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Raiders Week 2: Winning the battle in the trenches

Bully ball.

That’s what Antonio Pierce’s Las Vegas Raiders are supposed to embody. A team that is physical, violent, and can “knock you ‘round and upside down”, as famously noted in the lyrics of “The Autumn Wind”.

One side of the Silver & Black certainly exuded that play style — the defense. Although, that eventually waned in the fourth and final quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers in the season-opening 22-10 loss this past Sunday.

The other side of the Raiders ball — the offense — was quite often devoid of that bully mantra.