ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders did not register a sack in the last two games of the regular season and finished with an NFL-low 25 sacks.
That's with Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin as their pass-rushers.
And that involved Mack enjoying an eight-game sack streak from late October through mid-December. So what changed the last two games of the season and how do the wild-card Raiders get to Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler on Saturday in the league's opening playoff game?
Mack, an NFL defensive player of the year candidate, said Tuesday the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos slowed the tempo and used screen passes and draw plays to keep the Raiders' edge rushers off their quarterbacks.