The Raiders spent Monday reviewing their bitter loss to the Cardinals. But quickly turning the page from it became the mandate from team captain Mack Hollins.
Vincent Bonsignore
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.
The Raiders suffered an overtime loss to the Cardinals in their home opener Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. Here’s what was heard after the game from both locker rooms.
The Raiders dropped their home opener 29-23 in overtime against the Cardinals on Sunday after leading 20-0 at halftime.
The Raiders will be missing center Andre James, linebacker Denzel Perryman and safety Tre’von Moehrig against the Cardinals on Sunday.
The Raiders lost their season opener to the Los Angeles Chargers and, as expected, fans are on edge as the home opener against the Arizona Cardinals beckons Sunday.
One is a team that, going back to last year, has lost six of its last seven games. The other is a team that tired of recent losing and determined to get back on track.
The flow of the season opener pushed the Raiders away from their run game, but Josh Jacobs still came up with ways to help his team.
As Josh McDaniels and Derek Carr continue to build their relationship, their weekly phone calls are a key component.
The Raiders used a seven-man rotation against the Chargers, with four players sharing time at right tackle and right guard.
A sampling of what was heard from the Raiders’ and Chargers’ locker rooms after Los Angeles’ victory Sunday in the season opener at SoFi Stadium.
The Raiders used a rotation along the offensive line in which seven players saw action and four line iterations were used, an unusual regular-season approach at the NFL level.
The Titans offense will play off one of the most punishing runners in the NFL. Derrick Henry played just eight games last year but still gained 937 yards.
The Raiders were derailed by three interceptions thrown by Derek Carr, who was sacked five times.
The Raiders, a healthy team heading in Sunday’s season opener, announced their six inactives for the Chargers.
By adding three years to the deal, with a potential total value of $51 million in new money, Darren Waller’s new average salary per year will be $17 million.