Around the AFC West, Week 2: Raiders collapse, Chiefs win again
By Ellen Mathis
Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders hosted the Arizona Cardinals in a game that the Raiders fans thought they had won before it was even played. I mean the Cardinals are not great and the Chiefs just beat the snot out of them in Week 1. Unfortunately, the Raiders are Chargering? Having gone up on the Cardinals by three scores, the Cardinals clawed their way back, pushing the game into overtime and ending in a scoop and score fumble recovery by the Cardinals. What a spectacular ending to that game.
SCOOP & SCORE FOR THE WIN!
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 18, 2022
The @AZCardinals and @byronmurphy secure the W in Vegas 😎
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/roOblR59cU
Now, Byron Murphy almost let go of the ball before he crossed into the endzone and something like that would have been par for the course in this wild game. Honestly, just a fantastic afternoon slot for football.
The Raiders are now 0-2 sitting at the bottom of the division (where they belong) and looking up at the rest of the AFC West wondering where they went wrong. Well, I have news for you…
The Raiders added Davante Adams and the Chiefs lost Tyreek Hill. pic.twitter.com/b0h3UTNIjC
— Raider Troy (@RaiderTroyVids) March 23, 2022
Receipts buddy. It isn’t about the weapons if you have Derek Carr at quarterback.
Next week, the Raiders travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans who just got smacked in the mouth by the Bills on Monday Night Football. While I do not think the Raiders make the playoffs this year, the Titans are probably worse so we are probably looking at the first Raiders win of the season.