It’s not as if Raiders quarterback Derek Carr hasn’t done this before, taking the podium and trying to put some kind of spin on a one-sided loss.
He hadn’t done it in a while, though. Not since the Raiders were pummeled 34-14 against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3 have the Raiders dealt with the long, agonizing flight home after getting manhandled.
And next up for Carr is Arrowhead Stadium and the Kansas City Chiefs, a personal chamber of horrors where he has an 0-5 career record.
“We better show up or they’re going to beat us by 50,” Carr said Sunday after the Raiders fell to 6-5 with a 34-3 defeat at MetLife Stadium.