mountain because you’re ugly and you don’t belong here” attitude that those entitled little jerks down below constantly displayed.

 

But, just as the Grinch had his dog Max, the Raiders have their dawg, Maxx Crosby. Crosby led this defense to its 3rd consecutive dominant performance, pressuring Mahomes constantly, and forcing turnover after turnover. 

 

The Raiders offense, meanwhile, did what it needed to do. They kept the ball for as long as they could, controlled the field, didn’t commit turnovers, wore down the defense, and iced the game. We did everything we needed to do to defeat the defending Super Bowl champions, and yet we get no credit.

 

But that’s ok, it’s nothing we aren’t used to. We don’t need credit, we just need to come out on top. In the end, we did what Al Davis told us to do: “Just win, baby!” More importantly than the win, Antonio Pierce may have just earned himself the full-time job as Las Vegas Raiders head coach. That alone should make anybody’s heart swell up and put a smile on their face. Love or hate the Raiders, Antonio Pierce is the feel good story of the NFL year. Our faith in Raiders football has been restored, and you all can now go have a Merry Christmas.

 

But we’re still not giving the presents back.