1982 Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff time: 4:00pm.
1982 Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs in 1982, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
1982 Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1982 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
1982 Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders versus Kansas City Chiefs. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-2 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-5 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-8 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 7-2 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 6-3 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 5-4 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-5 | L3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0-8-1 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8-1 | W5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-3 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 2-7 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-4 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-5 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-6 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 5-3-1 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-4 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-4 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-5 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-6 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 8-1 | W4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-3 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 4-5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-6 | L1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0772121 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3691616 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 35 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Todd Christensen 4 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick) | 7-3 |
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 27 yard field goal | 7-6 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 29 yard field goal | 7-9 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Todd Christensen 8 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick) | 14-9 |
| Chiefs | Billy Jackson 1 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) | 14-16 |
| Raiders | Calvin Muhammad 35 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick) | 21-16 |
| Raiders | Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 343 | 285 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 18/33 | 19/36 |
| Pass yards | 303 | 270 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 8 |
| Sack yards lost | 19 | 64 |
| Net pass yards | 284 | 206 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 24 | 31 |
| Rush yards | 59 | 79 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 4 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | 7 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 58 | 78 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI | |||||
| Jim Plunkett | 18/33 | 303 | 3 | 1 | |
| KAN | |||||
| Steve Fuller | 10/21 | 136 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Kenney | 9/15 | 134 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI | ||||
| Marcus Allen | 18 | 47 | 0 | 7 |
| Kenny King | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| KAN | ||||
| Joe Delaney | 13 | 32 | 0 | 7 |
| Billy Jackson | 10 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Steve Fuller | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| James Hadnot | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI | ||||
| Cliff Branch | 5 | 111 | 0 | 42 |
| Calvin Muhammad | 3 | 92 | 1 | 43 |
| Todd Christensen | 5 | 56 | 2 | 18 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 4 | 43 | 0 | 18 |
| Marcus Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KAN | ||||
| Al Dixon | 6 | 102 | 0 | 37 |
| Henry Marshall | 5 | 61 | 0 | 18 |
| Carlos Carson | 2 | 42 | 0 | 23 |
| Anthony Hancock | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Stan Rome | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Joe Delaney | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| James Hadnot | 2 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Billy Jackson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Los Angeles Raiders defeated Kansas City Chiefs 21-16 at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 14. The final scoring play was Raiders: Calvin Muhammad 35 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick). Top line of the day: Jim Plunkett: 303 pass yards on 18-of-33, 3 TD, 1 INT.
Los Angeles Raiders walked out of Arrowhead Stadium with a 21-16 Week 14 result Kansas City Chiefs will replay all the way to the offseason. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Raiders: Calvin Muhammad 35 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
Los Angeles Raiders 21, Kansas City Chiefs 16.
Game: 1982 Week 14. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 3 scoring plays.
Top performers: - Jim Plunkett: 303 pass yards on 18-of-33, 3 TD, 1 INT - Cliff Branch: 5 catches for 111 yards
Week 14, played at Arrowhead Stadium. Final: Los Angeles Raiders 21, Kansas City Chiefs 16, with Los Angeles Raiders taking the result by 5.
**First quarter**
- Chiefs: Nick Lowery 35 yard field goal
**Second quarter**
- Raiders: Todd Christensen 4 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick) - Chiefs: Nick Lowery 27 yard field goal
**Third quarter**
- Chiefs: Nick Lowery 29 yard field goal
**Fourth quarter**
- Raiders: Todd Christensen 8 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick) - Chiefs: Billy Jackson 1 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) - Raiders: Calvin Muhammad 35 yard pass from Jim Plunkett ( Chris Bahr kick)
**Top performers**
- Jim Plunkett: 303 pass yards on 18-of-33, 3 TD, 1 INT - Cliff Branch: 5 catches for 111 yards