Grading Raiders’ 23-16 loss to Giants

How the Raiders performed successful a 23-16 nonaccomplishment to the Giants connected Sunday astatine MetLife Stadium.

Offense: F

It could beryllium B … for brutal. You’re looking astatine the broadside of the shot that outgo its squad a game, led by 3 turnovers from backmost Derek Carr (including a pick-six and a fumble from the Giants 13 with nether 50 seconds remaining). The Raiders were besides a woeful 1-for-6 successful the reddish zone. Carr would propulsion for 296 yards. The Raiders would unreserved for 117. But the miscues from their person were conscionable excessively overmuch to overcome. “That’s wherefore we lost,” Carr said. “Please conscionable speech astir maine turning the shot over. At the extremity of the day, we conscionable request to beryllium better. I person to beryllium better. This 1 is connected me.”

Defense: B

The Giants mightiness person scored 23, but six came disconnected the interception of Carr and 3 much disconnected a abbreviated tract for New York pursuing a 2nd prime from the Raiders’ quarterback. That’s bully capable defence to win. There were immoderate forgettable second-half penalties connected rookie cornerback Nate Hobbs, 1 connected a thrust culminating successful a New York tract goal. Yannick Ngakoue had 2 sacks, 1 that caused a fumble. He besides had 2 tackles for loss. Denzel Perryman led the squad with 10 tackles.

Special teams: D

You can’t miss a 25-yard field-goal effort successful the 4th fourth with your squad trailing 20-16. Daniel Carlson did. Color punter AJ Cole 1 pugnacious hombre. He got blown up by the Giants’ Keion Crossen erstwhile helping to screen 1 punt but past returned for his second. You cognize it’s a atrocious time erstwhile the usually reliable Hunter Renfrow makes a atrocious determination by letting 1 punt driblet and beryllium downed heavy wrong his ain territory and past fumbles erstwhile returning different (the Raiders recovered).

Coaching: D

They ne'er got thing going offensively. While the red-zone woes were mostly due to the fact that of Carr’s inability to observe immoderate benignant of bushed oregon feel, it inactive points successful immoderate mode to those connected the sidelines. Gus Bradley’s defence was solid, but the Raiders besides gave up a touchdown connected an opponent’s archetypal thrust of a crippled for the 3rd consecutive time.

— Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal