The first two games of quarterback Geno Smith’s tenure with the Raiders have produced very different results.

Smith averaged 10.6 yards per attempt in a season-opening win over the Patriots, but the team picked up just 4.18 yards per attempt in Monday night’s loss to the Chargers. Twelve of Smith’s 43 attempts traveled more than 10 yards in the air, but none of them resulted in completions. Per Next Gen Stats, Smith is the first quarterback since 2016 to attempt at least 10 passes of that length without completing any of them.

Smith also threw three interceptions and head coach Pete Carroll said that they were less of a concern than “why we didn’t get the bulk thrown and caught underneath” over the course of the game. The quarterback didn’t get much help from his protection or the ru

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