Five things to watch on Sunday

3. Las Vegas has the No. 2 third-down defense in the NFL.

The Chiefs will look to build on last week's offensive success against a Raiders defense that is struggling on the surface – it's the No. 29-ranked defense in the NFL – but is probably better than the overall numbers suggest.

Las Vegas has been on the field defensively 81 times this season, which is the fourth-most defensive series of any team in the NFL. The Raiders' opponents have also benefited from excellent starting positioning this season, as Las Vegas has, on average, taken the field defensively at its own 35-yard line – the worst for any defense in the league.

Despite these circumstances, however, Las Vegas still has the No. 2 third-down defense in the NFL at 28.9 percent, and edge rusher Maxx Crosby is a big reason why.

Crosby — who has 23 pressures, 11 quarterback hits and 6.5 sacks this season — is one of the league's best pass rushers, and if the Chiefs want to move the ball on Sunday, they'll have to limit his impact.

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The aforementioned starting position of Raiders opponents this season is due in large part to the 16 players with the most giveaways in the league in Las Vegas. The Raiders have the worst turnover differential in the NFL (-13) and Las Vegas leads the league with 59 points allowed after giveaways.

Kansas City forced a season-high three takeaways last week and will have a chance for another productive game on Sunday, but the Chiefs can't take Las Vegas lightly. The Raiders tied Baltimore in turnover margin in Week 2, and the result was a Raiders win.

5. The Chiefs need to contain Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers.

The Chiefs defense's top priority on Sunday must be slowing Bowers, who ranks second in the NFL with 47 catches for 477 yards. Only Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. has more receiving yards among all rookies (with 513), and only Kyle Pitts (484 in 2021) has more in seven career games among all tight ends in league history.

Bowers was explosive, as evidenced by his five receptions for more than 25 yards, and no matter who was quarterbacking the Raiders (be it Gardner Minshew or Aidan O'Connell), his 60 targets are almost twice as many as that the second target player on the team (wide receiver Jakobi Meyers with 36).

It's fair to say the Raiders will be a challenge despite their 2-5 record, but the Chiefs are often at their best in these division games as quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks to a 19-1 career record on the road against the AFC West.