The Las Vegas Raiders just hit a new low, dropping to 3-4 after a brutal 35-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. This isn’t just another notch in the loss column, either. It extends their losing streak to four straight games, completely wiping out that hot start they had at the beginning of the season when, let’s be real, they were actually winning games for the first time in forever.
The First-Half Nightmare Kubiak Can’t Ignore
NFL analyst Brooke Cersosimo, writing on the league’s official website, absolutely nailed the biggest problem facing head coach Klint Kubiak’s squad: “sluggish starts.” And man, did that hit home against the Rams. Cersosimo noted that the first two quarters were just horrendous. They let the Rams absolutely gash them for 243 yards and a staggering 28 points before halftime. Think about that for a second. Twenty-eight points! By the time the whistle blew for the break, the game felt all but over. Sure, the Raiders looked way better in the second half, but the damage was already done. You can’t give up that kind of ground and expect to come back, not in this league.
Four Losses, One Glaring Problem
This team was on a completely different trajectory just a few weeks ago. They were winning, they were making noise. Now? Four straight losses and the momentum is totally gone. It’s clear they’re going in the wrong direction, and it’s because they can’t get out of their own way early in games. Kubiak needs to find a way to light a fire under these guys from the very first snap, to get them to hit the ground running. If he can figure out how to make that happen, how to pick things up earlier, it could completely change the entire season and get them back on track to winning games again. Yeah, they’re not 0-6 like the Chargers, but that’s not exactly a trophy for the fanbase that watched a promising start evaporate.
Kubiak has to get this fixed. He needs to find a way for these Raiders to start playing like they do in the second half, right from kickoff. Can they figure it out? Because if they can, their whole season might just turn around. We’ll be watching to see if they come out swinging, not stumbling, in their next game.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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