The Raiders just suffered their worst loss of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs. From the first play, this was a non-competitive game and the Chiefs simply out-classed them.
But which players had the worst days in Week 14? Here are the team’s lowest-graded players against the Chiefs, according to Pro Football Focus:
DE Yannick Ngakoue – 42.3
CB Trayvon Mullen – 38.8
RG Alex Leatherwood – 29.9
DT Solomon Thomas – 29.2
LB Cory Littleton – 27.4
The biggest concern here is Cory Littleton, who was expected to play more with Denzel Perryman out of the lineup. Instead, he saw just 19 snaps and struggled in both coverage and in the run game.
Littleton was signed by Jon Gruden during the 2020 offseason has progressively gotten worse over the last two years. This is the worst season of his career as he’s really struggling in coverage. It’s really disappointing considering how much the Raiders were relying on him to fix their defense after making him one of the league’s highest-paid linebackers.
It’s also worth mentioning Trayvon Mullen here, who returned from action after missing the last two months due to an injury. He played 40 snaps and allowed four receptions on four targets for 69 yards and a touchdown.
It’s not a surprise that he struggled in his first game action, but the Raiders had to be going that he would play better. If the Raiders have any hope of making the playoffs this season, they’ll need him to play much better over the final four games.
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