HENDERSON, Nev. -- A harsh reality kicked in for the Las Vegas Raiders -- perhaps in the worst way.

Facing the Kansas City Chiefs on the road last week , they were outclassed on both sides of the ball and lost 31-0. Offensively, Las Vegas failed to touch the red zone and had just 95 total yards. And Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was in MVP form, toying with the Raiders' defense so much that he used his acting skills to fool them on a creative fourth-and-1 playcall.

The season began with hope that progress would be made under coach Pete Carroll, a Super Bowl champion who has a strong track record for program building. Las Vegas, however, is still searching for answers on how to turn its season around.

"I'm surprised that we're not farther along than we are," said Carroll,

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