Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs Full Report Card Grades for Oakland

December 9, 2016   ·   Maurice Moton   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders’ Thursday night matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs jumped off to a rocky start when the team confirmed offensive guard Kelechi Osemele would miss the game due to an illness. Ironically, the ground attack produced without him, but the stars who typically contribute to fourth-quarter comebacks struggled throughout the game.
Quarterback Derek Carr never established his rhythm and labeled his performance a random poor showing during his postgame interview. In games started and finished, the Raiders signal-caller notched a career-worst in passing yards. Through the telecast, NBC announcers focused on Carr purposely protecting his pinky; an injured finger in the cold weather probably factored into his issues with ball placement.
Carr, who shouldered the blame for Thursday’s loss during his press conference, won’t admit a combination of an injury and frigid temperatures negatively affected his game. Though it’s obvious fans watc...

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