On Sunday, the 6-9 Las Vegas Raiders will face the 11-4 San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders will do so with quarterback Jarrett Stidham, as head coach Josh McDaniels announced Wednesday that he is benching Derek Carr for the final two games of the season.
It is certainly a challenge for Stidham, the 2019 fourth-round pick of the New England Patriots, back when McDaniels was the Patriots’ offensive coordinator. The 49ers have the NFL’s best defense, and Stidham has completed 32 of 61 passes in his NFL career for 342 yards, two touchdowns, four interceptions, and a passer rating of 52.8. The Raiders are currently the AFC”s 12-seed in the playoff race, and while they haven’t been technically eliminated from the postseason, that’s all but done.
