Welcome in to the 1st half open thread of the Raiders' Week 3 road matchup vs. the Tennessee Titans.
Q2
OAK 17 TEN 3
Well, what a weird turn of events to end the quarter. The Titans had two timeouts and they didn't utilize them and just called a couple of silly plays to run the clock out. On that Reggie Nelson INT to end the quarter, I thought I heard a ref blow a whistle when Nelson looked like he stepped out of bounds. He could've taken it all the way, but I think that inadvertent whistle threw him off. Nonetheless, great quarter from the Raiders. Still a lot of things to fixed, but we're seeing a well-balanced game plan put into place for this game.
You want to talk improvement? The defense held the Titans to just 3 points. They showed the same problems they had early on in the first two games against the Saints and Falcons, but with a couple of necessary adjustments, they are just playing lights out so far. Two takeaways, a fumble forced by Bruce Irvin and a INT by Reggie Nelson. We need more of those turnovers. The offense started fast, but I didn't like some of the 3 and outs after the Murray TD. The Raiders could've had more with that Walford TD, but penalties continued to play a factor for that. Like I said, the only thing that's going to derail the offense from fully taking off is the pre-snap and holding penalties. They need to clean that up in order for the offense to seriously take off. Aside from the Murray's TD, DeAndre Washington also stood out in the RBBC (Running Back by Committee). D-Dub was able to exploit some holes and he's easy to miss in the backfield. He helped set up the last touchdown drive the Raiders were able to put together. The Raiders have to keep the gas pedaling. Tennessee is beatable and they just have to continue to put the clamps on them. The 2nd half thread will open up shortly.
You want to talk improvement? The defense held the Titans to just 3 points. They showed the same problems they had early on in the first two games against the Saints and Falcons, but with a couple of necessary adjustments, they are just playing lights out so far. Two takeaways, a fumble forced by Bruce Irvin and a INT by Reggie Nelson. We need more of those turnovers. The offense started fast, but I didn't like some of the 3 and outs after the Murray TD. The Raiders could've had more with that Walford TD, but penalties continued to play a factor for that. Like I said, the only thing that's going to derail the offense from fully taking off is the pre-snap and holding penalties. They need to clean that up in order for the offense to seriously take off. Aside from the Murray's TD, DeAndre Washington also stood out in the RBBC (Running Back by Committee). D-Dub was able to exploit some holes and he's easy to miss in the backfield. He helped set up the last touchdown drive the Raiders were able to put together. The Raiders have to keep the gas pedaling. Tennessee is beatable and they just have to continue to put the clamps on them. The 2nd half thread will open up shortly.
Q1
OAK 7 TEN 3
It is essential that the Raiders start fast this game. The offense pretty much set the tone and did what they were supposed to do. Take advantage of the field position. Derek Carr's 25 yard pass to Amari Cooper was a tone-setter. They had a couple of drops after, but Jalen Richard redeemed the whole offense on a screen play, setting up Tay Train's 22 yard touchdown. Good start, but we need more. Defense showed its problems once more, but they are starting to pick it up, hopefully.
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