Winners and losers for Raiders in Week 11 vs Bengals

Raider’s wire takes a look at the Winners and Losers from a close victory for the Oakland Raiders against the Cincinnati Bengals

Winner: DE Maxx Crosby

The Raiders trading Khalil Mack caused the Raiders pass rush to fall apart to in 2018 with them earning only 13 sacks all season. 2019 has been a complete turnaround for the defense with the teams pass rush going to another level the past four weeks with the Raiders having 12 sacks in that span. The pass rush has been led by an unlikely hero by the name of Maxx Crosby.

Crosby generated 10 pressures the week before, according to NFL.com next-gen stats, and this week was no different. Crosby finished the day with four sacks and displayed why he continues to progress into the Raiders’ best pass rusher on the defense. Crosby’s relentless motor shines all over his film, and his improvement every week is an excellent sign for Paul Guenther.

The Raiders were expecting Clelin Ferrell to be the replacement for Mack, but it might end up being the salt portion of the salt and pepper combo of Crosby and Ferrell. Crosby still has tons of work to improve on his technique, which means the sky is the limit for the production Crosby could produce in the future.

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