
This is not where the Raiders expected to be after they hired coach Pete Carroll on Jan. 25—2-8, mired in the AFC West cellar, eyeing a high pick in the 2026 draft.
Yet Las Vegas finds itself here after losing 33–16 to the Cowboys at home Monday night. Quarterback Geno Smith was decent for the Raiders—27-for-42 for 238 yards, a touchdown, and an interception—but he hasn't recaptured the magic of his late-career breakout with the Seahawks.