Heading into the biggest game of the season, the Raiders will be without their starting right tackle and perhaps even star running back Josh Jacobs.
Vincent Bonsignore
Raiders reporter
Vinny has covered the Raiders extensively in the past, breaking news on their eventual move to Las Vegas and their thwarted return to Los Angeles. Before joining the Review-Journal, he covered the Rams for The Athletic and the Los Angeles Daily News.
DeShone Kizer, a former Notre Dame standout who started 15 games for the Cleveland Browns in 2017 as a rookie, is being promoted to the No. 2 quarterback spot this week.
The Raiders are not a big-play offense, and by commiting too many offensive penalties they are creating too many second-and-long situations.
With just two home games remaining for the Raiders in Oakland, the end of their Bay Area era is settling in.
There are arguments for keeping Derek Carr or starting over with a young quarterback. As the Raiders plot their first year in Las Vegas, this is a question they’ll need to answer.
Raiders QB Derek Carr tried and failed to to silence the notion Sunday that he couldn’t play well in cold weather or at Arrowhead Stadium.
Derek Carr has another rough game in the cold weather, and the Raiders are their own worst enemy in blowout loss to the Chiefs.
For the Raiders to leave Kansas City with a share of first place in the AFC West, they need to play flawless on defense and Derek Carr needs to slay his cold-weather demons.
Hunter Renfrow and Derek Carr had uncanny chemistry, especially on third downs. Replicating that will be a challenge for the Raiders.
The NFL, understanding the importance of Sunday’s AFC West matchup between the Chiefs and Raiders, flexed it to the late afternoon time slot to feature it as the CBS national game of the week.
After hearing his share of criticism for his failures in cold weather, Derek Carr went sleeveless at practice on Thursday in spite of temperatures in the 40s.
Maxx Crsoby has been a fourth-round steal for the Raiders, but why did he last so long to begin with?
In a swift and decisive flurry of blows, the Chiefs flipped the script on the Raiders in September. It didn’t help that the Raiders made some critical errors.
“I think this will be good for us,” said wide receiver Tyrell Williams. “We have a stretch of five games left, and we’re going to make a playoff push.”
The recent kicking woes of Daniel Carlson were mitigated a bit by the Raiders’ three-game winning streak. But after another field goal miss Sunday against the Jets his struggles have moved to the forefront.
