The last time an Oakland Raiders coach watched his team lose back-to-back games when leading after three quarters
Youth Marshawn Lynch Jersey , late owner Al Davis brought out the overhead projector and fired Lane Kiffin.There will be no repeat with Jon Gruden
this week, even if that doesn't ease the pain of these late-game collapses in
Oakland.The Raiders became the second team in the past 20 seasons to start the
year with three straight losses after leading the first three games at halftime
with the latest blown lead coming Sunday in Miami when Oakland lost 28-20 to the
Dolphins."Nobody cares right now. They want results," Gruden said Monday. "We
want to win. I think the players see a lot of things to be confident about, but
we know we got to finish football games much better."The Raiders (0-3) have
spent most of this season playing from ahead, holding the lead for nearly
two-thirds of the time and trailing for only 22:28 over the first three games.
In fact
Womens Derek Carr Jersey , there hasn't been a single second played in the first three quarters of any game this season with Oakland behind on the
scoreboard.But the fourth quarter has been an utter disaster. The Raiders fell
behind the Rams in the opener on the final play of the third quarter and then
were outscored 13-0 in the fourth thanks in part to two interceptions by Derek
Carr.Oakland then was outscored 10-0 in the fourth quarter in a Week 2 loss at
Denver before falling apart late again in Miami on Sunday. Carr threw another
costly interception and the Raiders let Miami turn two gimmick plays into long
touchdowns that have kept Gruden winless in his second stint as Raiders head
coach."We've got to take a deep breath and look forward to the moment," Gruden
said. "We have to apply pressure, not to say we feel pressure. We've got to
continue to remain confident and poised and do our jobs individually, so we can
do our job collectively. I think at times we have some guys trying to do too
much. That's something we really have to solve quickly. We do have good enough
players to finish."This marked the first time since Kiffin's final two games in
2008 that the Raiders lost consecutive games when leading after three quarters.
They joined the 2011 Minnesota Vikings as the only teams in the past 20 seasons
to start the year 0-3 when leading all three games at halftime.Oakland has
started with the ball each week and all three games have begun with the Raiders
scoring and the opposition going three-and-out. That has led to the Raiders
outscoring the opponent by 18 points in the first half, tying for seventh best
in the league heading into Monday night. But Oakland has been outscored by 47
points in the second half
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on just four of nine red zone trips, committed five turnovers and fallen flat
late in games with just one field goal in the fourth quarter all year.Oakland
has failed to generate any big returns on kicks or punts and had an extra point
blocked in Denver that proved to be the difference in a one-point loss.The
defense has allowed three TDs on shovel passes and struggled to generate big
plays after trading star edge rusher Khalil Mack. Oakland ranks last in the
league with three sacks and tied for last with just one takeaway, contributing
to Oakland being the only team that hasn't started a drive this season in the
opponent's territory."It's a big reason why field position is what it is,"
Gruden said. "Really a turnover is getting a three-and-out, too. Getting a
three-and-out
Youth Seth Roberts Jersey , getting the ball back immediately can almost be as good as a turnover. We need some of those and we need to get the ball
back, whether we intercept it or strip it away."NOTES: K Mike Nugent has an
injured hip and the Raiders are bringing in kickers for tryouts this week in
case he can't play. ... S Karl Joseph has an injured hamstring and will likely
miss at least one game. ... RT Donald Penn has concussion symptoms but Gruden
said he thinks he'll be OK.NFL Preseason Week 3 Thursday Night: Eagles vs.
Browns game time open thread Greetings, Raider fans! The Great Raiderdamus
welcomes you to another exciting week of NFL Preseason football, where the
schemes are non-existent and the points don’t matter, just like the thoughts and
feelings of Chiefs fans.Most of the games this week take place on Friday
night
Womens Gareon Conley Jersey , including our beloved Raiders who will take on the Green Bay Packers. But tonight, there is one game, and that’s the
defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles heading to Cleveland’s Factory
of Sadness to take on the Browns.Quarterback Nick Foles will get the start for
Philly tonight after suffering a shoulder injury earlier in the preseason.
Carson Wentz has been cleared for 11-on-11 practice but not game action at this
time.The Browns figure to give us plenty of Tyrod Taylor and Baker Mayfield,
which is the only reason anyone should care about this game if they are not
degenerate gamblers.The game begins at 5 p.m. on FOX. Enjoy!
