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Raiders Week 12 snap counts vs Chiefs: CB Jack Jones plays majority of snaps replacing Marcus Peters

CB Jack Jones played majority of snaps vs Chiefs replacing Marcus Peters

It’s been less than two weeks since the Raiders claimed Jack Jones off waivers from the New England Patriots. And Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, he was thrust into every down duties.

Jones didn’t get the start. That went to Marcus Peters who had started every game this season at right outside cornerback for the Raiders. But after just 20 snaps, Peters was yanked from the game and Jones was inserted.

Peters didn’t return to the game and has since reportedly been cut. While Jones ended up playing 67% of the snaps (40).

The only cornerbacks who played more snaps were starters Amik Robertson and Nate Hobbs.

Offense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Greg Van Roten G 58 100% 4 15%
Dylan Parham G 58 100% 4 15%
Jermaine Eluemunor T 58 100% 4 15%
Davante Adams WR 58 100% 0 0%
Aidan O’Connell QB 58 100% 0 0%
Andre James C 58 100% 0 0%
Kolton Miller T 53 91% 3 12%
Jakobi Meyers WR 53 91% 0 0%
Michael Mayer TE 49 84% 4 15%
Josh Jacobs RB 44 76% 0 0%
Hunter Renfrow WR 28 48% 0 0%
Austin Hooper TE 24 41% 0 0%
Tre Tucker WR 13 22% 4 15%
Ameer Abdullah RB 12 21% 13 50%
DeAndre Carter WR 7 12% 10 38%
Justin Herron T 5 9% 1 4%
Zamir White RB 2 3% 17 65%
Defense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Nate Hobbs CB 60 100% 0 0%
Robert Spillane LB 60 100% 0 0%
Tre’von Moehrig FS 60 100% 0 0%
Amik Robertson CB 50 83% 5 19%
Marcus Epps SS 50 83% 0 0%
Maxx Crosby DE 49 82% 0 0%
Divine Deablo LB 48 80% 0 0%
Jack Jones CB 40 67% 4 15%
Bilal Nichols DT 37 62% 5 19%
John Jenkins DT 35 58% 5 19%
Jerry Tillery DT 29 48% 5 19%
Tyree Wilson DE 28 47% 5 19%
Adam Butler DT 28 47% 4 15%
Malcolm Koonce DE 26 43% 7 27%
Marcus Peters CB 20 33% 0 0%
Malik Reed LB 16 27% 11 42%
Luke Masterson LB 10 17% 22 85%
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 10 17% 17 65%
Janarius Robinson DE 3 5% 1 4%
Tyler Hall CB 1 2% 4 15%
Special Teams Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Brandon Bolden RB 0 0% 22 85%
Curtis Bolton LB 0 0% 22 85%
Christopher Smith SS 0 0% 19 73%
Jesper Horsted TE 0 0% 17 65%
DJ Turner WR 0 0% 17 65%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 8 31%
Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 0 0% 7 27%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 7 27%
Jordan Meredith G 0 0% 4 15%
Thayer Munford T 0 0% 4 15

Raiders sizzling start suffers familiar fizzling finish in 31-17 loss to Chiefs

Raiders hot start vs Chiefs suffers familiar fizzling finish

We weren’t 18 minutes into the Raiders’ game against the Chiefs Sunday and the Raiders were already up 14-0. And they could’ve been up 17-0 had Daniel Carlson not missed a chipshot 30-yard field goal on their second drive. That would have been three Raiders drives, all for scores and two punts for the Chiefs with just one first down.

That was as good as it got for the Raiders.

After that everything flipped. The Chiefs offense got going and the Raiders’ offense fell flat. Specifically, the Chiefs outscored the Raiders 31-3 over the final 42 minutes to win 31-17.

It was an all too familiar pattern for these Raiders.

It was still anyone’s game at the half. The score was tied 14-14. It was similar to last week in Miami when it was a 14-13 game at the half. In both case things ground to a halt after that.

