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Not surprisingly, the Raiders didn’t finish the season on a high note. They were facing a  playoff-bound Chargers team they had lost to in the season finale and the Raiders were in even worse shape for this one than they were for the season opener. Busters S Isaiah Pola-Mao The Raiders were actually leading a couple times in the first half. The first time they went up 3-0 in … [Read more...] about Busters for Raiders Week 18 loss to Chargers

The 2024 NFL season came to a close for the Raiders on Sunday. Not for the Chargers, however, they had already punched their ticket for the playoffs. But they were playing for better seeding and the game played out very much like these two teams had very different fates. Ballers WR Jakobi Meyers This game saw Meyers have his second career 100-yard game and, in turn, his first … [Read more...] about Ballers & Busters for Raiders Week 18 loss to Chargers

Despite Antonio Pierce’s seeming confidence at his Monday press conference he would remain the head coach of the Raiders, Pierce has been fired after one season. The team made the move official early Tuesday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/xQ3v0Omy5U — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) January 7, 2025 Pierce went 4-13 in his only season as Raiders head coach, including a streak of … [Read more...] about Breaking: Raiders fire head coach Antonio Pierce after one season

Last week in New Orleans the Raiders saw their second best ratios of offense to defensive snaps. This week the pendulum swung hard in the other direction. The Raiders defense saw a season-high 75 snaps compared to the offense which saw a season-low 51 snaps. And the Chargers nearly doubled up the Raiders in time of possession 38:58 to 21:02. That is a road map to failure. With … [Read more...] about Raiders Week 18 snap counts vs Chargers: Season worst disparity

Over the past week, Antonio Pierce has been asked several times about his job status and each time his response was “no comment.” This includes immediately following the season-ending loss to the Chargers on Sunday, when he said it twice. Finishing 4-13 this season, including a ten-game losing streak, many think Pierce could be fired after his first season as the full time … [Read more...] about Antonio Pierce finally comments on his job status as Raiders head coach