5 bold predictions for Raiders against Bears
By John Buhler
2. Raiders secondary will pick off Andy Dalton multiple times on Sunday
Somehow, someway, Nagy is going to find a way to start to start Andy Dalton at quarterback over Justin Fields. This will prove costly for the Bears, as the Raiders secondary will find a way to pick off Dalton multiple times to make this game a laugher. See, Dalton and the Bears offense will be pressing to make up for the special teams botch job mentioned previously. Enter the quicksand.
While Dalton may throw a pick before the special teams gaffe occurs, he will throw at least two more in the immediate aftermath of that unmitigated disaster. One will result in essentially a 14-point swing in the Raiders favor. The other will be to seal the deal for the Silver and Black. It will be one where all 11 defensive players will run to the camera in the nearest end zone to celebrate.
The Raiders are getting better in the back-end of their defense under Gus Bradley, but it is still far and away from being an elite unit. Not to say this game will get them there, but it will be yet another step in the right direction. As for Nagy, he will have an even harder time justifying to himself in the mirror as to why Dalton should be the Bears’ Week 6 starter over Justin Fields.
With Sin City temporarily becoming Pick City, the Raiders will once again be seen as a great team.