OAKLAND – Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez has put together a Hall of Fame career in 12 seasons.

So it would make sense for Raiders second-year tight end Zach Miller to seek out Gonzalez for some advice.

"He's like, 'Damn, your quarterback's got to stop hanging you out to dry,' " Miller said of his chat with Gonzalez. " 'You need to let him know.' "

Gonzalez didn't disappoint in his latest trip to the East Bay, where he was a football and basketball star at Cal.

Miller wasn't half bad, either.

The Raiders and Chiefs relied on their tight ends often in Kansas City's 20-13 win at the Oakland Coliseum.

The difference was Gonzalez was able to receive passes that were on target more times than not from Tyler Thigpen, while Miller had to deal with passes that were hard to handle from second-year quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

Gonzalez led all receivers with eight catches for 110 yards. Miller had five catches for 79 yards.

Gonzalez took much joy in helping the Chiefs earn their second win of the season, especially against the Raiders.

"That's one thing I have been telling the guys all week," Gonzalez said. "It's Raider weekend. Let's go out there and get a victory in our division. We do well out there, and I'll take it."

The Raiders tried using their best cornerback, Nnamdi Asomugha, to cover Gonzalez along with safeties Gibril Wilson and Rashad Baker at times.

But Gonzalez came up with big catches, including two for first downs on the Chiefs' only touchdown drive.

"He did what Tony does," said Raiders interim head coach Tom Cable, an assistant at Cal when Gonzalez played there. "The cat made some great throws, he made some great catches, using his body and shielding the defender. And I thought our coverage really was on him most all the time. But great players make great plays."

Miller's 79 yards were his second-most of the season, and he already has topped his 2007 receiving yardage by more than 100 yards with 550 this season.

"I want to go out there and match (Gonzalez) at least, if not beat him," Miller said. "I got involved early, and then we didn't have the ball as much in the third quarter. Definitely, I like that kind of matchup, when you go against someone as good as Tony Gonzalez."

Take that – Russell again showed he could make plays with his feet with runs of 17 and 20 yards.

Russell barreled over Chiefs cornerback Brandon Carr at the end of the 17-yard bootleg during the second quarter.

It wasn't a fair matchup with Russell (6-foot-6, 260 pounds) headed at Carr (6-0, 207) by the sideline.

"It seemed like he'd seen a ghost," Russell said of Carr. "He'd never seen a guy as big as me coming toward him."

Russell is often cautioned not to take too many chances hitting defenders. He said he had no choice against Carr but is careful not to do so often.

"Some of those guys you can't turn your head away from because they will lay wood," Russell said. "But at that time, (Carr) came out from behind the receiver, so it was either react or let him hit you. And I was not going to let that happen."

Et cetera – The Raiders will be off today and practice Tuesday, the team's normal day off, for Thursday's game at San Diego.

• Right guard Cooper Carlisle (ankle) left the game in the first quarter but returned. Center Jake Grove (calf) missed his third game. Linebacker Ricky Brown (groin) missed his fifth.

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