Did Raiders HC Klint Kubiak make the right decision taking points off the board?

It is understandable as to why Kubiak would want to be aggressive there.

His team is 3-0, at home and looking to deliver a big statement against a team that has bullied them for years. You also do not typically beat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs with field goals, and when you have a chance to get touchdowns, you typically want to take advantage of that.

Even with all of that being the case, it would have been easier to understand Kubiak's decision if the penalty had given them a first down.

Or if it had simply turned it into a 4th-and-inches situation. 

This was two yards, and a very long two yards that was probably closer to three yards. It was far from a guarantee to convert.

But what makes the decision, as well as his explanation, a little more confusing is that he was faced with a similar situation later in the game and did the exact opposite.

With the Raiders trailing, 17-16, and facing a 4th-and-2 at the Chiefs' 30-yard line late in the fourth quarter, Kubiak elected to kick the field goal and take the points, taking a 19-17 lead. 

He referenced the fact that he took points off the board earlier in the game as a reason for wanting to take them there. 

If anything that explanation makes all of it harder to understand. If he wanted to be aggressive, why would he do it in one situation and not the other? If he did not regret the decision, why did he let the result impact his next decision in a nearly identical spot? If anything there would have been more incentive to try and go for it in the fourth quarter because he was going to be giving Mahomes the ball back, with five minutes to play, and only needing a field goal. That situation rarely goes well for teams. 

If you want to be aggressive, be aggressive. If you want to play it safe and take the points, then do that. Trying to blend the two together and letting the results impact your confidence in doing so is really complicating things. Kubiak has pushed a lot of the right buttons for the Raiders this season, but he might have overthought things for himself a bit on Sunday.