Grading Raiders’ 20-9 loss to Bears

How the Raiders performed successful a 20-9 nonaccomplishment against the Bears.

Offense: F

This is elemental — until what is simply a unspeakable concern crossed the violative beforehand improves, the Raiders volition conflict to bushed anyone. Chicago was successful Derek Carr’s look each afternoon, totaling 3 sacks, 4 backmost hits, 4 tackles for nonaccomplishment and 3 passes defended, and it conscionable got worse and worse. Josh Jacobs was constricted to 48 yards connected 15 carries. Carr finished 22-of-35 for 206 yards with an interception. The Raiders moved first-round prime Alex Leatherwood wrong to defender and started Brandon Parker astatine close tackle. None of it worked. If it’s existent that arsenic an violative enactment goes truthful goes a team, the Raiders are successful a heap of trouble.

Defense: B-minus

They talented Chicago its archetypal touchdown with 2 roughing the passer penalties and a hands-to-the-face infraction. But surrendering 20 points astatine location against a squad you’re favored to bushed by 5½ should beryllium capable if your discourtesy is capable to people much than nine. Yannnick Ngakoue had 2 sacks, Denzel Perryman a team-high 12 tackles. The Raiders constricted Chicago rookie backmost Justin Fields to 111 yards passing and conscionable 4 yards connected the ground. The Raiders besides had stops connected 2 third-and-1 plays successful the 2nd half. Not that its discourtesy past stood up and did overmuch astir it.

Special teams: A

It was a bully day for punter AJ Cole, who averaged 56 yards connected 4 attempts with a agelong of 70. Daniel Carlson made his lone field-goal attempt, hitting from 31 yards that gave the Raiders a short-lived 3-0 lead.

Coaching: F

Whether oregon not the contention surrounding Jon Gruden’s 2011 email successful regards to players national main DeMaurice Smith had thing to bash with specified a mediocre effort can’t beryllium wholly known. What was obvious: The Raiders were unfocused, undisciplined and erstwhile again atrocious offensively for agelong stretches. Make that 11 consecutive games dating to past play erstwhile the Raiders haven’t scored connected their opening possession. Gruden and his unit amended observe a mode to hole things up beforehand connected offense.

— Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal