Overview
- With right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson on injured reserve, Las Vegas moved Jordan Meredith to right guard and started Will Putnam at center against Dallas.
- Neither veteran Alex Cappa nor third-round pick Caleb Rogers got the nod at right guard after a week of speculation about both.
- Rogers was a healthy scratch for the 10th straight game as the Raiders elevated practice-squad guard Atonio Mafi to the active roster.
- The reworked interior struggled in the 33-16 defeat, with Geno Smith sacked four times and the run game limited to 21 yards as Dallas controlled the line.
- Carroll reiterated he will play rookies only when they show in practice that they are ready, a stance drawing scrutiny as the Raiders suffer a fifth double-digit loss.