The Raiders have lost three straight games and six on the season. They’ve experienced some tough, close losses already, contests they could’ve and probably should’ve won.
Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions won’t count among them. The Raiders deserved to lose. They continued to bend defensively, and weren’t rigid enough to help an offense that has fallen on hard times. The Raiders are now outside the playoff picture and seem to be wearing down after a difficult stretch against quality competition.
They must act quickly to right the ship, or the season could spiral out of control.