
Geno Smith had a dreadful performance in the the Raiders' 20-9 loss to the Chargers on Monday night and nothing summed up his struggles better than his final play of the evening. Because, man, was it bad.
With Las Vegas facing a fourth-and-5 with just over three minutes left in the game, Smith, who had three interceptions on the night, dropped back to pass with the hopes of making something happen. He then scrambled around for a little bit before throwing the ball out of bounds.
Seriously, the veteran quarterback opted not to even give one of his receivers a chance to make a play.
Look at how this played out:
hilarious rep on 4th down pic.twitter.com/ilB3abbv56
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 16, 2025
You have to think Tom Brady, who was seen working with the Raiders' coaches during the game, didn't love what he saw on that play.
Fans couldn't believe it, either, and they tore into Smith about it:
Geno cared more about not throwing a fourth pick than picking up the first down https://t.co/7N80NAyhSl
— Luc (@Luc15151515) September 16, 2025
We can go ahead and write him off. https://t.co/59K35ANhC7
— Kyle Dunne (@kfdunne) September 16, 2025
Geno is the funniest dude in the league https://t.co/vfQhsJBLqS
— Rami Lavi (@rami_lavi) September 16, 2025
Andy Dalton Jr. throwing it away on 4th https://t.co/ttOMXwQ510
— Coach Kam (@KamChance513) September 16, 2025
What was he doing https://t.co/RZ44LyOIjJ
— Jared (@dolphinmanjared) September 16, 2025
Awful lol https://t.co/9w831EtMyc
— Sollie Jr. (@dtpvirgo) September 16, 2025
No excuse! Just heave that ball down the middle of the field in the vicinity of a WR or 2.
— Rob (@Robsmightygirls) September 16, 2025
Very Raider of him. Actually surprised he adapted so quick
— 🦁 (@Its_Johnny_Tho) September 16, 2025
Derek Carr tribute
— LawDawging (@LandonLitt44241) September 16, 2025
2 weeks in and I’m already over Geno. He is who he’s always been. Extremely mediocre
— Jermaine (@primeguyfierri) September 16, 2025
The Raiders are now 1-1 on the season and will look to bounce back in Week 3 when they travel to Washington to face the Commanders.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Geno Smith Ripped After Having the Worst Fourth Down Failure of NFL Season.