In Week 1 against the Patriots, Geno Smith looked unstoppable, so sharp that even Tom Brady texted him afterwards: “Good game, get ready for the next one.” But in Week 2’s 20-9 loss to the Chargers, the Raiders offense faltered, and head coach Pete Carroll held QB Geno Smith accountable for the loss.

“Geno’s a 70% guy and tonight he wasn’t that,” Carroll said in the post-game presser. “I thought we were impatient in the throwing game,” he added. And you can’t really argue with Carroll’s words. Geno looked like a fraction of the quarterback we saw against the Patriots, let’s say 30 percent. It was a bad night overall for the Raiders.

Justin Herbert led the Chargers to a dominant win, throwing for 242 yards and two touchdowns. The defense backed him up with three interceptions on Geno

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