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Raiders vs Falcons Week 15: Las Vegas offense flounders as losing streak hits double digits

The Raiders lose again in week 15 to the visiting Falcons, Bringing the Vegas losing streak to ten games.

Things started terrible for the Raiders Monday Night. And they stayed there.

The first drive ended with a sack, a tackle for loss, and a fumble. A three-and-out ended with a punt and led to a Falcons touchdown on a short field to give them a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

The second quarter would see the Raiders make it into Falcons territory on a drive in which they got a field goal. But the following drive, they would be pinned deep in their own territory and on consecutive plays the run was stopped for a loss. The second of those runs was in their own endzone for a safety.

The third quarter would open with Robert Spillane picking off a Kirk Cousin pass. Only to have the offense three-and-out, losing 12 yards with a blocked punt.

The Raiders had just one first down in the third quarter. And for the game they had eight possessions with only one having made it into Atlanta territory.

With the game seemingly out of hand, down 15-3 with just over five minutes left in the game, things would suddenly get interesting.

For just the second time in the game, the Raiders would cross the 50-yard-line.

They would get a touchdown on the drive to make the score look not as bad. But even then, the extra point attempt was blocked.

The touchdown made it a six-point game. In order to have a chance, they would need a stop and a drive for a TD. A highly questionable roughing the passer penalty on Robert Spillane gave the Falcons an automatic first down. But even after that, the Raiders defense made the stop to give the Raiders offense 1:50 to go 80 yards.

It would take a new flawless drive to do it and that ended early in the drive with DJ Glaze getting flagged for holding. They would eventually pick up the first down, but it took a lot of time off the clock to get it.

A 22-yard catch by Jakobi Meyers put the Raiders in first down at the 35-yard-line with ten seconds left on the clock.

They would go for the Hail Mary on consecutive plays. The first incomplete. and the second was intercepted to end the game. Final score 15-9.

The Raiders losing streak reached ten games and brings the Raiders record to 2-12 on the season.

Jayden Daniels enjoyed his return to the Caesars Superdome in Week 15 win

Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels drew a pointed comparison between his first game at the Caesars Superdome and his return in Week 15:

It doesn’t matter if you spend just one year in Louisiana or twenty four — the Caesars Superdome is one of the most storied venues in the history of American football, and anyone who’s worn cleats and a helmet knows the arena has a different atmosphere. And that goes for former LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels, too.

Daniels returned to the Superdome on Sunday and led the Washington Commanders to a win over the New Orleans Saints on their home turf. It was a close one, too, at 20-19. And that tight margin meant something special to Daniels.

“My first game in the Dome, we lost by one point,” Daniels told reporters after the game, recalling his Tigers’ 24-23 loss to Florida State back in the 2022 season opener. “So it feels good to win by one point.”

It didn’t seem to matter how many times the Saints sacked Daniels (five times in the first half, and eight in total); he just kept bouncing back up and threading passes into tight windows while scrambling to make plays with his legs. The Commanders got their quarterback in this year’s NFL draft.

Maybe the Saints can find theirs next year. Spencer Rattler had some nice flashes in a second-half rally, but he isn’t on the same level as Daniels just yet. Neither is Jake Haener. Derek Carr’s best days are behind him at this point too. We’ll see if the Saints can finally draft a quarterback who can lead them to success next April, but in the meantime they’ve got to find a way to get some positivity going through the last three weeks of their season.

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Final score: Chiefs defeat Browns 21-7 in Week 15

The Kansas City #Chiefs defeated the Cleveland #Browns 21-7 in Week 15.

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cleveland Browns 21-7 in Week 15 to advance their regular season record to 13-1.

Though Kansas City didn’t blow out the Browns in the game, the Chiefs never struggled to keep momentum on their side.

Kansas City’s defense came away with six turnovers in the matchup, and Patrick Mahomes managed to throw two touchdown passes without being intercepted.

It may not have been the Chiefs’ most outstanding performance on the scoreboard, but Kansas City’s players seemed to have shown up at Huntington Bank Field with something to prove.

Rising defensive end George Karlaftis tallied two sacks, and star cornerback Trent McDuffie recorded the first interception of his young career.

While Cleveland was outmatched in almost every phase of the game, reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett made his presence felt, even after a first-half injury scare.

The Chiefs are set to face the Houston Texans in Week 16 action on December 21.

Raiders vs Buccaneers recap, final score: Las Vegas losing streak hits 9 games

Week 14 saw Raiders defense keep them in it for two quarters vs the Buccaneers, but it wasn’t enough the losing streak reaches nine.

