Oakland Raiders: The good, bad, and ugly from week three loss to Miami
By Kevin Saito
Bad: Second Half Defense
For the third week in a row, Oakland’s defense was solid enough in the first half – but collapsed down the stretch. And though Derek Carr should bear the lion’s share of the blame for the latest loss – that second interception is just unforgivable – the defense still needed to step up and make plays.
And they didn’t – primarily in the second half.
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Although, on Miami’s first touchdown, a 34-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill to Kenny Stills, Reggie Nelson did what Reggie Nelson does – be slow, old, and out of position. Tasked with provding help over the top from his safety spot, Nelson couldn’t get there in time, as Stills went blowing right on by for the score.
He did though, have a very nice view of the play as it blew by him.
The defense though, having limited Miami to just seven points in the first half, gave up 21 in the second – 14 in the fourth quarter alone. And let’s not even talk about that 74-yard catch and run – but mostly run – by Albert Wilson that put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.
Oakland allowed Miami just 95 yards of total offense in the first half. And then couldn’t seem to stop them in the second. That is a disturbing trend we’ve seen in all three games this season, and one this team has got to figure out PDQ, otherwise, we’ll be seeing “Victory Fridges,” a la the Cleveland Browns, being set up in Oakland soon enough.