It’s hard to say a 2-12 team has hit a new low, but the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 15 performance continues Monday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons, it seems like the Raiders have reached a new low.

The offense seemed uninspired for most of the game and the team was underperforming and lacked energy, which was felt throughout Allegiant Stadium. So there aren’t many winners in this week’s winners and losers column.

LOSER: The trenches

This game was a tale of two different rushing attacks as the Falcons had 37 carries for 168 yards (4.5 YPC) while the Raiders recorded 22 rushes and 65 yards (3.0 YPC). Bijan Robinson dunked deeper and rushed 22 times for a season-high 125 yards, while Las Vegas defenders combined for 17 attempts and 37 yards.

The reason for this is that Las Vegas was destroyed in the trenches.

Only one defensive lineman – Zach Carter, who played just 21 total snaps – recorded an above-average run defense grade by Pro Football Focus. Adam Butler (49.3), K’Lavon Chaisson (38.7), John Jenkins (37.0) and Jonah Laulu (33.1) were the biggest offenders, each taking at least 40 snaps and scoring points against the run achieved under 50.

On the other side of the ball, Kolton Miller posted a top-rated 90.0 in run blocking, but every other lineman was just slightly above or below average in the ground game, and that was highlighted by a safety who appeared to be the entire line would have given in. Jackson Powers-Johnson had the worst grade of all with 46.9.

LOSER: Special teams

While Las Vegas technically only had one punt blocked, special teams allowed another punt to be overturned, and both errors gave the Falcons’ offense short fields to start the drive. That led to 10 points and the field goal unit allowed a PAT to be blocked, costing the team another point in a game that ended up being just one point.

The Silver and Black’s kickoff team gave up a long return and Atlanta had four punts knocked down inside the 10-yard line, three of them on fair catches by Ameer Abdullah. So not only did the special teams give up points, but they also sacrificed field position multiple times to hold the team back.

WINNER: Kolton Miller

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As mentioned above, Miller was the only offensive lineman to appear in the running game. The above grade is the highest of his career and the second-best among offensive tackles this week. The blind-side protector also performed well in pass protection, allowing just one pressure on 46 opportunities, according to PFF.

To clarify, PFF attributed all three of Desmond Ridder’s sacks to the quarterback.

LOSER: Jack Jones

Kirk Cousins ​​had not thrown a touchdown pass in four weeks prior to the game, but that streak ended when Jones executed a double move on Drake London for a wide-open 30-yard score. The cornerback was targeted four times and gave up four balls for 51 yards and a perfect passer rating of 158.3 on the night.

That means Jones is allowed up to eight touchdowns this season, the second-most among cornerbacks, according to PFF. What’s frustrating is that his over-aggressiveness continues to be a problem and opposing teams are taking advantage of it while he struggles to adapt.

LOSER: Alexander Mattison

Mattison was active for the first time since Week 11 and Monday night couldn’t have been much worse for him. His first carry came on 3rd-and-23, where the Raiders were just playing the field position game until he fumbled and turned the ball over.

It was also one of the veteran’s longest runs of the game, as he finished the game with seven carries for 21 yards and six for 14 outside of contact where he threw the ball up.

WINNER: Divine Deablo

It’s been a rough season overall for Deablo, but he had a solid performance in Week 15 with six total tackles, one TFL and one pass defended. The linebacker also tied for the team lead with four defensive stops and gave up just five yards in coverage, via PFF. That was good enough to earn just his second above-average grade (74.4) since Week 6 this season.