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Oakland Raiders Week 5 Review: 3 stars and 3 duds

By Pete Hernandez III

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Maurice Hurst #73 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after sacking Chase Daniel #4 of the Chicago Bears (not pictured) on the last play of the game during the match between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Maurice Hurst #73 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after sacking Chase Daniel #4 of the Chicago Bears (not pictured) on the last play of the game during the match between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 06: Derek Carr of Oakland Raiders in action during the game between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 06: Derek Carr of Oakland Raiders in action during the game between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) /

3 Stars

Josh Jacobs

How fitting is it that Josh Jacobs had himself a career day (26 carries, 123 yards rushing, two touchdowns) at the expense of the Chicago Bears? Were it not for the Khalil Mack trade, the Oakland Raiders would not have selected Jacobs with the 24th pick in the NFL Draft. Thankfully they did, and Josh Jacobs ran rampant on a tough Bears defense, effectively putting the team on his back.

The Offensive Line

The Bears defense, with Khalil Mack and Roquan Smith and Leonard Floyd at their disposal, managed to not bring down Derek Carr for a single sack all day. That’s a group effort from the offensive line, and kudos given to the tackles Kolton Miller and Trent Brown. When Miller held his own (with some TE help), Mack switched sides to no avail against Brown. All in all, a great performance from the Raiders upfront.

Maurice Hurst

The Raiders pass rush will continue to be a work-in-progress this season, but on Sunday it took a step in the right direction. Oakland won the sack battle, bringing down Chase Daniel four times while Derek Carr didn’t get sacked once. Maurice Hurst personally accounted for two of the Raiders’ four sacks (and he might have just followed up the game-clinching sack by emulating Mack’s signature celebration?)

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