How the Raiders Move on From Inexcusable Loss to Bears

The Las Vegas Raiders must muster up the motivation to bounce back from a deflating 30-12 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

The Las Vegas Raiders seemed to have no answers on Sunday when they lost, 30-12, to one of the worst teams in the National Football League, the Chicago Bears, at Soldier Field in Chicago.

A game that should have been a sure victory for a team riding a two-game winning streak and looking to go above .500 went the opposite way, as Chicago was in control most of the way.

So, what's next?

Fortunately for the Raiders, they have an extra day to prepare for their Week 8 opponent, the Detroit Lions, who they will face on the road in next week's Monday Night Football game. But that doesn't mean they can forget Sunday's game.

As painful a loss as it was for Las Vegas, it can only succeed if it learns from its mistakes.

Now more than ever, superstar Maxx Crosby's leadership is going to be necessary as the Las Vegas Raiders attempt to move on from a brutal loss to the Chicago Bears / © Mike Dinovo | 2023 Oct 22

"Everybody's got to get better," Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby said when he spoke to reporters after Sunday's game. "Players, coaches, everybody involved. And we talked about it after the game; it's as simple as that. 

"So, yeah, we obviously got to watch the film and not ignore what just happened. But at the same time, you can't dwell on it. Figure out what you can do better and move forward. 

"But yeah, it's obviously tough. We didn't play good enough and it's super disappointing."

Players like Crosby and his teammate, wide receiver Davante Adams, typically don't hold back when expressing their frustration following a loss.

But Adams, who knows the lows and highs of an NFL season well through his 10 years in the league, will always have faith his team can get things back on track.

"As long as I'm here, I'm going to have confidence and do what I've got to do, do my part to make sure that I'm helping the guys around me, and we're going to work together and try to figure it out," Adams said.

Coach Josh McDaniels was asked after the game why 24 games into his career at the helm of the Las Vegas Raiders, the team is worse than the AFC No. 5 seed in the NFL Playoff he had inherited.  Does he scrap the process, change it, or stay the course?

 "I look at everything," McDaniels said. "I mean, again, I think we've had stretches where it's been fine, very competitive. But we need to find some consistency in all three phases. I think we have. I think we have some of that in the kicking game. I think we've had stretches where we've played competitively on offense and defense, but just not enough."

Clearly frustrated, the Raiders' issues are not for a lack of effort on the staff's part. But they clearly aren't working.

McDaniels added: "Again, you're asking the question to the one who's responsible. I have to figure out something. We have to figure out something as a staff, as a team, to try to be able to be more productive, more disruptive, more productive on offense, score more points, obviously." 

However they move on, the National Football League waits for no one, and Monday Night, in front of a national TV audience, the ability of this staff to adapt and overcome adversity will be on full display.

The Silver and Black will stay on the road to take on the Detroit Lions on Monday night, October 30, at 8:15 p.m. EDT/5:15 p.m. PDT.

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