Week 13: RAIDERS vs. New York Giants 1st Half Open Thread and Discussion

Must win. This is the 1st half open thread of the Raiders-Giants Week 13 matchup. Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game.

Q2

NYG 7 OAK 10

Raiders' offense did the smart thing at the end to prevent any further disaster much to the dismay of most Raider fans at the Coliseum. If there's anything to describe the first half, explosive start, but an
almost terrible end. Luckily, Mack is having a field day against this patchwork O-line of the Giants for the strip sack and fumble recovery to erase the disastrous plays on special teams where Marquette King couldn't get a punt off as a Giants defender is closing fast at him. The biggest difference is that first drive where Marshawn Lynch took it the house for 51 yards to give the Raiders a 7-0 lead. Other than that, Raiders offense has been struggling to get anything going. You can take into the account that they have no Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree to help with the passing game. Receivers are dropping some balls. Jared Cook has been a non-factor. They gotta get him involved more to help this struggling passing game without AC and MC. The defense still has some lapses, particularly in the secondary, but the front seven is balling out with good pressure in the pocket to get Geno Smith running for his life. The shaky secondary and the penalties are what's keeping this defense on the field in this game. The 2nd half will open up shortly. 

Q1

NYG 7 OAK 7

This quarter is an example of starting with a bang and ending with a dud. Raider defense started out hot forcing two quick 3 and outs and the offense capped off their first drive with a long TD run from Marshawn Lynch. Then, we find out Lynch pulled something on that run and hasn't seen the field again.  Jalen Richard is having a hard time fielding punts. The offense tried to be a little too cute without Marshawn. I mean, 3rd and 3 you run a draw play to Patterson instead Richard or Washington. The Giants tied it up with the help of a couple Raider penalties. The Denico Autry offsides penalty was big because it allowed the defense to stay on the field longer than usual.