This was a much anticipated start of the regular season for the Las Vegas Raiders, and in the end, it was a disappointing one as the Josh McDaniels era started off with a 24-19 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Let’s look at some keys to the game:
Carr struggles:
It wouldn’t be accurate to say Raiders’ quarterback Derek Carr was awful Sunday. He had some moments (especially with new toy Davante Adams), but he was definitely not consistently sharp . He misfired multiple times and underthrew some balls.