For the first time in nearly a month, the Kansas City Chiefs looked like a better team in the second half.

 

Kansas City outscored the Las Vegas Raiders 17-3 after the half, and rolled to a 31-17 road victory to improve to 8-3 on the season.

 

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes says the team went back to the basics this week.

 

Mahomes was efficient all afternoon, only throwing seven incompletions with a pair of touchdown passes to Rashee Rice and Justin Watson. Running back Isaiah Pacheco also scored two touchdowns on the ground.

 

Tight end Travis Kelce reached 11,000 career receiving yards in the win, becoming the first Chiefs player to ever reach that mark. Kelce is the fastest tight end to 11k yards in NFL history (154 games) and the 17th fastest player ever to reach that mark.

 

The Chiefs are 8-3 and a half game behind Baltimore for the top seed in the AFC. Kansas City heads to Lambeau field this week for a date with the Green Bay Packers.