Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans

Derek Carr’s seems to have dropped off the past couple of weeks, but it appears he isn’t getting much help from his receivers with dropped balls and a lagging run game.

Tennessee’s last drive ended when quarterback Marcus Mariota was intercepted by safety Nate Allen at the Oakland 38 with 43 seconds left, sealing the Titans’ 11th straight home loss, dating back to October of 2014.

In the fourth quarter, the Raiders ran the ball four consecutive plays and were successfully grinding the clock as the Titans’ gift-wrapped first downs with penalties.

The losing may be a running joke with fans, but for the players, it is a monkey they would just as soon get off their backs.

Carr, who has outwardly accepted responsibility for all failings and deflected any criticism directed at teammates since the day he arrived, has remained in character.

“The line is really playing well”, Mularkey said. “No. I don’t agree with it”.

Carr said it was not some grand plan to get Cooper involved early – it just developed. “We go out there and compete, and we keep our offense in the game”.

The offenses couldn’t – or at least didn’t – do it alone.

“We believe in this young guy”.

Any time there’s a fumble by the special teams unit, it usually leads to disaster. A struggling Tennessee team that has only won two games this season.

Oakland Raiders v Tennessee TitansNASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 29: Latavius Murray #28 of the Oakland Raiders runs the ball and is tackled by Avery Williamson #54 of the Tennessee Titans at…

“It can happen in our league”, Del Rio said. Their dubious feat was matched by the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers of 1976-77, generally regarded as the worst team of all time losing the first 26 games of their existence, and the 1995-97 New York Jets. We can throw it 20 times in a row. “I think it’s a great challenge for both them and us”.

There is no question that the Raiders are a better football team than the Titans. Entering the matchup just 173 yards shy of the mark, the 22-year-old recorded 218 yards through the air Sunday to accompany his trio of touchdown passes. Last Sunday in the Oakland’s loss to the Lions 28 yards rushing was the final stat. In a word – embarrassing. The rookie has performed well thus far and will be looking to add to his already strong rookie season against a very poor Raiders defense.

Mularkey has urged Mariota to use his legs to his advantage. A pass interference by Neiko Thorpe in the end zone gave the Titans the first down at the one-yard-line and they scored on the next play to take a 21-17 lead. “Those things kind of rely on me and I’ll find ways to get better”. “We missed that the last two weeks”.

While Carr went his entire rookie season without a win on the road, Mariota is hoping to bring in his first victory at home, where the Titans are 0-5. In a classic Cooper comment, he said Sunday, “It’s always good to break records”. Now, Tennessee isn’t exactly a cream puffs when comes to run defense; However, I also wouldn’t label them as Titans – when it comes to stopping the run.