According to the playoff model by the NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund, the Raiders have a 10.1 percent chance of winning the AFC West while the Chiefs have a 43.9 percent chance. The Raiders can drastically change those numbers with a win over the Chiefs on Sunday.



A win would make the Raiders 3-2 in the AFC West and they’d become the only team in the division with a winning record. (Currently, the Chiefs are 2-1 and the Chargers, who play a non-divisional game this week against Washington, are 2-2). The Raiders would also grab the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chiefs with the season sweep.



A loss wouldn’t mathematically eliminate the Raiders from postseason contention, but it would deal them a major blow.



Raiders quarterback Derek Carr shook off his struggles against Kansas City in Week 7 when he got his first win over the Chiefs since his rookie year. While the Chiefs have regressed since then, the Raiders have seemed to slowly...