Reeling Raiders blow another huge lead, lose 27-20 at Jags November 6 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Las Vegas Raiders are becoming a safe bet to blow
Blank Jersey a huge, early lead.The Raiders lost for the third time this season after being up at least 17 points, a troubling trend that has them alone at the bottom of the AFC West.Derek Carr and Davante Adams struggled to connect after halftime, and the Raiders (2-6) were shut out in the second half in a 27-20 lo s at Jacksonville (3-6) on Sunday. It was Las Vegas third lo s in four games and followed a shutout at New Orleans and a week of regrouping in Bradenton, Florida.Guys fought, but we got to learn how to play a full four-quarter game, Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said. We have played stretches in each game mostly where we play good football, but thats not enough to win in this league.The Raiders vowed to play better than last weeks 24-0 debacle at the Saints. And for the first 30 minutes, they mostly dominated Jacksonville.Carr and Adams were key contributors. Carr completed 16 of 21 pa ses for 223
Jorge Posada Jersey yards, . Adams while lining up all over the field and repeatedly beating single coverage.But Jacksonvilles Tyson Campbell got some help in the second half and locked down Adams, who had one catch for no gain after the break.We certainly had chances in the second half to complete balls to him and anybody else, McDaniels said. It wasnt like we didnt have opportunities there. They didnt like double him to the point where we couldnt throw the ball to him.The Raiders final five drives ended in three punts, a turnover on downs and a fumble. The lull helped Jacksonville record its second-biggest comeback in franchise history.Las Vegas should be accustomed to being on the other side of those rallies by now. McDaniels team led 20-0 at home to Arizona in Week 2 before losing 29-23 in overtime and was up 17-0 at Kansas City in Week 5 before falling 30-29 thanks partly to a failed 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter.There is a lot I want to say, but if Im honest, I dont need to say it here, Carr said. There are things that will be said. There will be things that need to be addre sed and all these things. But I think as whole, the urgency part of it, after 30 minutes of football, we have to learn that the game is not over.I feel like Ive been in this situation a lot where new coaches or this or that and you have to teach the new guys like this is how we do it and this is the mentality. That gets tiring, but
Yogi Berra Jersey at the same time, its my job. There is some of that. Ill say that right now for those things. But there are things in-house that well talk about man to man and all that kind of stuff that could be addre sed.Added McDaniels: Its not good enough, you know what I mean? I know that. So we got to coach better in those situations. We got to avoid feeling like the situation is OK. I dont sense that our team relaxes when we have that situation, but obviously that might be the wrong thing.McDaniels was quick to point to all the good football the Raiders have played while building double-digit leads. But he
Troy Tulowitzki Jersey added they have to do more and be more consistent from the opening kickoff to the final whistle.Sometimes le sons are learned the hard way and obviously weve had to swallow some difficult ones this year, he said. But I have a lot of confidence and faith in the way that these guys will respond. They always do.___AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Las Vegas Raiders National Football League Davante Adams Derek Carr Las Vegas Raiders Spain or Morocco? World Cup pa sions blur in Spanish exclave The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on
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