This one saw Davante Adams catch five passes on five targets for 73 yards to start things off. Then he had just two targets with no catches for nearly three quarters.

Josh Jacobs also had big numbers early on, running for 94 yards and a TD on 12 carries (7.8 yards per carry) including a huge 63-yard burst for the Raiders second touchdown. Then he got just 16 yards on eight runs (2.0 ypc) in the second half without picking up a single first down on the ground.

When that Jacobs TD run put the Raiders up 14-0, the Chiefs had just one first down and 13 yards of offense on two possessions. Then they went on a run, scoring touchdowns on three straight drives and four touchdowns on their next five drives. Any positive feelings early on were a distant memory.

“I don’t think you just jump up 14-0 if you weren’t gonna be aggressive and feel that way,” said Pierce after the game. “I think we knew early on we could run the ball with Josh we did that. We knew we had a great opportunity there with Tay on outside and we took advantage of that. And then at a point you know like every game is gonna come to a point where offense stalls and then how do you rebound from that and what we’re struggling with right now is just rebounding from those dry moments and you see them, it’s very evident in the game.”

Last week the Raiders offense was shut out in the second half. Just as they had been in Josh McDaniels’s final game in Week 8 against the Lions. In this game, the Raiders would get just five first downs in the entire second half and manage just three points.

The Raiders seemed to have stopped these late collapses in their first two games under Antonio Pierce when they beat the Giants and Jets in consecutive weeks. But it appears now that perhaps that was more a product of playing inspired football against two bad teams. Two weeks later after two very good teams, they just couldn’t hang. Simply put, they just faced better teams.

“Yeah squeezing all we can,” Pierce said. “Obviously 14-0, that’s a great start. But you knew at some point, World Champs, Patrick [Mahomes] and those guys will start making plays.”

From here the Raiders have a bye week before hosting the currently 6-5 Vikings.

Raiders winners and losers in 31-17 defeat vs. Chiefs

Raiders winners and losers in 31-17 defeat vs. Chiefs

The Raiders started red hot against the Chiefs but slowly lost control of the game, eventually succumbing to their AFC West rival in a 31-17 loss at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.

Las Vegas outgained Kansas City 144 yards to 11 in the first quarter and had a 14-0 lead after a 63-yard gallop by running back Josh Jacobs early in the second. The Chiefs responded with 21 unanswered points to take the lead in the third quarter and never looked back.

Here are the winners and losers for the week as the Raiders fall to 5-7.

Winner: RB Josh Jacobs

Jacobs ran for a 7-yard gain on the Raiders’ first snap from scrimmage, which set the tone for Las Vegas’ hot start. His 63-yard run (with great blocks from tight end Michael Mayer and offensive tackle Kolton Miller) surely had many Raiders fans believing a win against the first-place Chiefs was in the cards.

Jacobs’ performance epitomized the entire team’s day, however. After 94 rushing yards in the first half, he slowed considerably and ended the day with 110 on 20 carries.

Winner: WR Jakobi Meyers

Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers got the scoring started for the Raiders with an 18-yard touchdown on Las Vegas’ first drive of the game. Meyers also converted multiple third-down opportunities, including an exceptional grab on a 3rd-and-4 play in the third quarter. The catch led to a Raiders field goal and tightened the score to 21-17.

On the day, Meyers had 79 yards on six receptions, leading the Raiders in both categories.

Winner: QB Aidan O’Connell

Quarterback Aidan O’Connell bounced back from a rough ending to the Raiders’ loss to the Dolphins last week, when he threw two interceptions late in the game and three picks overall.

He threw for 248 yards on 23-for-33 passing, good for a QB rating of 101.6. Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce turned to a rookie to lead the way on offense, and it appears that he made the right call. Though O’Connell has to do a better job of getting superstar WR Davante Adams the ball, even when he’s double-covered. Adams started hot along with his teammates but had very little impact as the game wore on.

