With both teams eliminated from the playoffs, there wasn’t much on the line in the Week 17 matchup between the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints. However, heading into the contest, The Athletic’s Vic Tafur posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that it was a “big game for Antonio Pierce.”
What exactly Tafur means is up for interpretation, but if he is talking about Pierce’s job security, Sunday’s performance might have bought the head coach more time.
The Raiders had by far their most dominant performance of the season.