Overview
- Las Vegas fell 31-14 to the Chargers at SoFi Stadium, extending the skid to six straight defeats.
- The Raiders are already eliminated from playoff contention, marking a fourth consecutive miss and continuing a playoff-win drought that dates to 2002.
- Former head coach Antonio Pierce said on CBS that the team "might need decades to fix this," framing the issue as an organizational accountability problem.
- Quarterback Geno Smith accepted responsibility for inconsistent play, saying he needs to "play a lot better" as the offense sputters.
- Game metrics underscored the collapse: nearly 200 rushing yards allowed versus 31 gained, five sacks of Smith (two by Tuli Tuipulotu), 2-for-8 on third down, and roughly a 12-minute time-of-possession deficit, with a recent shift from Chip Kelly to Greg Olson not improving outcomes.