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Raiders Crush Chargers- The Winners

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It was an historic night in Allegiant Stadium with the Raiders scoring their highest ever points total. Every Raiders player and coach deserves credit and praise but it was a big night for the following:  1. Malcolm Koonce Malcolm Koonce's stats were off the chart. He's had an exceptional season even before last night's game. Coming out of college he was likened to fellow University of Buffalo DE Khalil Mack and now we know why. - 2 sacks - 2 FF - 5 pressures - 3 QB Hits - 2 TFL - 4 Stops - 12.8% Win Rate - 91.6 PFF Grade 2. Patrick Graham Patrick Graham is one of the top defensive coaches in the league. He'll likely get head coach interviews (possibly including the Raiders) 3. The Offensive Line The Raiders turned to some backups due to the absence of Kolton Miller and Andre James. And the offensive line produced a sensational effort. Thayer Munford at right tackle was solid all game long. And Dylan Parham may now be our first choice centre.

Seven talking points from another Raiders loss

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Mark Davis and Bo Hardegree 1. 20 years and counting of mediocre football and resulted. When will it end? 2. We could yet end up in the Drake Maye sweepstakes 3. Davante Adams left the locker room before it opened to media after the game Don't blame him Davante deserves better Patrick Graham    4. Our defense is a credit to the defensive players, coaches and great Raider defences of yesteryear. Our offense is atrocious and is suffering from a limited QB and a paired down Josh McDaniels playbook 5. The Raiders players may really like Antonio Pierce  But do you know who they'd like even more? A head coach that wins 6  Winning games now hurts our chances of drafting a 'potential elite' QB.  We all know the two 'potential elite' QBs in the 2024 draft. Jayden Daniels might be a 3rd. We need to move up the draft board to be in a position to draft the Heisman Trophy winner.  7. For the remainder of the season perhaps our motto should now be '