Overview

• Las Vegas fell 20-9 to the Chargers, as Smith went 24-of-43 for 180 yards with three interceptions in his second Raiders start.
• Advanced data painted a harsher picture: a 37.0 passer rating, a 40.0 PFF grade that ranked last on the Raiders’ offense, and an EPA mark near the bottom of the league.
• Next Gen Stats logged an 0-for-12 line on throws over 10 air yards, the league’s lowest completed air yards figure, and a jump in aggressive-window attempts, with Smith now at four interceptions through two weeks.
• Jesse Minter’s defense forced ultra-shallow targets (NFL-low 3.2-yard aDOT against), tightened coverage that produced a Tony Jefferson pick, and exposed a sputtering Raiders run game led by Jeanty’s 43 rushing yards.
• FS1’s Colin Cowherd called the Carroll–Smith pairing a ‘weird’ match, while Smith vowed to be ‘super hard’ on himself to improve and Carroll questioned the downfield decisions in favor of missed underneath options.