Things could not have started better for the Buccaneers in this one. Which means it really could not have started worse for the Raiders. Just 11 minutes into the game and the Buccaneers were up 14-0 with the Raiders having yet to get even a first down.

The Bucs got the ball first and marched right down the field for a touchdown to open the game. The touchdown coming on a 15-yard pass from Baker Mayfield to Jalen McMillan. The Raiders then answered by going three-and-out, ending on a 10-yard sack of Aidan O’Connell and the Raiders punted out of their own end zone.

Off the punt, the Bucs were close to midfield. They took that great field position and drove for another touchdown, this time from Mayfield to Rachaad White. That drive didn’t even have a third down and had just one second down. The TD coming on first and goal. So, in other words, too easy.

To begin the second quarter, it looked for a moment the Raiders might swing things back their way a bit. K’Lavon Chaisson got in a passing lane on the left side and picked the ball off. But on the first play of the Raiders possession, Aidan O’Connell fumbled the snap and gave it right back to the Buccaneers.

A short time later, the Raiders defense stepped up again, taking the ball back a second time, making this the first time all season the Raiders had multiple takeaways in a game. It cam on a strip sack by Amari Burney on the blitz that was recovered by Tre’von Moehrig.

This time, the Raiders offense took advantage. They got the ball at the Tampa Bay 45 and drove for a touchdown. The touchdown wasn’t exactly automatic though. On third and goal, O’Connell fell down as he threw and was bailed out when Brock Bowers came back to try and get it and was interfered with. Next play, from the one, O’Connell called his own number to sneak it for the touchdown.

The one-yard run for O’Connell was his first rushing yards of his career. And it put the Raiders on the board and within one score at 14-7.

The Raiders would make it a ten unanswered with a defensive stop followed by a 29-yard run by Sincere McCormick to put them inside the 20. Daniel Carlson added a 25-yard field goal to make it a 14-10 game with just over four minutes left in the second quarter.

It looked like the Bucs might extend the lead before the half, but Baker Mayfield threw an ill-advised pass under pressure from John Jenkins and Jack Jones picked it off in the end zone.

The third quarter was a tragic one for Aidan O’Connell. He led the Raiders on a drive that lasted over ten minutes and put them at the Bucs 10-yard line. Then everything fell apart. 

O’Connell threw for Brock Bowers and was picked off by cornerback Tykee Smith. After a Raiders defensive stop, O’Connell came back out and on his first play, threw a pop fly off his back foot for another interception. Another defensive stop for the Raiders and O’Connell came out and rolled out trying to convert a third and long. He completed the pass short of the sticks and was hit in the back and injured his leg on the way to the ground and was carted off the field as the Raiders punted the ball away.

Meanwhile the Raiders defense was keeping the Raiders in it, making their sixth straight stop.

Desmond Ridder took the field when the Raiders offense returned to the field. And went three-and-out including a fumbled snap he recovered for a loss.

Despite the Raiders defense doing their part to get them back in the game, the Raiders offense couldn’t take advantage, seemingly waiting for the Buccaneers to right the ship. And midway through the fourth quarter, they did. On three plays. 

Baker Mayfield found Mike Evans on a slant (and a hurdle) goes for 32 yards. Then Sean Tucker takes a handoff 34 yards to first and goal at the three. And Rachaad White finished it off on the run up the middle for the touchdown to give the Bucs a 21-10 lead.

Ridder looked to have thrown an interception on the ensuing drive, but it was overturned on review for not maintaining possession all the way to the ground. This allowed him to find Jakobi Meyers for 18 yards on third and five to put the Raiders in first and goal at the ten. But three plays later, the Raiders had to settle for a field goal to make it a 21-13 game with just over three minutes remaining. 

From there, the Buccaneers ended it quickly. On the second play, Mayfield found TE Cole Otton for 44 yards to put the Bucs in field goal range at the Vegas 33. Three plays later, Jalen McMillan made a wide open catch and literally jogged into the end zone to put the game away at 28-13.

Final score: Chiefs defeat Raiders 19-17 after unbelievable penalty

The Kansas City #Chiefs earned a 19-17 win in Week 13 after an unbelievable penalty by Las Vegas #Raiders center Jackson Powers-Johnson.

The Kansas City Chiefs nearly lost their second game of the 2024 regular season against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13 but were bailed out by an unbelievable penalty on the matchup’s penultimate play.

Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell marched Las Vegas downfield on a heroic drive that seemed to have his team in a position to knock off the defending Super Bowl champions on a last-second field goal.

