<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-reunites-tyler-lockett-geno-smith');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders reunite Tyler Lockett with Geno Smith');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tyler-Lockett-with-Tennessee-Titans.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders reunite Tyler Lockett with Geno Smith</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T05:35:30-07:00">October 27th, 5:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T05:44:57-07:00">October 27th, 5:44am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders are coming back from their bye week with a large mountain to climb. At 2-5, they are in the basement of the AFC West with their playoff hopes dwindling.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-pete-carroll-surprised-admission-disastrous-start"> Pete Carroll’s seat is heating up</a>, and he has turned back to an old friend to try and help them out. The Raiders signed Tyler Lockett on Sunday, giving Geno Smith<a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1982750823101944217" rel="noopener"> a new target.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Veteran WR Tyler Lockett is signing with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Raiders</a> today, per sources.</p><p>It’s a reunion for Lockett and Geno Smith, who connected plenty in Seattle and now are teaming up again under Pete Carroll in Las Vegas. <a href="https://t.co/IK7Ot8UMEv">pic.twitter.com/IK7Ot8UMEv</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1982750823101944217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Veteran WR Tyler Lockett is signing with the Raiders today, per sources. It’s a reunion for Lockett and Geno Smith, who connected plenty in Seattle and now are teaming up again under Pete Carroll in Las Vegas,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-heartfelt-tyler-lockett-tribute-stunning-move">Lockett was released by the Seahawks after the 2024 season</a>, ending his decade-long run in Seattle. Most of that tenure was with Carroll as his coach, including four 1000-yard seasons. Once he hit the market, he joined the Tennessee Titans, hoping to be a security blanket for Cam Ward. After seven games, he was released.</p><p>Lockett made ten catches for 70 yards in his seven games with the Titans. Ward built stronger relationships with rookie Elic Ayomanor and tight end Chig Okonkwo than he did with Lockett. The Raiders have been dealing with a lot of injuries, including to Jakobi Meyers and Brock Bowers. While his prime is behind him, Lockett can help fill in those gaps immediately.</p><p>Meyers’ days with the Raiders may be numbered, as he requested a trade before the season. Now that Vegas is out of the playoff race, they could trade the receiver for a king’s ransom. While Lockett is no longer on the same level as Meyers, he can help drag the team to the finish line.</p><p>The Raiders return from the bye in Week 9 for a home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Can Lockett be a difference-maker immediately for Smith and Vegas?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders reunite Tyler Lockett with Geno Smith

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/the-raiders-pete-carroll-geno-smith-experiment-is-already-a-historic-failure');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Raiders’ Pete Carroll-Geno Smith experiment is already a historic failure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Raiders-Pete-Carroll-Geno-Smith-experiment-is-already-a-historic-failure.jpg"></figure><h1>The Raiders’ Pete Carroll-Geno Smith experiment is already a historic failure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-20T08:27:27-07:00">October 20th, 8:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-20T08:27:27-07:00">October 20th, 8:27am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders’ decision to reunite Pete Carroll and Geno Smith—the dynamic duo that once found success in Seattle—has devolved into one of the most disastrous coaching experiments in recent NFL memory. Just seven games into the 2025 season, the partnership has produced historically bad results, leaving the franchise at 2-5 and mired in offensive ineptitude that’s rewriting the record books for all the wrong reasons.​</p><p>At 73 years old, Carroll became the oldest head coach in NFL history when he took the Raiders job. His decision to push management into trading for his former quarterback Smith was supposed to inject stability and championship experience into a struggling organization. Instead, it’s accelerated the Raiders’ descent into one of the league’s laughingstocks, with fans already calling for Carroll’s firing after a tenure that’s yielded results worse than predecessors Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce.​</p><h2>Offensive Catastrophe Reaches Historic Lows</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Geno-Smith-and-Pete-Carroll.