Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Team of workers Essayist
LOS ANGELES — It was once a most commonly quiet and dazed storagefacility room, deep within the maze this is SoFi Stadium, save for the huddled commiserations, exhaled exasperations and accompanying curses coming from annoyed Las Vegas Raiders gamers.
A play games right here. A play games there, stated All-Professional Raiders working again Josh Jacobs, and the narrative can be other. Totally other.
In lieu, the Raiders misplaced any other one-score contest, falling to the Los Angeles Chargers 24-17 on Sunday, and their document in such video games fell to 5-11 for the reason that get started of the 2022 season. They’re 1-3 total this season, using a three-game dropping streak, with two such defeats.
Yeah, frustration is mounting.
“It’s undisciplined football, and this league is too competitive,” Jacobs stated. “It’s too competitive and it’s too many guys that’s good out there to not do the little things right every play. Until we figure that out, this is going to be what it is.
“It’s irritating, guy. And I ruthless I believe like each and every presen I exit in there and paintings my ass off. So, sooner or later one thing’s were given to present.”
While Jacobs, who had eight receptions for a career-high 81 receiving yards while adding 58 yards on the ground and his first touchdown of the season, was not referring to any specific play, one play stood out.
With about nine minutes to go in the second quarter and the Raiders trailing by three points at 10-7, defensive lineman Jerry Tillery blasted Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on the sideline after he had given himself up and had one foot out of bounds on a three-yard scramble.
Tillery, a former first-round draft pick of the Chargers who was claimed off waivers by Las Vegas last November, was not only flagged for unnecessary roughness, but he was also thrown out of the game as angry Chargers players surrounded him on the sidelines.
“That was once bullsh—, guy,” said Chargers defensive end Khalil Mack, who had six sacks among his 10 tackles, two forced fumbles and a tipped pass. “Jerry realize it, too.”
Tillery did not speak after the game.
Said Raiders coach Josh McDaniels: “They stated [the ejection decision] got here from Unutilized York, so it’s what it’s in that regard. All I noticed was once what I noticed in actual past. Later, I seemed up and were given to look it [on the replay]. It was once a negligible little bit of a unique perspective. Once more, I didn’t get overall explanation on what it was once. I didn’t suppose he crash him within the head, however I didn’t know that, so that they made the decision.”
By the end of the game the Raiders had nine penalties for 80 yards.
“The most productive factor we will be able to do is trainer the correct methodology and basics, and when each and every guy is confronted with a type of conditions within the contest, they’ve were given to attempt to put together a excellent resolution for the crew. A few of the ones are very related. They’re bang-bang performs, and that’s what the officers receives a commission to name, so we’ll attempt to paintings dry at getting rid of them.”
Three snaps after Tillery’s disqualifying hit, Herbert threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Keenan Allen and the Chargers would eventually build an insurmountable 24-7 lead.
Adding to the Raiders problems, they started a rookie at quarterback in fourth-round draft pick Aidan O’Connell, with Jimmy Garoppolo in concussion protocol.
In his NFL debut O’Connell was sacked seven times, fumbled three times, lost two of the fumbles, and was picked off at the Chargers’ 2-yard line by Asante Samuel, Jr. as the Raiders drove for the potential game-tying score with 2:33 to play. O’Connell, who was aiming for Jakobi Meyers on the pick, completed 24 of 39 passes for 238 yards.
Garoppolo will have an extra day to recover as the Raiders next play on Monday Night Football, at home against All-Pro receiver Davante Adams‘ former crew the Green Bay Packers.
After four games, Adams said Las Vegas lacks urgency.
“It’s simply the hurting-yourself factor,” said Adams, who suffered a right shoulder injury in the first half and finished with 8 catches for 75 yards, all in the second half.
“Clearly, we’ve were given the performs and we display flashes of with the ability to do it. We’ll exit march ailing and feature a excellent power, or Aidan will throw a dime on 3rd ailing, fourth ailing, no matter it’s, and nearest it’s only one play games on the finish. We did all that paintings and we’re ailing at three-yard layout…about to attach the sport and we’ve any other hiccup.
“I mean it’s both sides of the ball. I just feel like we’re not maximizing it. and everybody can definitely tap into another gear and we just got to do that before it gets to a point where it’s a must-win every game. It’s about everybody doing their part.”
Jacobs stated being related does now not essentially give the Raiders hope.
“Nah, man, that makes it worse, man, because that just means five to six plays, you do them right, that’s the difference in the outcome of the game,” Jacobs stated. “But at the same time, you’re tired of saying, ‘Five or six plays is the difference in the outcome of the game.'”
ESPN Chargers reporter Kris Rhim contributed to this document.
