OAKLAND, Calif. -- Linebacker Bruce Irvin challenged the middle of the Oakland Raiders' defense to step up and take pressure off of him and Khalil Mack after the Raiders' defense was torched by the New Orleans Saints for 507 yards of total offense last week.
Now what, after the Raiders gave up another 528 yards to the Atlanta Falcons in a 35-28 loss? Irvin was almost at a loss for words.
“We’re not on the same page and it’s showing,” Irvin said. “We went from a bad showing to an even worse performance the following week.