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The numbers tell a story of unprecedented futility. In Week 7’s 31-0 shellacking by the Kansas City Chiefs, the Raiders managed just 96 total yards on a franchise-record-low 30 offensive plays, becoming only the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-pulls-off-awful-feat-done-once-since-1950"> second team since 1950 to run that few plays in a game</a>. They recorded a mere three first downs—the fewest by any team since the Raiders themselves had three in 2008—and went 0-for-7 on third-down conversions while the Chiefs controlled possession for over 42 minutes.​</p><p>The offensive collapse wasn’t an isolated incident. Two weeks earlier, the Indianapolis Colts overwhelmed Las Vegas 40-6, outscoring them 40-0 in the second and third quarters combined. The Raiders have failed to score 10 points three times this season and have been held to six points or fewer twice in three games. Their 235.6 yards per game ranks dead last in the NFL, a stunning 35 yards behind the next-worst offense.​</p><p>Carroll’s post-game assessment—”This was a game that I didn’t see coming”—revealed a head coach completely out of touch with his team’s capabilities. His claim that injuries had more impact than anticipated rings hollow when the fundamental inability to execute basic football plays has plagued the offense all season long.​</p><h2>The Geno Smith Disaster</h2><p>At <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-geno-smith-urgent-demand-historically-awful-showing-chiefs">the heart of the Raiders’ offensive dysfunction stands Geno Smith</a>, who leads the entire NFL with 10 interceptions through seven games. The quarterback who once revitalized his career under Carroll in Seattle has regressed dramatically, throwing multiple interceptions in four different games this season, including three picks in two separate contests.​</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh Boy: Geno Smith throws his TENTH interception this season…</p><p>Cody Barton makes the play.<a href="https://t.co/izc7HZm5Ls">pic.twitter.com/izc7HZm5Ls</a></p><p>— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1977497305168105768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Smith’s statistics paint a grim picture: a 77.1 passer rating (31st in the NFL), 34.4 QBR (29th), and just seven touchdown passes against those 10 interceptions. His performance against Kansas City epitomized his struggles—10-of-16 for a paltry 67 yards before being benched for Kenny Pickett in the fourth quarter. The fact that Smith posted his second consecutive game with fewer than 70 passing yards speaks to a complete collapse of the passing attack.​</p><p>Carroll’s unwavering loyalty to Smith has become a liability. Despite the mounting turnovers and offensive stagnation, the head coach has repeatedly stood by his quarterback, citing practice performance and making excuses for game-day failures. One NFL executive bluntly assessed the situation: “Watching the Raiders when they can’t establish a running game is simply painful”. The offensive line has been atrocious, allowing 28 pressures and five sacks in one game alone, but Smith’s decision-making—holding the ball too long, taking unnecessary sacks, and forcing passes into coverage—has compounded every problem.​</p><h2>A Historic Misstep That Can’t Be Undone</h2><p>The Carroll-Smith reunion represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what made their Seattle partnership successful. In Seattle, Carroll inherited an organization with strong infrastructure and gradually built a championship-caliber roster around an ascending Smith. In Las Vegas, he walked into a talent-depleted roster and somehow convinced himself that trading for Smith—who had already begun showing cracks in 2023—would provide the solution.​</p><p>The trade has proven catastrophic. Seattle received a third-round pick for Smith and used it on quarterback Jalen Milroe, while the Raiders got a quarterback leading the league in interceptions and posting career-worst efficiency numbers. Former Seahawks general manager John Schneider looks prescient for moving on from Smith, while Carroll appears trapped by his loyalty to a player whose game has abandoned him.​</p><p>At 73 years old and coming off a year away from coaching, Carroll may simply no longer possess the energy, adaptability, or modern offensive acumen necessary to compete in today’s NFL. His offensive philosophy appears outdated, his quarterback evaluation has proven disastrous, and his team has been outcoached in virtually every game. The Raiders have been shut out once, blanked in entire halves multiple times, and regularly held under 100 total yards—all symptoms of a coaching staff unable to adjust or execute at an acceptable level.