Winner: DE Maxx Crosby

Defensive end Maxx Crosby didn’t practice all week due to injury and illness, but he still notched a QB sack, bringing him to 10.5 on the season.

Crosby (and DE Malcolm Koonce, who initiated the pressure) broke through when the Raiders needed a play to regain momentum in the third quarter. Las Vegas notched a field goal on the ensuing possession to pull with four points of Kansas City.

Loser: CB Marcus Peters

Cornerback Marcus Peters was slated for an appearance on the loser list after he missed an open-field tackle near the goal line while the Raiders still held a 14-0 advantage. He became a shoo-in after he was benched in favor of CB Jack Jones.

Peters has drawn the ire of many Raiders observers and fans this season for his lackadaisical tackling, even as the Las Vegas defense has played better as a whole. Peters’ latest whiff was too much for the coaching staff to take, apparently, especially with the recently acquired Jones on deck.

Loser: DE Tyree Wilson

With Crosby missing practice all week, this game presented a great opportunity for rookie DE Tyree Wilson to step up. Not only did he presumably get extra reps in practice, but Crosby’s playing time was limited against the Chiefs.

Wilson underwhelmed. He recorded just one tackle and lost some playing time to seldom-used DE Malik Reed.

Loser: CB Nate Hobbs

Cornerback Nate Hobbs had his share of good moments against the Chiefs, posting eight tackles (seven solo) and a tackle for loss. But one bad, unsightly play lands him on the loser list.

He misjudged a route by Chiefs WR Rashee Rice at the start of the fourth quarter, just after the Raiders tightened the score to 21-17. Rice ran 39 yards to paydirt as Hobbs followed him from a distance, which is just a terrible look for any secondary defender.

Loser: Coach Antonio Pierce

Raiders fell to 2-2 under interim coach Pierce after the team’s second straight defeat. Each loss was against first-place teams, but following some questionable decisions against the Dolphins last week (his conservative approach to end the first half), Pierce again had a notable head-scratcher.

As the Raiders burst out the gates for their fast start, Pierce opted to try a first-quarter field goal rather than go for a 4th-and-1 attempt. Las Vegas was already up 7-0 and the offense was gaining chunks of yardage seemingly at will. Making matters worse, kicker Daniel Carlson uncharacteristically missed the short 30-yard kick.

Pierce’s decision rose to the forefront later in the game when the Raiders were compelled to go for a 4th-and-1 try from their own 19-yard line late in the game, trailing 28-17. The fourth-down try early in the game was from a position of strength and favored the Raiders, as opposed to the fourth-down try late, which was an act of desperation.

Ideally for Las Vegas, Pierce is starting to gain a firmer grasp of when to go for it and when to kick, especially against a high-powered opponent. Otherwise, Pierce appears to have potential as a head coach. His team played hard against a tough team, as they have every week on his watch. But he takes the personal “L” this week, along with the Raiders team loss.

After the last two games against tough opponents, the Raiders schedule eases up a bit, but not by a lot. Can Pierce finish his tenure as interim coach on a positive note, much as tenure began? We’ll know more soon, as the team’s next test is against the Vikings at Allegiant Stadium in Week 14.

Raiders CB Marcus Peters benched before half time vs Chiefs

Raiders CB Marcus Peters yanked before half time vs Chiefs and didn’t return

Sunday was the first time Marcus Peters has faced the team that drafted him since he joined their division rival Raiders. And that reunion lasted less than a half of football.

The only reason Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce would give was “Coach’s decision”.

That reasoning rules out Peters being pulled from the game for injury reasons and leaves it to either his play or his attitude.

I pressed him to offer more details on exactly why he made that decision and he simply repeated “Coach’s decision”.

Peters spent the entire second half standing on the sideline without his helmet and instead sporting a beanie, which suggested he knew he wasn’t getting back in the game.

Peters was replaced at right outside cornerback by Jack Jones who the team claimed off waivers from the Patriots two weeks ago.

