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Oakland Raiders Review: Offensive woes continued in Minnesota

By Daniel Davis

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 22: Alexander Mattison #25 of the Minnesota Vikings leaps over defender Curtis Riley #35 of the Oakland Raiders for a touchdown in the third quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 22: Alexander Mattison #25 of the Minnesota Vikings leaps over defender Curtis Riley #35 of the Oakland Raiders for a touchdown in the third quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – SEPTEMBER 22: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders drops back with the ball against the Minnesota Vikings during the first quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – SEPTEMBER 22: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders drops back with the ball against the Minnesota Vikings during the first quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

Derek Carr and the offense played some bad football

It’s safe to say Derek Carr didn’t have his best game. Even worse, he overthrew a receiver for an interception to Harrison Smith but he didn’t have a lot of incompletions.

So why didn’t he have a good game if he went 27 of 34 with 242 yards and two touchdowns and one pick? It’s not the stats, it’s the missed opportunities.

Usually, I rewatch the condensed game on Sunday night and take notes of all the bad things Oakland does, then watching it again for all the good stuff they did. During the Denver game, I had five plays of negatives and 24 plays of positives. In the Kansas City game, I saw 14 negative plays and 21 positive plays.

In the Vikings game, I saw 28 negative plays and just 7 positive plays. Catching a trend?

Carr made mistakes on third down, specifically and held the ball for far too long on some plays. Let’s also blame Kolton Miller for a whiffed block and Trent Brown for getting beat inside for sack plays. Both on 2nd and over 7 yards leading to a 4th down punt. Miller was still in his back step when Everson Griffen cut inside and pushed him aside, basically putting Miller on his back. Brown let Danielle Hunter beat him inside, too. From what we saw against Denver to what we’re seeing now are night and day, honestly.

Linval Joseph was also a monster but that’s to be expected as he’s one of the best defensive lineman in the league currently.

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