For all the shit people talk about Raiders fans, I think most agree the Cowboys are worse. The Silver and Black needs to beat the Cowboys in Vegas or else we won’t hear the end of it until these teams play agin in a few years.
The Raiders damn near got another bye week since their last game. I don’t know how they stacked a Thursday Night and Monday Night back-to-back but the Raiders need the extra day to prepare.
Denver secured first place in the AFC West after beating the Raiders last welk. I don’t care how good the defense looks, you can’t win if you can’t score. 188 total yards of offense is embarrassing. Starters were out on the o-line but Vegas can never give up five sacks on the road in a rivalry game. The Raiders missed Jakobi Meyers consistency after trading him, even while Patrick Surtain II was out.
It wasn’t all bad. They got two picks and two sacks. The defense showed up against an offense that has been clicking in the first half of the season.
This week the Raiders take on the Dallas Cowboys fresh off two losses. Dallas got smacked by the Broncos and followed that up with a huge upset by Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals. Dallas has a revamped defense built around Quinnen Williams. They also got some speed on thedge with Jadeveon Clowny, Donte Fowler, Sam Williams and Donovan Ezeiruaku.
The Cowboys also got a good secondary with Daron Bland and Trevon Diggs. They added Logan Wilson in the middle. The Raiders struggle to move the ball on air at this point.
Honestly, the Raiders just need to show life. Move the ball offensively, show some heart and catch a few sparks. Clearly even great defense isn’t enough this year.
