Self Inflicted Penalties Continue to Hurt the Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders keep on committing penalties at crucial times of the game, shooting themselves in the foot.

It’s starting to sound like a broken record with the Las Vegas Raiders continuing to hinder themselves with penalties.

It has become an ongoing issue the last couple of weeks, far more noticeable during their three-game losing streak.

“At the end of the day penalties don't help you win games at all. I could do a better job pulling up on a quarterback but I was just trying to give 100 percent effort in that play,” defensive end Yannick Ngakoue said. “I wish I can get that back at the end of the day.”

Ngakoue was called for a roughing-the-passer penalty for a late shove that sent Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to the ground after he had gotten rid of the ball.

The Raiders had stopped the Bengals on third down, but instead it gave them a new set of downs on a drive that resulted in a tying field goal.

In Sunday's loss against the Raiders committed seven penalties for 77 yards, against the Bengals' single penalty.

And in the last three games, the Raiders have averaged seven penalties for 70 yards, ranking among one of the most penalized teams in the league.

“I think we had penalties in critical situations and extended drives for them against our defense,” Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia said. “We have to look at how the penalties actually hurt us and why we're so out of sync right now.”

If the Raiders hope to turn this season around, one area they will need to improve on is discipline, discipline on the penalties.

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