Former Raiders general manager Mike Mayock had big plans for Las Vegas, especially after his team managed to earn a wild-card spot in the AFC playoffs in January. Despite losing 26–19 to the eventual Super Bowl runner-up Bengals—a game that Cincinnati had led 20-6 in the fourth quarter—Mayock felt that the Raiders had all of the right pieces in place to succeed for the 2022 season.
However, the former Raiders general manager was fired a day after the Raiders’ wild-card loss, adding to the already tumultuous season of issues within the franchise. After three seasons and zero postseason wins under Mayock’s leadership, a key reason that led to his firing stems from his backing of then interim head coach Rich Bisaccia.