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Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce starred in a 27-20 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders to keep the Chiefs' undefeated record intact and move to 7-0 on Sunday.
Aside from the win, Mahomes got revenge on the Raiders after they mocked the three-time Tremendous Bowl man during preseason camp with a reference to Kermit the Frog.
During training camp, Raiders safety Trey Taylor was filmed holding a Kermit puppet, wearing a Mahomes chaleco and a curly wig on his head. The rest of the crew could be heard in the background, imitating the Muppet character's voice, which is often compared to Mahomes'.
While Mahomes was the butt of the joke in the video, he had the last laugh on the field with another impressive performance on the road.
Mahomes completed 27 of 38 passes for 262 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to a 7-0 record after beating the Raiders
Travis Kelce scored his first touchdown of the season to help secure the win in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, Kelce had 10 catches for 90 yards and scored his first touchdown of the season, keeping his team on top. Kareem Hunt added a rushing touchdown and Xavier Worthy had a landing catch.
On the other hand, Gardner Minshew completed 24 of 30 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns for Las Vegas (2-6). Jakobi Meyers and DJ Turner each had a landing catch.
Kansas Metropolis beat Las Vegas 334-228. The Chiefs converted 12 of 16 third-down opportunities for a 75 percent success rate, and the Raiders converted six of 13 third-down opportunities for a 46 percent success rate.
The Chiefs opened the scoring on their first possession. Hunt finished the 70-yard drive with a 1-yard run for his fourth touchdown in as many games this season.
The Raiders tied the score at 7-7 with 2:39 left in the first quarter. Minshew connected with Meyers for a 7-yard touchdown to complete a 12-play, 70-yard drive.
Daniel Carlson kicked a 54-yard field goal to put the Raiders up 10-7 with 10:13 left in the second quarter.
Kansas Metropolis regained a 14-10 lead with 1:57 left in the second quarter. Mahomes saw Kelce open near the goal line and fired a shot for a 5-yard score.
Harrison Butker added a 42-yard field goal to increase the Chiefs' lead to 17-10 with 4 seconds left in the first half.
Las Vegas closed within 17-13 on Carlson's 32-yard field goal midway through the third quarter.
Butker responded with his second field goal for Kansas Metropolis. He made a 24-yard pass to put the Chiefs up 20-13 with 8:44 left in the fourth quarter.
Worthy caught a 9-yard landing pass from Mahomes to increase the Chiefs' lead to 27-13 with 4:59 left. The play marked Worthy's third touchdown of his rookie campaign.
The Raiders closed within 27-20 with 2:03 left. Minshew connected with Turner for an 11-yard touchdown on the 13th play of a 70-yard drive.
Las Vegas couldn't convert the onside kick and Kansas Metropolis could run out of time.
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