OAKLAND – Raiders coach Hue Jackson said to blame Sunday's result on him. If it was his fault, there's a lot of blame to take.

Oakland's quarterbacks threw six interceptions in a 28-0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum.

It was the first time since Oct. 25, 2009, that the Raiders were shut out at home – a 38-0 beating by the New York Jets.

Jackson spent the days leading up to the game refusing to name a starting quarterback even though logic dictated Kyle Boller, the backup to injured starter Jason Campbell, should and would start.

That was questioned because the Raiders traded for former two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer on Tuesday to start at some point this season.

Palmer hadn't played all season – he planned to retire if the Cincinnati Bengals did not trade him – but Jackson did not declare Boller the starter.

Whom the Raiders would start became a national topic. Jackson said he didn't need to tell the team Boller was starting because he took "80 percent" of the practice snaps.

Jackson said he informed Boller on Saturday that he was starting, in case the quarterback wasn't sure.

But Jackson said that isn't why the Raiders lost.

"Uncertainty at quarterback is not what leads to interceptions or anything like that," Jackson said. "When you play bad, that's what leads to that. When you coach bad, that's what leads to that."

Boller's first pass was intercepted by Kendrick Lewis and returned 59 yards for a touchdown. Boller finished with three interceptions.

He said he had a good week of practice but that "doesn't really matter" when you play the way he did against the Chiefs, starting with his first interception.

"It's tough, but as a quarterback you have to put that behind you," Boller said. "I just couldn't get on any rhythm. Obviously I put our team in a bad situation with the turnovers. You can't expect to win with that. It's just unfortunate."

It also didn't help that running back Darren McFadden, the NFL's leading rusher entering the game, left the game because of a foot injury in the first quarter. But it's debatable how much McFadden could have helped, considering the quarterbacks' ineffectiveness.

Boller completed 7 of 14 passes for 61 yards before Palmer replaced him after one series in the third quarter.

Following the first interception, fans booed Boller and chanted for Palmer, who dressed for the game but did not expect to play.

"It's a tough situation for Kyle to be in," Palmer said. "He hadn't played all year, either, or had played very little. And you're the guy, and the crowd is calling for another guy. Obviously that doesn't help your confidence. But I still thought we were going to stick with the game plan."

After three incompletions by Boller to start the second half, though, Jackson inserted Palmer. He made his Raiders debut with 10:25 left in the third quarter and Oakland trailing 21-0. Jackson said Palmer, who has had only three practices with the Raiders, is now the starter.

Palmer was 8 of 21 for 116 yards with three interceptions. All of the interceptions came in the fourth quarter. The first was returned 58 yards for a touchdown by Brandon Flowers to give the Chiefs a 28-0 lead.

"I was excited to be playing again," Palmer said. "But there was such a limited playbook with little to no experience with the receivers, it definitely is an uncomfortable position to be in."

Even though Palmer's debut came in less-than-ideal circumstances, Jackson said it would help the quarterback when the Raiders host Denver on Nov. 6 following a bye.

"The next time he plays, it won't be like he hasn't been under center and seen a fast rush coming at him," Jackson said.

Palmer plans to work with the receivers as much as he can before the team takes time off. League rules require that players have four consecutive days off during a bye week.

Palmer said he'll be "grinding" at the team's Alameda facility to prepare for the Broncos.

"Two weeks is enough time to be where I need to be," Palmer said. "And I'm going to get everything I can out of these guys."

If not, Jackson might take the blame for more losses than he'd like.

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