Raiders' Antonio Pierce motivated to ‘run it back’ against Chiefs: ‘We’ve already given the recipe of how to do it’

While much of the football world had its eyes glued to storylines between the Chiefs and 49ers in the lead up to Super Bowl LVIII, the Raiders were focused on an AFC West rival making itself at home at their facility.

The Chiefs used Las Vegas' locker room at Allegiant Stadium for the Super Bowl, adding a dash of red and yellow to the walls and eventually celebrating a second straight Lombardi Trophy there.

It was the latest affront to the Raiders after nearly a decade of Kansas City dominance in the division, but for head coach Antonio Pierce, it's fuel moving forward.

"You know what, it's motivation," he said on Maxx Crosby's The Rush podcast. "Guess who's the last [team] to beat them, though. Who's the last [team] to beat the Chiefs? These dudes. They did that. So it's OK. It's cool. Like I told them, we'll run it back. We'll see them again. They gotta see us, we gotta see them. And we've already given the recipe of how to do it."

The Patrick Mahomes era has not been kind to the Silver and Black. The now three-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player has gone 10-2 against the Raiders and quarterbacked Kansas City to six of its eight straight division titles.

However, Pierce can still hang his hat on being the last squad to beat the Chiefs during the 2023 season.

Entering Christmas Day with a six-game losing streak against K.C., the Raiders bullied the Chiefs during a 20-14 win in which Las Vegas scored two defensive touchdowns and twice turned Mahomes and Co. over on downs.

As part of gearing up for the rivalry game, Pierce leaned into animosity.

"There's a difference between dislike and hatred," he said. "There's a hatred for the Chiefs. You've got to truly dislike and hate this individual team. We'll be cool now in the