The Raiders were still up 14-7 when Peters was pulled from the game, so it’s hard to say what exactly happened that triggered Pierce to yank Peters, but it must have been pretty serious in his eyes.

Peters has started all 11 games this season and seven times played every single snap, including each of the previous two weeks. You’d have to wonder if this benching could be more than just sending a message.

Watch: Josh Jacobs lays wicked stiff arm on 63-yard touchdown run

Watch: Josh Jacobs lays wicked stiff arm on 63-yard touchdown run

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mike Edwards. The Chiefs safety tragically had his soul taken from his body by Josh Jacobs Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.

The incident occurred happened early in the second quarter of the Raiders game against the Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium. Jacobs found a hole along the left side of the line and shot through it. Edwards was the last man to beat and Jacobs beat him without mercy or regard for Edwards or the family he leaves behind.

The stiff arm left nothing but open field for Jacobs to streak 63 yards for the score.

It gave the Raiders a 14-0 lead over the Chiefs after they had opened the game with a touchdown and held the Chiefs to just one first down on their first two possessions.

Watch: Raiders score on opening drive, go up 7-0 in first quarter vs Chiefs

Watch: Raiders score on opening drive, go up 7-0 in first quarter vs Chiefs

The Raiders knew coming in that they would need to score early and often if they hoped to upset the Chiefs. And they are off to a good start in that objective.

Their opening drive went for a touchdown. The drive featured a 33-yard completion to Davante Adams and was capped off with an 18-yard pass to Jakobi Meyers who too it to paydirt.

From there, the Raiders defense stopped the Chiefs for a three-and-out. Then the Raiders offense went on another drive, but the drive stalled in the red zone and Daniel Carlson missed the field goal from 30 yards out.

The first quarter would end with the Raiders up 7-0 over the Chiefs. The Raiders had seven first downs while the Chiefs had none. The Raiders had 144 net yards while the Chiefs had one.

The Chiefs won’t be held down forever and presumably the Raiders offense won’t be this good all day. But it’s a great start to be certain.

Raiders HC Antonio Pierce rivalry with Chiefs HC Andy Reid goes way back

This year Chiefs week rekindles another old rivalry.

We often talk about rivalries between teams. For instance, the Raiders vs Chiefs. Or between players such as Maxx Crosby vs Patrick Mahomes. The latter may not happen because of the injury status of Crosby. But there’s a third meeting of old rivalries that will take place Sunday in Vegas — Antonio Pierce vs Andy Reid.

Pierce took over as the Raiders interim head coach three weeks ago and he has the Raiders playing the most inspired football in a while. His fourth game as the man in charge on the Raiders’ sideline, he will see a very familiar face on the opposite sideline.

Reid is in his 25th year as a head coach in the NFL. The first 14 of those years he was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Nine of those seasons, his Eagles faced off against a defense led by Antonio Pierce twice a season. Two of them, they faced off three times. And only one of those nine seasons the Eagles had a losing record.

As for Pierce, he spent his entire nine year career in the NFC East — the first four in Washington and the final five with the Giants in New York.

It wasn’t until his final season in Washington that Pierce became a full time starter and that, of course continued when he joined the Giants, where he would make a Pro Bowl and lead a standout defense to the playoffs four straight years.

Reid remembers facing Pierce, especially during his best years in New York.

“He’s a good communicator, smart, he was a middle linebacker there at the Giants, had a chance to compete against him quite a bit and he ran the show,” Reid said of Pierce. “I figured he’d be probably a good coach if that was the direction he wanted to go.”

Pierce took a somewhat unconventional route to getting his first job, jumping straight from linebackers coach the head coach to replaced the fired Josh McDaniels. But from day one and every say since the moment has not seemed too big for him. But now he is about the face one of the greatest coaches in the history of the NFL. One he knows all too well.

“I think I played Andy Reid over 22-23 times in my career, playoffs included,” said Pierce.

