Though probably too early to say this was a must-win game for the Oakland Raiders, this was pretty much a must-win game. Or at the very least, a “must stop the bleeding immediately game. Needless to say, there was a sense of urgency to fix some of the issues that have plagued this team through the first two weeks of the season.
The issues plaguing this team of course, primarily being the defense. We all know the ugliness of the numbers this team posted through two weeks – 1,035 yards of total offense and 69 points. Things got so bad, HC Jack Del Rio temporarily took play calling duties away from DC Ken Norton Jr.