The offense made baby steps towards improvement. The defense, meanwhile, is going backwards.
That was the high-level tale of the tape for the Las Vegas Raiders in a 34-19 thumping handed to them by the host Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon.
The defeat marks the sixth-straight for the Silver & Black and represents the longest losing streak in the NFL today (the New York Giants are close at five straight games lost) and plants the Raiders firmly in the AFC West cellar with a 2-8 overall record.
Like many other teams, the Dolphins used the matchup against the Raiders to remedy the woes that plagued them — namely offense.