Silver And Black Pride
Las Vegas is no match for the 4-7 Dolphins
The 4-7 Miami Dolphins are not a good NFL football team.
But they are much better than the Las Vegas Raiders who came out of their bye Sunday and floundered once again, this time being toppled 34-19 by the host Miami Dolphins.
The Raiders have lost six straight games and are 2-8. They have trailed by double digits in all 10 of their games, which is mind boggling.
The switch from Luke Getsy to interim offensive coordinator Scott Turner didn’t provide much results. Quarterback Gardner Minshew and the offense wasn’t bad, but t was great other than special tight end Brock Bowers, who set an NFL record Sunday.
The Raider’s defense folded hard as the Dolphins scored on five of their first six possessions, extending long drives. Miami never punted. The Raiders have allowed 75 points in the past two games.
This game was a perfect example of the Raiders being incapable on both sides of the ball and being a truly poor team right now.
As the losses pile up, the spotlight shines on coach Antonio Pierce, whose team stumbled in its first game after an intense team meeting. The Raiders are 7-12 with Pierce as coach.
The march to the offseason is on on and we will see what kind of changes are coming for this moribund franchise.
Oh and the injuries, continued to pile up.
On the the second play of the game, Raiders cornerback Jakorian Bennett hurt his shoulder and he left the game. Rookie Decamarion Richardson replaced Bennett. The Raiders are already playing without nickel corner Nate Hobbs, who is out with an ankle injury. Bennett was ruled out in the third quarter. The Raiders’ other starting cornerback Jack Jones was hurt in the fourth quarter, injuring his back. They were down to Richardson, Darnay Holmes and Sam Webb. Raiders’ running back Alexander Mattison was carted off the field in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury. Running back Zamir White hurt his quad. Linebacker Robert Spillane hurt his arm late in the game.
Here are some are key aspects of the game:
Big game for Bowers:
Rookie Brock Bowers had 13 catches for 124 yards and a score. It was the most catches by a rookie in a game ever. He has 70 receptions. He has the second most catches by a Raiders rookie behind Amari Cooper’s 72 in 2015. Bowers has seven more games to play. Bowers had catches for xx yards. He has xx catches on the season. He is the ninth rookie tight end to catch at least, 60 passes. He is one of three players (the only tight end) with, at least, 65 catches in his first 10 games. He is on pace to set the rookie tight end catching record. Detroit’s Sam LaPorta set it last season with 86 grabs,
Minshew probably keeps job:
Minshew’s numbers were solid as he completed 30 of 43 pass attempts for 282 yards and...
