The Las Vegas Raiders had been treading water through the first three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. They escaped with a narrow victory against the New England Patriots in Week 1 but dropped consecutive contests to the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington Commanders.
A common theme in all three of these games, win or lose, was a poor effort on the ground. This has been especially disappointing because the Raiders had the worst rushing attack in the league last season, and they drafted Ashton Jeanty sixth overall to mitigate this.
However, he finally got going in Week 4 against the Chicago Bears.