Heading into Monday night, Derek Carr was a frontrunner in the MVP conversation for the way he has performed through three games. Those conversations quieted down after he faced the Chargers defense.
Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers were hot off of a win over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, and looking to give the Raiders their first loss of the year. They’d achieve that mission by handing the Raiders a 28-14 defeat in primetime.
After the game, Joey Bosa unintentionally took a huge swipe at the Raiders QB for not being able to take too many hits before he folds like a blanket.
“We knew once we hit him a few times, he really gets shook. And you saw on (Christian Covington’s) sack, he was pretty much curling into a ball before we even got back there. So, great dude, great player, he’s been having a great year. But we know once you get pressure on him, he kind of shuts down and he’s not as effective with the crowded pocket. So, that was the key to it.”
For the game, Carr was sacked a total of four times and passed for just 196 yards and one interception to go with his two third quarter touchdowns. Carr was also hit seven times through four quarters.
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Before the Chargers game, Carr was averaging 401 passing yards per game (highest in the NFL through the first three weeks) with a 101.4 passer rating and six touchdowns to only two interceptions.
The Raiders and Chargers won’t meet again until the regular season finale, but this time it’ll be held at Allegiant Stadium. You can fully expect those comments to come back up.
