The cards set for this week’s Thursday Night Football contest rival a setup by Boxing promoter Don King. The 10-2 Oakland Raiders head to Kansas City to face the 9-3 Chiefs, in a chilly showdown. The duel is reminiscent of the heavyweight division of boxing from 1971-1975; Oakland being Muhammad Ali, Kansas City being Joe Frazier.
The red-hot Raiders kicked off the season 4-1, marching through New Orleans, Tennessee and Baltimore for road wins. Something was different about this team, and it was evident as early as Week 1. Jack Del Rio’s ballsy two-point conversion call to defeat the Saints set the tempo for the entire year.