Klint Kubiak predicted a Raiders win over Kansas City at halftime, then the Chiefs let the scoreboard speak

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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."It's not good enough, we got to do better," Kubiak told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson when she asked about the team's rushing game struggles."But you know what, we're winning."We're going to win the game."RAIDERS FRANCHISE THAT ONCE EMBRACED AN OUTLAW IMAGE NOW HAS 'NO TURDS,' COACH KLINT KUBIAK SAYSYeah, well, no.Chiefs 30.Raiders 27.Sorry, Klint, but Joe Namath you are not."That's how I felt," Kubiak said after the game.

"I just said what I felt."RAIDERS NAME KIRK COUSINS AS WEEK 1 STARTING QUARTERBACK, FERNANDO MENDOZA WILL BEGIN CAREER AS BACKUPKansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid greets Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak on the field after the game at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., on Oct.4, 2026.

(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)So, it wasn't a slip of the tongue.But it was a slip of the personality because Kubiak has been reticent about saying things that would cause any ripples or even be newsworthy since he got this job in February.This guy couldn't bring himself to name Kirk Cousins the starting quarterback the final week of the preseason even though everyone knew Cousins was the guy.So whatever the halftime prediction was, it left Kubiak having to ponder this philosophical question going forward: is it wise to to talk (bleep) in the middle of a game against Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs?It should be said that anyone who looked at the 3-0 Raiders hosting the 3-0 Chiefs as an easy win for the Chiefs was as wrong as Kubiak was at halftime.Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak speaks at introductory press conference at Intermountain Health Performance Center on Feb.

10, 2026 in Henderson, Nevada.(Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)The Raiders gave the Chiefs all they could handle and it went down to the...