But, when rookie center Jackson Powers-Johnson mistakenly snapped the ball to an unsuspecting O’Connell on a crucial third down with 15 seconds left in the game, the Chiefs made the most of the Raiders’ miscue.

Linebacker Nick Bolton lept on the ball, which had deflected off of O’Connell and onto the ground.

A flag, which was assumed to be for a false start on Powers-Johnson, was thrown, and Las Vegas seemed poised to retake possession.

But, after officials on the field deliberated, an illegal shift was called, which gave Kansas City the option to decline the penalty and gain possession.

Patrick Mahomes kneeled on the game’s final play to officially clinch the Chiefs a 19-17 win after a forgettable outing by the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Raiders vs Broncos week 12 recap, final score: Another Las Vegas collapse puts losing streak at 7

The Raiders held a rare third quarter lead over the Broncos week 12 only to see it slip away and their losing streak reach seven games.

Special teams was special for the Raiders all day against the Broncos. A big kick return by Dylan Laube set up the Raiders touchdown early in the second quarter to jump to a 7-3 lead. Then a fake punt pass from AJ Cole to LB Divine Deablo would set up a field goal to help the Raiders go up 13-9 at the half.

To begin the third quarter, the Raiders defense would stop the Broncos for a three-and-out, making for the first time since week four that they started a drive with a lead in the third quarter.

It would last six plays.

On the fourth play of the Raiders’ possession, Gardner Minshew would get his arm hit as he threw by Broncos edge rusher Nick Bonitto and Brandon Jones would pick it off.

Two plays into the Broncos’ ensuing possession, Nix found Courtland Sutton for the touchdown to take a 16-13 lead.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Broncos would go on another drive into Vegas territory. A tackle for loss by Maxx Crosby followed by a batted pass by Tre’von Moehrig would stall the drive, but the Broncos still added a 45-yard field goal to extend the lead to 19-13.

The Raiders answered back with a drive that ended with a 53-yard Daniel Carlson field goal to bring it back to a three-point game at 19-16.

Again, it didn’t last long as the Broncos marched down the field for a touchdown. The big play was a 37-yard catch and run by Marvin Mims that put the Broncos in first and goal at the two. Next play, Bo Nix made a perfect throw for Courland Sutton in the back of the end zone for the score and a 26-16 Broncos lead.

With the game now a two-score difference, and just over five minutes left, the Raiders would need to work quickly if they hoped to have a chance.

Three straight completions to Bowers, Meyers, and Turner would put the Raiders in first down at the Denver 44. A nice 25-yard pass from Minshew to Meyers put the Raiders inside the 20 and another completion to Meyers for 15 yards put them in first and goal at the four.

From there three straight incompletions brought on the field goal unit to try and make it a one score game. Carlson converted on the chip shot to make it 26-19 with 3:38 remaining.

The Raiders defense got the offense the ball back, but on the first play Gardner Minshew is sacked and left the game injured and headed for the locker room.

Desmond Ridder came in at QB and on his second play, he was hit as he threw, causing a fumble and the Broncos recovered in scoring range.

A field goal by the Broncos off the turnover brought it back to a two-score lead, which sealed the Raiders’ fate, as they would love their seventh straight game.

Final score: Chiefs tame Panthers, secure 30-27 road victory in Week 12

The Kansas City #Chiefs earned a 30-27 victory over the Carolina #Panthers in Week 12.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 12 matchup against the Carolina Panthers made for intriguing television on Sunday afternoon.

Though the game wasn’t expected to be close, Carolina was ultimately defeated when Kansas City drove downfield to get kicker Spencer Shrader in range to kick a last-second field goal.

The Panthers’ defense did its best to keep up with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ high-octane offense late in the game but ultimately crumbled when the reigning Super Bowl MVP took the field for a final drive with the score tied at 27 points.

When Mahomes broke off a 33-yard run to get Kansas City near the red zone, it only took a few simple plays to set up Shrader for a chip-shot game-winner.

Shrader’s aim was true when he booted his 31-yard field goal try, and the Chiefs secured their tenth win of the season when the ball sailed through the uprights at Bank of America Stadium.

With its victory over the Panthers in Week 12, Kansas City will maintain its lead for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.

Final score: Bills end Chiefs’ perfect season with 30-21 win over Kansas City

The Buffalo #Bills defeated the #Chiefs 30-21 in Week 11 to break Kansas City’s undefeated record.

The Kansas City Chiefs had their hopes for an undefeated season dashed by the Buffalo Bills in Week 11.

