Busters: Josh Mauro, Johnathan Hankins

When a team gives up 173 yards rushing and an average of 7.9 yards per carry, they aren’t doing a lot of things well. Some of the Raiders defensive linemen made up for their run defensive shortcomings in other areas. Mauro and Hankins did not.

Hankins was basically absent from the stats. He was credited with an assist, but even that was questionable as it looked like the tackle was already made even without him there.

Late in the first quarter, the Bengals drove into the red zone. In second and ten from the 18-yard-line, Hankins gave up a 10-yard run to put them in first and goal from the 8-yard-line. Two plays later, they lined up at the three-yard-line, Joe Mixon ran right and couldn’t find room.

Mauro was there, and it was his play to make, but Mixon slipped right through his fingers, reversed field to the left, and ran for the touchdown. For context, that was the first rushing touchdown by a Bengals running back ALL SEASON.

After the Raiders tied it up at 7-7 in the second quarter, Mauro had an end around go right past him for ten yards. Following Carr’s interception, Mauro gave up the edge to allow 15 yards on a pitch play. Next play, he gave up the edge again as Finley scrambled for six yards. That led to a Bengals field goal.

Late in the fourth quarter, again on the first play of the drive, Mauro bit hard on a play-action to the left as Finley ran the bootleg right to pick up 17 yards.

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