Welcome in to the first half open thread and discussion of the Raiders' Week 7 road matchup vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. Comment below this blog post to share your thoughts on the game.
Q2
OAK 20 JAX 6
This is exactly how the Raiders should play against a beatable team on the road. The defense, despite giving up a big run by Chris Ivory and a big play by Marquise Lee (smh D.J. Hayden) has contained Bortles and the Jags' offense. The return of Latavius Murray has boosted the running game big time. On the Raiders' first touchdown, Derek Carr barely threw the ball! They mixed it up with Washington, Murray, and Olawale and it worked to perfection. This game should've been 28 to 6, but the first two Raiders drives were stalled, leading to a pair of field goals by Janikowski. Amari Cooper has not been mentioned. Credit to Jalen Ramsey. He's showing some shut down potential this game. The Jaguars have no answer and this is the time that the Raiders need put together a complete game. Blake Bortles does not show up until the game is pretty much out of reach and the Raiders need to take advantage of that heading into the 2nd half. There's still a lot of game left, so there's no reason to play conservative football. This is the time for the Raiders to show some killer instinct to gas out this Jaguars defense and make Bortles a turnover machine by applying pressure and solid coverage on pass plays. The 2nd half open thread will open up shortly.
Q1
OAK 3 JAX 0
Talk about a slow start on both teams. But as of that quarter, the Raiders had the edge on that. 1st drive was definitely lackluster, but they've picked it up as the game went on. Blake Bortles and the Jags are a team known to turn the ball over a lot. Two turnovers so far, both from the defense with the INT in the end zone by Amerson and a muffed punt from Marquette King to put the Raiders in good field position. They gotta cash in and put this team on their heels early.
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