Chargers / Raiders Tie

[crushedspirit]

The Raiders were in a 3WR set, not your typical turtle ball personnel. After the TO they still ran the ball, so they did not suddenly get aggressive after the time out. The failing by the Chargers was not the time out, it was giving up ten yards on the next play - a run. That is what gave the Raiders an easier FG, not the time out. The Raiders wanted to win that game because a win sends them to Cincy, a tie sends them to KC. I don't know the range of the kicker, but once they got into range I'm sure they were willing to risk the very unlikely block runback TD in order to have a chance to avoid KC.

As I already pointed out, they were in the exact same personnel grouping, formation, and pre snap motion for the 2nd and 3rd down prior to the TO being called. If that's not a tell that the exact same run call was coming so come and stop it, then I don't know what is. They changed to a different formation, personnel grouping, and pre snap motion after the TO was called, and even pulled their TE to lead block, something not seen in the previous runs. Listen to what Carr said after the game about a change in strategy when the TO was called. I'm not saying the Raiders didn't want to win before, but the TO gave them the opportunity to regroup and come out with a different look and play. If I'm Staley, and I see the exact same look two plays in a row with the clock running down, I'm telling my D it's the same run play to the left, and not calling a TO at all.

[Northern_Blitz]

I'm sure this was all of us on Sunday.

[flippy]

I'm sure this was all of us on Sunday.

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