The Bills, who entered the game with an 8-2 record, ended Kansas City’s nine-game winning streak in a game that ended in a 30-21 final score in Buffalo’s favor.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen put together an impressive performance, throwing for 262 yards and one touchdown against the Chiefs’ outstanding defense.

Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions in the game but threw three touchdown passes in the game that kept Kansas City within striking distance of Buffalo.

The matchup’s most consequential play came late in the fourth quarter when Allen ran for a touchdown to put the Chiefs down by two scores.

Though this game didn’t end the way fans in Kansas City had hoped it would, the Chiefs showed outstanding effort on both sides of the ball and may get their chance for revenge against the Bills in the AFC playoffs.

Final score: Chiefs sink Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime on ‘Monday Night Football’

The Kansas City #Chiefs defeated the Tampa Bay #Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime on “Monday Night Football.”

The Kansas City Chiefs advanced their record to 8-0 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on “Monday Night Football” in Week 9, winning the Super Bowl LV rematch 30-24 in overtime.

The Chiefs trailed Tampa Bay 10-17 heading into the fourth quarter but mounted a late-game comeback led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes to remain undefeated heading into Week 10.

Mahomes threw for 291 yards, tossed three touchdown passes, and completed 34 of his 44 attempts. Star tight end Travis Kelce led Kansas City in receiving yards, but it was newly-acquired wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins who stole the show with two touchdown catches.

For their part, Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers put up a great fight, but couldn’t quite break through to spoil the Chiefs’ perfect season.

 

Defensively, Kansas City was led by linebacker Drue Tranquill, who combined for seven tackles and was credited with half a sack.

The Chiefs are set to face the Denver Broncos in Week 10 with a chance to advance to 9-0.

Bengals score on first 5 drives to run away with rout of Raiders 41-24

Things got away from the Raiders near the end of the first half and never came back.

Hard to believe this game was tied with three minutes left in the second quarter. The Bengals got the ball and drove through the Raiders defense about as easy as any team could.

In just over two minutes, they went on a seven-play drive that had just ONE second down. That second down saw Maxx Crosby jump the snap and hit Joe Burrow hard, leading to an offsides penalty AND a roughing the passer penalty.

That drive gave the Bengals a 17-10 lead. The Raiders looked like they might respond, but after driving into Cincinnati territory, just a few yards from field goal range woth :17 seconds left in the quarter, Antonio Pierce opted to punt on fourth down instead of trying to score.

That decision showed how little faith he has in both his offense and his defense. They took that lack of faith into the third quarter.

The Bengals opened the third quarter with another hot-knife-through-butter drive for a touchdown.

The Raiders response was a fumbled handoff to DJ Turner recovered by the Bengals at the Vegas 21, leading to another quick touchdown to TE Mike Gesicki. And just over ten minutes of game time, it went from a 10-10 tie to a 31-10 Bengals lead.

Gardner Minshew was taken out and replaced by Desmond Ridder, who didn’t have any more success. Minshew went 10 of 17 for 124 yards with no TDs and no INT.

There was still over 20 minutes left in the game, but the Raiders were showing no signs of life on either side of the ball. They had just one first down in the third quarter and they were losing the overall first down battle 22-10.

Things got a bit interesting midway through the fourth quarter when Jack Jones stepped in front of a Burrow pass into the right flat, returning it for a touchdown to make it a 31-17 game.

Jones broke up a pass on third down on the next drive to give the Raiders the ball back.

At that point, Ridder seemed to get things going. He completed six passes, moving the Raiders deep into Cincinnati territory. But by this point, only touchdowns were going to get the Raiders back in this game. The Bengals dialed up pressure and sacked Ridder twice on three plays. And on fourth down, they came after him again, leading to an incompletion and a turnover on downs.

On the ensuing drive, the Bengals put the exclamation on it with Burrow finding Mike Gesicki for another touchdown, putting the lad back to three scores at 38-17.

Surely making things more difficult for the Raiders were injuries.

The lost two left tackles with both Kolton Miller and Andrus Peat leaving with injuries. On the other side of the ball, they saw top cornerback Nate Hobbs carted off with an ankle injury.

Munford in particular struggled at left tackle. Trey Hendrickson beat him several times, allowing three of Hendrickson’s career-high four sacks in the game. Peat allowed the other one.

The final sack was the strip variety with the Bengals recovering at the Vegas 13-yard-line. They would add a field goal to make it 41-17.

A garbage time TD from Ridder to Brock Bowers gave us the final score of 41-24.

Joe Burrow finished the game 27 of 39 for 251 yards, 5 TD’s and 1 INT.

The Raiders head into their bye at 2-7. The Bengals improve to 4-5 on the season.