Raiders Take Down Philly, Silence Doubters!

The Philadelphia Eagles visited Las Vegas, put their chips down on the table, and the house proceeded to drain them dry before placing their broke butts back on a flight home, winless.

Fly, Eagles, Fly

On The Road to Misery

Cry, Eagles, Cry

After a 34-24 whupping of the Eagles, which wasn't as close as the final score suggests, the Raiders find themselves atop the AFC West Division at 5-2, going into a bye week. 

The Silver and Black convincingly took care of a lesser team, dominating in all phases of the game. The score was 34-10 heading into the 4th quarter, garbage time. And although the Raiders played conservative down the stretch, giving up 14 points, I ain't mad at them. If the strategy is to keep players healthy and let backups get some reps during garbage time, I'm good with it.

Shout out to QB Derek Carr, who again put up 300+ passing yards, completing 31 of 34 attempts. The Offensive Line gave a staunch performance in protecting DC, keeping him upright throughout the afternoon. The running game was impressive, with Kenyan Drake spelling Josh Jacobs, who left the game with chest soreness. Even before Josh left, Drake was putting in good work. Defense keeps getting stronger, with backups knowing their roles.

An overall complete performance by the Raiders. This season is surprisingly looking up for the team, after withstanding a head coaching controversy that landed like a whack to the kneecaps. Yes Raiders fans, we have weathered the storm, come back stronger, and  "I pity the fool" who thinks a head coaching change would sink our ship.

Yes Raider Nation.

The Autumn Wind is still a Raider, Pillaging just for fun.

Knocking them 'round and upside down,

Laughing when we've conquered and won

Just Win Baby!

Of Note: The Eagles came out and tried an onside kick to begin the second half. Raiders FB Alec Ingold was right on it, recovering the kick, and almost busted through toward the goal line. Is it possible head coach Bisaccia, with all his special teams experience, gave the kick receiving team a heads up at half-time?