Pete Carroll is accountable for losses, but will he make changes?

LANDOVER, Md. -- The code was acceptable early. In the Las Vegas Raiders' matchup against the Washington Commanders, the absorption got going soon aft kickoff and didn't fto up until the crippled timepiece deed zero connected Sunday.

It started erstwhile Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel enactment his squad successful the reddish portion aft a 69-yard footwear return, mounting up a rushing touchdown from backmost Marcus Mariota connected the opening drive. And the onslaught carried precocious into the 4th fourth erstwhile Mariota connected with wideout Luke McCaffrey connected a 43-yard touchdown to solidify a 41-24 defeat.

At Northwest Stadium, the Raiders were beaten down successful each 3 phases contempt the Commanders being down 4 starters including starting backmost Jayden Daniels (knee).

Las Vegas, which entered the crippled allowing 3.2 yards per unreserved (fourth-fewest successful the league), gave up 201 yards connected the ground. Quarterback Geno Smith was forced to tally from unit passim the full afternoon, portion peculiar teams allowed a combined 245 yards connected punt and footwear returns.

The Raiders' show didn't supply country for excuses. In fact, manager Pete Carroll didn't marque any. Las Vegas was simply outplayed, and the 74-year-old manager owned up to it.

"It's not scheme-wise, it's conscionable physically, I deliberation I didn't get them right," Carroll said aft the team's 2nd nonaccomplishment of the season. "I'm disappointed successful myself that I didn't spot it coming."

Carroll said the squad didn't play good crossed the committee successful the archetypal half. After the Commanders jumped retired to an aboriginal 7-0 lead, backmost Geno Smith (19 of 29, 289 yards, 3 touchdowns) completed a 45-yard play-action walk to wide receiver Jakobi Meyers connected the drive's archetypal play.

However, they lone walked distant with 3 points aft a brace of unsuccessful carries from rookie moving backmost Ashton Jeanty, and Smith's walk to choky extremity Brock Bowers was breached up successful the extremity zone.

The Raiders rapidly got the shot backmost aft Thomas Booker IV forced Mariota to fumble connected a 23-yard carry. But the discourtesy failed to capitalize, going three-and-out and punting the ball.

Hope did travel adjacent the extremity of the 2nd quarter. Smith completed a 9-yard touchdown walk to wide receiver Tre Tucker (8 catches, 145 yards, 3 touchdowns) to necktie the crippled astatine 10-10. Las Vegas couldn't currency successful connected the momentum, allowing 10 unanswered points earlier halftime, including a 60-yard rushing touchdown to moving backmost Jeremy McNichols.

"That's conscionable not the shot we play," Carroll said. "...If you springiness up large plays, you're nary good, and we were nary bully today."

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