Silver And Black Pride
The Las Vegas Raiders are hosting the New York Giants on Sunday. Here is everything to need to know about the game:
First quarter
The Raiders won the coin flip and deferred to the second half.
The Giants got into Las Vegas territory and then their opening drive stalled on a Jaxson Dart slip to the ground for a sack and multiple penalties.
Raiders guard Dylan Parham was listed as questionable with an illness before the Raiders’ offense took the field. Atonio Mafi is starting for Parham.
The Raiders went three and out on their first drive.
Now, the Giants punt. This game is as advertised.
The Raiders got down to the Giants 15-yard line on a 26-yradf yard from Geno Smith to Tre Tucker. However, Smith was then intercepted and the Giants returned to Las Vegas territory. A huge swing on the mistake by Smith, who leads the NFL in interceptions.
The Giants cashed in on the turnover to take a 7-0 lead.
Second quarter:
The Raiders responded with a solid drive ending in a Daniel Carlson field goal to cut the Giants lead to 7-3 with 9:41 to go in the quarter.
Dart cruised the Giants down the field and scored on a 12-yard run. New York up 14-3 with just under six minutes to go.
More Giants points.
Halftime: Giants 17, Raiders 3.
Third quarter:
The Raiders got the ball to open the game, but it was another terrible possession and resulted in a punt.
The Giants offense continued to have success, and extended its lead to 20-3 with a field goal with 7:17 remaining in the quarter.
The Raiders converted twice on fourth down including a four-yard touchdown pass with 31 seconds to go to make it a 20-10 game.
Hwoever, because the Raiders’ special teams is awful, the Giants got the points right back on a 95-yard kickoff return for a score by Deonte Banks to make it 27-10 with eight seconds to go in the quarter.
Fourth quarter:
Another Geno pick. He is hurt.
Another Giants score. The Raiders are getting boatraced by an awful team.
Final score:
Giants 34, Raiders 10.
Now that the game is over, let’s take a look at the key aspects:
Team records: The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-14. The New York Giants are 3-12.
What the loss means for the Raiders:
The Raiders have now lost 10 straight games and the Giants broke a nine-game losing streak. The Raiders will get the No. 1 overall pick in the draft in April if they lose next week. They can still get it with a win. The Giants would have secured with the top pick with a loss but they were clearly the better team Sunday.
Turning point of the game:
Smith’s red-zone interception in the first quarter turned the tide and the Giants never looked back.
Injury report:
Raiders guard Dylan Parham was listed as questionable with an illness before the Raiders’ offense took the field. Atonio Mafi is...
