When owner Mark Davis decided to remove the interim tag and make Antonio Pierce the permanent head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, the former NFL linebacker still had plenty to learn about being a head coach.

It's quite another to hear it from your own coach. However, that's exactly what happened Wednesday as Raiders coach Antonio Pierce met with reporters ahead of his team's battle with the Kansas City Chiefs Friday.

It seems to be universally accepted that the Raiders are not good this season, but head coach Antonio Pierce called them “the worst team in football” during a press conference. At 2-9, the

Antonio Pierce is trying to motivate his Las Vegas Raiders before they play the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday. The head coach said on Wednesday, “Let’s call a spade a spade. It’s the best team in football against the worst team in football.”

Pierce doesn’t at all seem to be insulting the Raiders as being the worst in football as much as he’s accepting that the tepid public expectations for his team in Friday’s game against quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

The Las Vegas Raiders are tied for the worst record in football at 2-9. The Kansas City Chiefs are tied for the best record in football at 10-1. Raiders'

Aidan O'Connell will start at quarterback when the Las Vegas Raiders (2-9) visit the Kansas City Chiefs (10-1) on Friday. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce made the announcement Wednesday, saying O'Connell had progressed well after breaking his right thumb on Oct.

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce fully understands the meaning of the heated rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs—tanking be damned; they’re trying to win.

Antonio Pierce may have kept it too real when asked about the matchup between his team and the Chiefs when talking to the media.