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Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce calls Black Friday sport with Chiefs ‘greatest group in soccer vs. worst group’


The Las Vegas Raiders are huge underdogs in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, and understandably so.

The Chiefs haven’t seemed like the standard NFL energy they have been lately, however they’re 10-1 because the back-to-back reigning Tremendous Bowl champions.

The Raiders, in the meantime, are going with Aidan O’Connell at quarterback and are within the hunt for the No. 1 decide within the draft with a 2-9 report, tied for the worst within the league.

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Andy Reid and Antonio Pierce

Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, left, and head coach Antonio Pierce of the Las Vegas Raiders hug after Kansas Metropolis’s 27-20 win at Allegiant Stadium Oct. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Candice Ward/Getty Pictures)

With odds not in his favor, Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was brutally sincere in regards to the matchup.

“Let’s name a spade a spade — greatest group in soccer in opposition to the worst group in soccer,” he informed reporters Wednesday.

“Let’s change the narrative. Let’s go on the market and make it a dogfight. Let’s make it ugly, let’s make it scrappy. It’s Black Friday. Let’s create a bit of chaos and get again to Raider soccer and have some character and let it free.”

Antonio Pierce attends a press conference

Tom Telesco, left, and Antonio Pierce attend an introductory information convention on the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Efficiency Heart Jan. 24, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)

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The Raiders went 2-0 in opposition to the Chiefs final 12 months, together with a shocking victory at Arrowhead Christmas Day. That, apparently, was a blessing in disguise for Kansas Metropolis, as a result of the Chiefs ran the desk after that loss.

Earlier this 12 months, the 2 groups met in Vegas, and the Chiefs returned residence with a 27-20 victory.

Antonio Pierce looks on

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce watches from the sideline through the first half in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs Oct. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas.  (AP Picture/John Locher)

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The Motion Community has the Chiefs as 7.5-point favorites.

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