Raiders’ Brock Bowers Drops True Feelings on Loss to Chargers
The Las Vegas Raiders fell 31-14 to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13 on November 30 at SoFi Stadium. Nonetheless, one of the team’s bright spots remains Brock Bowers.
Bowers only had four receptions for 63 receiving yards, but he did record both touchdowns for the Silver and Black against the Chargers. Moreover, one of the end-zone receptions is
“I don’t really think out there,” Bowers said about his touchdown grab. “I just see the ball coming and do whatever I can to catch it; I feel like if I overthink, then a game’s not going to be as good… I haven’t even seen the film; I don’t know how it happened; I just react, and when the ball’s coming, I catch it.”
Furthermore, the Raiders tight end spoke about the loss, as his highlight-reel touchdown grab came in a losing effort.
“It’s not fun,” Bowers added about the Raiders losing their 10th game. “We come here to win games, obviously, and that hasn’t been the case. So, we just need to get better and keep improving.”
Raiders Lose in First Game After Firing Chip Kelly
Former Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly was fired hours after their Week 12 loss to the Cleveland Browns. In the first game without Kelly, the Las Vegas offense improved slightly, considering they again failed to score more than 20 points.
In five of their last six games, the Silver and Black have failed to reach 20 points, which explains why they have lost six games. Bowers also spoke about how the offense looks for them under interim offensive coordinator Greg Olson.
“It felt a little different,” Bowers added. “I’m interested to see how this next week goes and the rest of the year… You can see we just need to stay away from big negative plays like penalties and sacks. When we stay on track, our offense is effective. We need to convert those third downs and keep the drive going.”
Raiders Have Another Challenging Game
The Silver and Black’s schedule doesn’t get easier, and they will need to pull off an upset if they want to snap their losing skid. Las Vegas will host the
However, their offense failed to do anything beyond scoring seven points, while their defense held Denver to 10. As a result, the Raiders will be looking for better performance from the offense while trying to repeat what they did on defense.
Although the Raiders are eliminated from playoff contention, they can play spoiler if the team is motivated enough to ruin the Broncos’ aspirations of winning the AFC West and securing the No. 1 seed in the conference.
It will be interesting to see if another week under Olson improves the offense and if they can finally crack the 20-point mark, looking like an NFL offensive unit. Nonetheless, the downward spiral could continue, with the only light for fans being a high draft pick again.
Payton Pritchard is the Celtics ‘Name to Know’ Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over Cavaliers
The Celtics were down two starters and on the second night of a back-to-back. Despite all that, they still came away with the 117-115 win over the Cavaliers on Sunday in Cleveland. It was a stellar bounce-back performance after losing to the Timberwolves the day before.
Payton Pritchard started hot and remained hot, making Sunday’s “Name to Know” Player of the Game. The Name to Know Player of the Game is sponsored by John’s Sewer and Drain Cleaning, the Name to Know when your drains don’t flow.
Pritchard finished with a season-high 42 points on 15-for-22 shooting and 6-of-11 on 3-pointers. It was just one point off his career-high, when he scored 43 points against the Trail Blazers last season. Considering the Celtics were without Derrick White and Neemias Queta, it was a much-needed performance from Pritchard.
It was a forgettable night for Pritchard in the Wolves loss the day before. He put up just nine points on 4-for-14 shooting as shots just didn’t go down. But when Pritchard is on like he was Sunday, he’ll put the ball through the hoop consistently.
The Celtics held on Sunday despite the Cavaliers making a late comeback attempt. The Cavs missed their final shot of the night with 0.7 seconds left, which sealed the Boston victory. It was a clutch victory for the Celtics as they improved to 5-7 in those games.
Different guys stepped up Sunday besides Pritchard. Jordan Walsh had his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown had a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Anfernee Simons also had 18 points off the bench as he was hot in the second quarter.
