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Originally Posted by gblowfish
7. The Raiders were a typical stupid Raiders team to help beat themselves. Chuckie made a challenge in the first quarter that he lost, and it cost him a valuable time out. On the final Raiders drive of the half, Carr throws a ball down the middle with no time outs left, not enough time for the team to spike the ball for a field goal attempt. Stupid clock management. Several third and manageable calls went to third and long because of Raiders players jumping offside IN THEIR OWN STADIUM! In the second half, Carr threw two momentum killing picks; one on a fade pass thrown horribly that Breeland picked; and another to Ward when his receiver fell down. The fade pick to Breeland is really a head scratcher, especially when Jacobs had ripped off a 50 yard run earlier in the drive and the Raiders had pushed KC off the ball rushing all day long. Raiders had a total of seven penalties for 52 yards, and all of them were critical momentum killers.
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I also couldn't believe Chucky punted on 4th and less than a yard from the 50. Didn't even think about it.
You gotta take chances like that vs. Mahomes - who then proceeded to mount a 95-yard soul-crushing drive.
He also could have challenged the spot if he hadn't burnt one on a stupid DPI challenge.
It kinda felt to me like Gruden gave up on this game once he lost the lead. It's crazy to have a team that good that the other team just capitulates.