Recently we did a dive into the injury issues that have occurred on the Raiders defense. And how more than half their defensive starters are either on injured reserve or have spent significant amounts of time sidelined by injury.
The question is, however, is whether the Raiders have had it worse than other teams in the NFL this season. Well, we have the answer. And with nearly 32% of their starting lineup OUT or on IR, it’s a decided YES.
The #Lions are getting hit with the injury bug at the absolute worst time.
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— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) December 21, 2024
According to a study by JPA Football, the Raiders are tied for the most week one starters either on IR or OUT this week. Take a look for yourself at the Raiders week one starters with the players not playing right now:
*Injured and then replaced in the starting lineup.
Adams, of course, was injured, then traded, but the result for the Raiders is the same.
The thing is, it’s probably for the best, honestly. Minshew was benched prior to getting injured and this team wasn’t going anywhere without a quarterback.