“Incredible” Raiders Faced a Similar Situation in 2021 and Shined

After this week’s bye, the Las Vegas Raiders will play the Minnesota Vikings at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday. This is the first of five games left in the regular season that the Silver and Black are hoping will them a postseason berth in the National Football League.

To make it to the postseason, the Raiders (5-7), who are 2-2 under interim coach Antonio Pierce, may need to win four out of the five games.

Pierce, who intends to have the interim tag taken off his title following this season, declared, “It’s racing time now.” “The time is running out.

It’s almost over. I get it. But the best part about it is I know whenever this is over, I’ve gotten better.

“I’ve got five weeks to get it right. If I don’t get it right, I have a lot more time off — 52 weeks. I can do the math.”

Two seasons prior, the Raiders were 6-6 with five games left in the regular season and were led by Rich Bisaccia, an interim coach.

In the first of the five games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, the Chiefs thrashed the Raiders, 48-9. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes tossed for 258 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for two more scores.

But after that, the Raiders made a big difference.

Derek Carr, the quarterback, completed 236 yards and one touchdown pass. At the same time, the Raiders were 7-7 while the Silver and Black defeated the Cleveland Browns 16-14 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland thanks to three field goals, including a 48-yarder as time expired, made by Daniel Carlson.

Subsequently, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the Raiders overcame a six-point deficit in the second half to defeat one of their rivals, the Denver Broncos (7-8), 17–13. Running back Peyton Barber ran five yards for a score, and Carlson kicked a 41-yard field goal.

At Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Raiders led the Indianapolis Colts 23–20 after Carr passed for 255 yards and a touchdown and running back Josh Jacobs ran for 63 yards and a score. Carlson’s game-winning field goal on the final play of regulation time sealed the victory.

Carr found wide receiver Hunter Renfrow for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the regular season finale, while Jacobs ran for 136 yards and a score on the ground. Nevertheless, the Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers (9-8) 35-32 at Allegiant Stadium thanks to Carlson’s third and fourth field goals in overtime, which came from 41 and 47 yards.

Carr remarked following the game, “We locked the doors every day on Monday, and the people who were inside that building didn’t stop believing, and it showed today.”

The Raiders (10-7) had advanced to the postseason by winning their previous four games by a combined 12 points. Sadly, they were defeated by the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-19, in an AFC Divisional playoff game played at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

Renfrow stated this week, “There’s nothing against us winning five straight and sneaking into the playoffs.” That’s the general idea, and I hope that throughout the entire bye week, everyone in this locker room keeps it in the back of their minds. Same dream, new crew.

“We are a unique group that has faith in one another. And I’d fight any one of these men on any given day.

Naturally, owner Mark Davis took the controversial decision to replace the beloved Bissacia with new Coach Josh McDaniels over the offseason two years ago, and we all know how that ended.

In the aftermath of Coach Jon’s resignation due to an email controversy, Bissacia recorded a 7-5 record.

All things considered, Raider Nation is looking for a different result this season.

On Sunday, December 10, at 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST, the Silver and Black will play the Minnesota Vikings at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.