Raiders-Packers Week 5: Area of Concern

While linebacker Quay Walker (7) is prone to mental lapses, the second-year defender leads the team in total tackles (47) and has an interception returned for touchdown on the year.Rife with mental lapses that lead to penalties and the inability to protect the quarterback properly. That was the tale of the tape for not only the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4, but also the Green Bay Packers.

Both teams suffered through the inability to get out of its own way in divisional losing efforts — a 24-17 defeat for the Raiders at the Los Angeles Chargers and a 34-20 loss for the Packers to the visiting Detroit Lions.

Thus, it’s only fitting the two teams meet one another in a get-right prime time Monday…