NFL Overreactions Week 4: Lions tame the Jets, Raiders remain lame, Ravens’ Smith brings A-Game
Raiders showcase losing ways on international stage, because when you’re bad, the world must know
To prove to the world (literally) that they are the worst team in the NFL, the Raiders found more ways to not play football and showcase how bad they are in their blowout 38-14 loss to the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. To prove that he simply doesn’t care about his job, or this team, Raiders head coach Dennis Allen left one corner to cover three receivers on the Dolphins’ first touchdown of the game, a 13-yard pass by Ryan Tannehill to Mike Wallace on a screen. “F*** it, I’m getting fired soon anyway,” Allen mentioned after the game. The Raiders are expected to hold open tryouts during the bye-week because they’re certain that they’re current roster is really that bad, that someone on the street could possibly be better than who they have now.
The Raiders struggles continued against the Dolphins in Oakland’s 38-14 loss to Miami in London on Sunday.
To call it a blowout would be an understatement. Oakland solidified their place as the worst team in the NFL in this 24-point loss, despite scoring the game’s opening touchdown, a 3-yard pass from Derek Carr to backup tight end Brian Leonhardt, putting Oakland up 7-0 out of the gate.
Miami answered with 31 unanswered points following Oakland’s opening score.
“Obviously, we did not play well,” Allen said in his post-game presser. “We turned the ball over, we did not stop them on defense. We gave up too many explosive plays.” (At least, he was right, on every angle.)
Tannehill, who nearly lost his job prior to Sunday’s game, torched the Raiders for 278 through the air, completing 23-of-31 passes with two touchdowns, his best passing performance of the season thus far.
Overall, Oakland gave up a combined 435 offensive yards to Miami in their 10th straight loss dating back to last season.
To add injury (literally) to insult, the Raiders lost Carr in the third quarter to a high ankle and an MCL sprain in his left leg, forcing third-string quarterback Matt McGloin to finish the disaster.
McGloin threw a touchdown to Andre Holmes in the fourth to put Oakland into the double-digit mark on the scoreboard, but the game was already lost by halftime.
Remember when Charles Woodson said that they sucked about two weeks ago? He wasn’t wrong.
Oakland has nothing to lose going forward at 0-4. With a much needed bye week, the Raiders could make some big changes, most notably firing Dennis Allen. The Raiders have nothing to lose now, except more games.
Which is still a strong possibility.