OAKLAND, Calif. - The confident Chiefs wanted nothing more than to beat the Raiders in decisive fashion.
They ended up holding on for dear life Monday night when a backup quarterback turned a potential shutout into a shootout.
Receiver Tim Brown was tackled on the Kansas City 1 as time expired and the unbeaten Chiefs won their seventh straight 17-10.
Trent Green passed for 206 yards for Kansas City, which tied a franchise record for consecutive wins. But the Chiefs had to survive a gutsy last-minute drive led by Marques Tuiasosopo, who had thrown six passes all season.
Tuiasosopo took over for injured MVP Rich Gannon in the second half. He led two scoring drives and guided the Raiders from their 6 with 1:47 left to the Kansas City goal line on a drive featuring two catches by Jerry Rice and a 35-yard reception by Jerry Porter.
Gannon bruised his right shoulder in the final minute of the second quarter, then spent the second half on the sideline nursing the injury, which came from two vicious sacks by Shawn Barber and several other hard hits.
Tuiasosopo also struggled before sparking the Raiders to an impressive fourth quarter. The third-year pro had 69 yards passing in his career, but was 16-of-28 for 224 yards in the second half.
Priest Holmes rushed for 123 yards and ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 4:57 left that gave Kansas City a 17-3 lead.
The Chiefs gave Dick Vermeil a win in his first appearance on Monday night as a coach since his Eagles played in Miami in 1981.
For the Chiefs, this win took some of the sting out of a 24-0 loss Dec. 28 in Oakland, the first time in 88 meetings between the former AFL foes that the Raiders shut them out.
That game, played in a steady downpour, gave Oakland the top seed for the AFC playoffs, as well as a needed bye, and eliminated the Chiefs from postseason contention for the fifth straight year.
How different things are this year: Despite the stirring fourth-quarter rally, the Raiders are reeling one year after winning the AFC championship.
The Chiefs remain one of two unbeaten teams in the league this season with Minnesota (6-0).
Kansas City's stingy defense held Oakland to 114 yards through the first three quarters, frustrating the offense that was the league's best last season.
Porter, the Raiders' brash deep-threat receiver, played his first game since having multiple hernia surgery on Sept. 12. He finished with four catches for 69 yards.
