This was not the performance anyone expected from the Raiders. They seemed to have finally arrived, going 6-4 over the first ten games including wins over the Saints, Chiefs, and Browns. Then they hit the field in Atlanta and looked nothing like the team that looked like it could hang with the best teams in the league.
Nothing went right for these Raiders. Five times they turned the ball over, along with a turnover on downs. All five of those turnovers directly led to points for a total of 23 points.
The Raiders were also penalized 11 times for 141 yards, several of which would play a pivotal role in either stalling their own drives or keeping the Falcons’ drives alive.
It’s hard to get in the end zone when you’re shooting yourself in the foot with penalties and handing the ball to the other team on so many of your drives. So, not surprisingly the Raiders wouldn’t get in the end zone once while gift wrapping 43 points to the Falcons.
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