Oakland Raiders play uninspired football, lose final Battle of the Bay

SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders is sacked by Cassius Marsh #54 and Dekoda Watson #97 of the San Francisco 49ers during their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on November 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 01: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders looks on during their NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on November 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Looking Forward

If there was ever a signature way to call for “tanking” the season, the Raiders did just that against the 49ers on Thursday night. Of course this roster is lacking the talent to win games, but based on Thursday night’s performance the effort of this team has to be questioned. If Oakland managed to get embarrassed by an equally struggling team like the 49ers, one can only imagine what will happen when they go face-to-face with the playoff-competing teams of the NFL.

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Next Week

The Raiders head back home to the Easy Bay to welcome their AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers. It’ll be the second and last matchup between these two teams for the season, with Oakland having the opportunity to play spoiler to the Chargers who themselves in the playoff hunt.

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