The number was actually 21 times he faced Reid’s Eagles in the regular and postseason combined. And Pierce’s teams went 7-14 in those games.

But success in the NFL is not measured by wins and losses alone. It’s measured by trophies. And while Reid doubled up Pierce in that column — including beating Pierce all three meetings in the playoffs — it was Pierce who would hoist the Lombardi during that time, not Reid.

The stars aligned in 2007 with the Giants sweeping Reid’s Eagles on the way to the playoffs, then going all the way to win it all. Pierce also was named to the Pro Bowl that season. Reid made the Super Bowl once in Philadelphia and lost. He has, of course, won two in recent years as head coach of the Chiefs.

Raiders, Chiefs final injury report: DE Maxx Crosby Doubtful with knee injury

DE Maxx Crosby Doubtful with knee injury

The worst news the Raiders could get for any game is being without Maxx Crosby. And that’s just what they could be facing in a week when they will be hosting the rival Chiefs on Sunday.

Crosby missed practice all week with a knee injury and is officially Doubtful for the game.

Should Crosby indeed miss the game, the Raiders would be without their best player and Defensive Player of the Year candidate against their toughest opponent and division rivals.

It would also be the first game Crosby has missed in his career.

Let me say that again. Crosby has never missed a game in five seasons. So, this would be the first game of his career that he missed.

Not only that, but Crosby has played 98% of the Raiders snaps this season. That’s just 13 snaps missed all season. That leads the NFL among defensive linemen. So, yeah, his absence would be a big deal.

Raiders winners and losers in 31-13 defeat vs. Chiefs

Raiders winners and losers in 31-13 defeat vs. Chiefs

The Raiders’ season didn’t go as planned this year, but the team had a chance to finish strong on Saturday on national television against the Chiefs.

Of course, that didn’t happen. Instead of playing spoiler against Kansas City and building momentum for next season, Las Vegas had one of its worst games of the campaign and lost, 31-13 at Allegiant Stadium.

Here are the winners and losers for the week, in a game that was a fitting end to a disappointing season for first-year coach Josh McDaniels and the Raiders.

Winner: WR Hunter Renfrow

The return of wide receiver Hunter Renfrow continues. After he tore through the NFL last season, he’d been ineffective or injured nearly all year long. In this game, he caught a touchdown in garbage time and also delivered one of his patented, eye-popping moves on “3rd-and-Renfrow” early in the second half.

Winner: K Daniel Carlson and P A.J. Cole

This game was arguably the Raiders’ worst performance of the 2022 season. The Chiefs toyed with McDaniels’ roster for nearly 60 minutes. But kicker Daniel Carlson and punter A.J. Cole were solid, as always.

Carlson hit a 54-yard field goal, and Cole drilled a 63-yard punt late in the third quarter. That was actually Cole’s first punt of the game, which illustrates how many things went wrong for Raiders offense.

Plus, these two can’t continue to be standouts, no matter how good they are. It’s far too reminiscent of the days when former Raiders special teamers, P Shane Lechler and K Sebastian Janikowski, were among the best players on a series of dreadful squads.

Loser: CB Amik Robertson

The Raiders defense was awful all game long, and the Chiefs’ party started on their second snap from scrimmage. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit WR Justin Watson for a 67-yard completion at the expense of Raiders CB Amik Robertson.

Watson was wide open and the Chiefs scored a touchdown four plays later, in a drive that also featured a penalty on Las Vegas for having too many players on the field on 3rd and goal.

Loser: Red Zone defense

The Raiders defense didn’t do anything well, but their effort in the red zone was especially porous and furthermore, a representation of a year-long issue. The Chiefs scored four touchdowns on their first four red-zone chances and at one point, that part of the field turned into a literal playground for the Chiefs.

Kansas City’s huddle twirled around in a circle before trying a trick play that was called back due to a holding penalty. The Chiefs scored one play later and took a 21-3 lead late in the second quarter.

