5 bold predictions for Raiders against Giants
By John Buhler
2. Raiders defense will force Daniel Jones to fumble the ball three times
A big reason why the Raiders should feel confident about their chances vs. the Giants on Sunday is this: New York quarterback Daniel Jones has a bad reputation for putting the ball on the ground. He has a lot of great traits any team would love to have with their franchise quarterback, but his proclivity towards turning the football over has his career as an NFL starter on life support now.
With an improved Raiders pass-rush and a turnover-prone quarterback still on his rookie contract, what could possibly go wrong? Danny Fumbles will be out in full force in the early-afternoon window on Sunday. It might be a 10:00 a.m. PT kickoff locally for the Silver and Black, but they have had two weeks to prepare for this game. New York will only have six days to get ready here.
So how many times will Jones fumble the football? Probably around three. Not saying the Raiders will recover all three balls Jones puts on the turf, but they will get at least one of them. Either way, ball security will be an issue for the Giants in this game. It will play a big part in the Raiders being able to potentially put them away in a game where they do play down to their level of competition.
Look for Jones to fumble the ball three times and potentially turn it over twice to the Raiders.