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This is a painful reminder of what could have been in 2022.
At times, the Las Vegas Raiders were dominant. They just couldn’t hold leads.
The awful theme of Josh McDaniels’ first season as the Raiders’ head coach was they team blew so many big leads. A recent tweet by NFL analyst Warren Sharp illustrates the gory details.
The Raiders held a lead of more than seven points in 10 of 17 games last season. It was eighth best mark in the lead. The seven teams which led in more than 10 games all made the playoffs.
games holding a lead of over 7 points:
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) June 20, 2023
14 - PHI, BAL
13 - SF
12 - BUF, DAL
11 - CIN, KC
10 - LV
9 - CLE, JAX
8 - TEN, PIT, NO, LAC, DET, MIN
7 - MIA, CAR, NE, GB, WAS
6 - ATL, TB, CHI, SEA
5 - DEN, ARI
4 - IND, LAR, NYG, NYJ
3
2 - HOU
That’s because they held most of those leads. The Raiders, of course, didn’t not. The Raiders lost five of the 10 games in which they led by seven or more points.
They ended up just 6-11 because they blew too many leads. That simply can’t happen again,
In other Raiders’ news:
- Pod time: Our Marcus Johnson dropped another Tape Don’t Lie podcast.
- Crosby love: Raiders’ star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby is ranked very high by those who matter the most.
- Camp pre: Bleacher Report looks at Raiders’ holes headed to training camp.
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