Loser: DE Maxx Crosby

Defensive end Maxx Crosby had a QB sack in this game to reach 12.5 takedowns this season, but the Chiefs’ twirling huddle routine was the result of a crucial penalty on Crosby.

The Raiders, down just 14-3 at the time, had stopped the Chiefs on a 3rd-down play at the Kansas City 8-yard line. But Crosby hit Mahomes late, extending the Chiefs’ drive. Eventually, they finished their 98-yard march for a 21-3 lead.

Loser: QB Jarrett Stidham

After torching the 49ers defense last week for more than 10 yards per pass play, QB Jarrett Stidham came crashing back down to Earth on Saturday. He had just 219 yards on 22-for-36 passing with one touchdown, one interception, and two fumbles, one of which was lost. His interception resulted in a Chiefs touchdown.

Stidham did have 50 rushing yards on seven carries but unfortunately for the Raiders, that led the team in rushing, as running back Josh Jacobs had just 45 yards on 17 attempts. Plus, Stidham had to run because the offensive line had perhaps its worst day as pass blockers this season, which is saying a lot.

Loser: G Alex Bars/Offensive line

Stidham was sacked six times, though one sack was the result of a broken play. But Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones looked unblockable, many times at the expense of Raiders guard Alex Bars.

The line’s ineptitude was probably best displayed late in the first half. The Raiders took the ball and tried to score points before the break, but a sack by the Chiefs, followed by a penalty for illegal use of hands called on G Dylan Parham (with an assist from offensive tackle Kolton Miller) pushed Las Vegas back after it had reached the Kansas City 45-yard line.

Then, Stidham fumbled on another Chiefs sack, setting up a Kansas City field goal and a 24-3 halftime lead for the road team.

Loser: Red Zone offense

The Raiders offense had two failures in the red zone that cost the team dearly, both on long drives. First, they squandered a goal-to-go opportunity at the 7-yard line. Two Jacobs runs were followed by two missed passes, first to tight end Darren Waller and then to WR Davante Adams.

In the second half, the Raiders took the ball first, marched to the Chiefs’ 19-yard line, and eventually settled for a 38-yard field goal from Carlson. Together, the drives took nearly 17 minutes off the clock and resulted in just three points.

Loser: WR Davante Adams

Adams broke the 1,500-yard mark in this game and caught his 100th pass of the season, but he had a couple of costly, uncharacteristic drops in the first half.

Plus, looking at the big picture, he has to be wondering whether the Raiders can satisfy his expectations when he signed with the team. Las Vegas has a lot of work to do to make this team a contender and must acquire a QB who can get Adams the ball consistently.

The Raiders may have been his childhood team, but Adams is an adult now, and a 30-year-old WR at that. He’s said he wants input on who the Raiders’ next quarterback is after dumping Derek Carr, and that speaks volumes.

McDaniels is a loser too, as he finishes with a 6-11 record in his first year as Raiders coach. This team was a victim of unrealistic expectations, but those expectations were set by McDaniels and his new regime.

Now McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler have to add a slew of new players to turn this team around in a hurry. It doesn’t make sense to rebuild when you have a superstar like Adams, and that’s doubly true if Las Vegas signs Jacobs, who led the NFL in rushing at the end of this game.

But only time will tell which moves the Raiders make this offseason. As for now, a wasted season in Las Vegas has finally come to a fitting end.

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Raiders winners and losers in 30-29 defeat vs. Chiefs

Raiders winners and losers in 30-29 defeat vs. Chiefs

The Raiders had a chance to turn their season around on national television but came up short against the Chiefs, losing 30-29 at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night.

After Las Vegas tried to take the lead at 31 with a two-point conversion and failed, the Raiders defense stopped Kansas City and gave quarterback Derek Carr a chance for a game-winning drive. But on a 4th-and-1 play with seconds remaining, wide receivers Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow ran into each other and fell down as Carr threw in their direction, ending any comeback hopes.

