Raiders’ Tre Tucker shines, while defense disappoints in Commanders loss

The Raiders were hoping for a bounceback performance Sunday when they visited Washington to take on former backup quarterback Marcus Mariota and the Commanders.

Instead, they got roughed up in an ugly 41-24 loss that produced far more questions about the team’s outlook than answers.

Here is a closer look at what went down:

Putting it into perspective

There’s no way to categorize what happened Sunday as anything other than a complete and total disappointment for the Raiders (1-2).

They were beaten on offense and defense and their typically reliable special teams unit was a mess. The Raiders, simply put, laid an egg.

Two of the team’s next three games are at home against the Bears (1-2) and Titans (0-3). The Raiders need to play with a sense of urgency in those matchups to get their se