Don’t tell Josh McDaniels his Las Vegas Raiders came out flat against the visiting Houston Texans this past Sunday. The head coach isn’t having any of it.
Instead, the Silver & Black’s inability to match the Texans’ gusto was due to one particular thing — something he keeps harping on, actually.
“I don’t think we were flat from an energy standpoint. I don’t think we executed very well,” McDaniels said during his day-after press conference on Monday.
Houston, in comparison, arrived determined to take the fight to Las Vegas and Lovie Smith’s crew surely did that behind a powerful run game, efficient quarterback and fast-as-hell defense.