Here are the winners and losers for this week after yet another close loss for the Raiders.

Winner: RB Josh Jacobs

The Raiders jumped out to a 17-0 lead thanks in large part to a dedication to the run game, led by running back Josh Jacobs. For the second straight week, he set a career-high in rushing yards. This time, he finished with 154 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. He added five catches for 39 yards.

When the Chiefs offense started to get on a roll, coach Josh McDaniels went away from his strategy a bit. But nearly every time he turned to Jacobs, his running back responded. Though he came up just short of the goal line when Las Vegas tried to take the lead with their 2-point try, Jacobs once again looks like an elite weapon in the backfield.

Winner: Offensive line

The Raiders offensive line has rotated players in and out of the lineup this season, signaling that Las Vegas is searching for answers up front. But judging from the last two weeks, all they needed was some balanced play calling to thrive.

They paved the way for Jacobs’ big game and gave Carr time to throw on most occasions. The line had its share of penalties, as did the entire team, but they were a reason the Raiders had a chance to win, providing the offense an opportunity to thrive as planned over the offseason.

Winner: DE Maxx Crosby

Once again, defensive end Maxx Crosby looked like a madman on the field, living up to his “Mad Maxx” nickname. He had two more sacks and added three tackles for loss and two quarterback hits.

But also once again, Crosby needed more help from his teammates on the edge. Defensive end Chandler Jones had a solid start, but once Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes found his groove, the Raiders’ front was off-balance and Kansas City started gaining yards in chunks.

Winner: K Daniel Carlson

Kicker Daniel Carlson hit all three of his field goal attempts, running his streak of consecutive field goal makes to 38 in a row. If the Raiders could have gotten in field goal range on the game’s last drive, it’s a near certainty Carlson would have nailed it and Las Vegas would have gone home with a win.

Loser: Raiders coaches

McDaniels decision to try a 2-point conversion late in the game wasn’t a terrible call. But the NFL is a results-based business. And the results didn’t work out for Las Vegas. A shotgun run, which is what McDaniels dialed up, is also a questionable, predictable play call.

And on defense, coordinator Patrick Graham had a tough task in stopping Mahomes and the Chiefs. But spotted a 17-0 lead, the defense struggled to rush the passer and cover receivers, especially tight end Travis Kelce, who had four touchdown grabs.

Loser: S Roderic Teamer/DE Malcolm Koonce

The Raiders had 11 penalties for 99 yards, and two penalties stick out more than the others.

Las Vegas still had momentum in the second quarter, having just scored a field goal, leaving the Chiefs only 17 seconds to operate before halftime. A facemask penalty from safety Roderic Teamer put Kansas City in position to make a 59-yard field goal, giving them momentum going into halftime; they now trailed just 20-10 and would get the ball to start the second half.

In the fourth quarter, the Raiders had pulled to within a point of Kansas City and forced them to try a field goal. The Chiefs missed it, but DE Malcolm Koonce committed a rare holding penalty. Soon thereafter, Mahomes found Kelce in the end zone for six more points.

Loser: QB Derek Carr/WR Davante Adams

Carr and Adams did nearly all they could to will the Raiders to a win and send a message to the NFL, but they still came up short.

They started the game’s scoring with a bang, connecting on a 58-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-1 play. Later, Carr made a brilliant throw to Adams, giving the Raiders their chance to go ahead on their failed 2-point try.

But the game’s final result had Adams slamming his helmet to the ground and even pushing a cameraman on his way to the locker room. Despite Adams’ big statistical day (three catches, 124 yards, two touchdowns), he definitely took a loss on this Monday night, as did Carr.

What could have been an immense triumph for the Raiders turned into a disaster. It was all too fitting for how the season has gone thus far. Can Las Vegas turn it around? They have too much talent to not get rolling, but only if they don’t let frustrations from the young season get to them. The Raiders’ next chance to get on track is on Oct. 23 against the Texans after resting up on their bye week.

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