Insights from the Raiders’ loss to the Buccaneers
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Insights from the Raiders’ loss to the Buccaneers

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

The Las Vegas Raiders lost their ninth straight game on Sunday. It was an away loss that perfectly summed up the team’s season.

NFL.com’s Nick Shook mentioned some of the key takeaways from the Raiders’ 28-13 loss to the Buccaneers. Shook wisely pointed out that the Raiders had their chances to win on Sunday but, like most of the season, couldn’t capitalize on them.

“The Las Vegas defense gave the Raiders a handful of opportunities to completely turn the game in their favor in the middle portion of the contest, resulting in two turnovers in a relatively short period of time,” Shook said.

“The Raiders’ offense responded by immediately giving the ball back to the Buccaneers on a fumbled snap and wasting another scoring opportunity when Aidan O’Connell threw an interception in the red zone, ending their most promising drive since O’Connell finished one Drive at the start of the second quarter with an outstanding result.

“That’s what these Raiders don’t do well, which remains the mark of a bad team that’s now 2-11. To make matters worse, a fight with O’Connell ended in a nasty fall and an injury that required an air cast and a cart for the quarterback, which doesn’t bode well for the remainder of his 2024 season. For Antonio Pierce’s team, goals keep coming, no matter how hard they compete.

Every game this season has been about the same for the Raiders, as their fatal errors have cropped up at the worst times on a weekly basis. Luckily for the Raiders, they Constant losing has put them on the right track to secure the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.

While losing isn’t fun for anyone involved, this could be the case a step back, Two steps forward for the Raiders. The only way to get one of these most talented quarterbacks in a draft is to lose enough games to secure a top pick or trade multiple draft picks for a player, which may not work out.

Losing is tiringbut it’s a much better route for the Raiders and should only help them improve in the future.

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