​</p><p>The Carroll-Smith experiment hasn’t just failed—it’s failed historically. With a minus-96 point differential that’s comfortably the worst in the league, offensive output that ranks last in nearly every meaningful category, and a quarterback leading the NFL in interceptions, this partnership has set the Raiders back years. What was supposed to be a marriage of championship experience and proven success has instead become a cautionary tale about nostalgia-based decisions and the dangers of reuniting aging coaches with declining quarterbacks. Seven games in, the experiment is already over—it just hasn’t been officially declared dead yet.​</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Raiders’ Pete Carroll-Geno Smith experiment is already a historic failure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-geno-smith-urgent-demand-historically-awful-showing-chiefs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Geno Smith makes urgent demand after historically awful showing vs. Chiefs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Geno-Smith-2.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders’ Geno Smith makes urgent demand after historically awful showing vs. Chiefs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T17:17:16-07:00">October 19th, 5:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T17:17:16-07:00">October 19th, 5:17pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-pulls-off-awful-feat-done-once-since-1950">Raiders couldn’t get a winning streak going</a>, getting demolished by the Kansas City Chiefs 31-0 in Week 7. Quarterback Geno Smith is now looking for answers.</p><p>Of course, Smith’s play didn’t help matters in the loss, as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-kenny-pickett-geno-smith-chiefs-should-be-permanent">was eventually benched for backup Kenny Pickett</a>. The quarterback <a href="https://x.com/ryanmcfadden_/status/1980010098316444129" rel="noopener">has just one course of action</a> as he and the Raiders look to move forward, via Ryan McFadden of ESPN.</p><p>“There’s a lot of soul searching that needs to be done,” Smith said.</p><p>Before being benched, Smith completed 10-of-16 passes for a measly 42 scoreless yards. Simply put, the Raiders couldn’t move the ball with Smith under center. To his credit, they couldn’t with Pickett either, as he completed just two passes for eight yards.</p><p>Still, the Chiefs took control of the game early and never looked back. By halftime, Kansas City already led 21-0. By the end of the third, the Chiefs tacked on another 10 points. With the Raiders not punching back, it was more than enough.</p><p>If Smith, head coach Pete Carroll and the Raiders thought they were going to compete in the NFC West, then it’s true some serious soul searching is necessary. The Chiefs are one of the best teams in the league. But to look completely lifeless shows Las Vegas is not ready to compete with their division’s best.</p><p>As Smith as company search the pits of their soul, they will hope to find some offense. They’ll at least have the Week 8 bye to sort things out before facing the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Geno Smith makes urgent demand after historically awful showing vs. Chiefs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-kenny-pickett-geno-smith-chiefs-should-be-permanent');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Kenny Pickett replaces Geno Smith vs. Chiefs, and that should be permanent');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kenny-Pickett-with-Raiders.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders’ Kenny Pickett replaces Geno Smith vs. Chiefs, and that should be permanent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T12:48:40-07:00">October 19th, 12:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T13:05:12-07:00">October 19th, 1:05pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders lost 31-0 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, falling to 2-5 on the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-pete-carroll-considered-benching-geno-smith">Pete Carroll’s first season in Vegas has been a disaster</a>, to say the least. The Raiders replaced Geno Smith with Kenny Pickett late in the game, <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1979993759723954336" rel="noopener">with the outcome already</a> decided. While the former Pittsburgh Steelers first-rounder did not light the world on fire, Carroll should stick with Pickett over Smith moving forward.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kenny Pickett's first snap of the day ended up in the hands of the Chiefs <a href="https://t.co/T7kKuciJt7">pic.twitter.com/T7kKuciJt7</a></p><p>— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1979993759723954336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Pickett went 2-2 for eight yards passing, losing one fumble early in his appearance. The Chiefs’ defense was firing on all cylinders against the poor Raiders’ offense on Sunday, and Pickett did not change that. While the ceiling with Pickett is low, they have seen the floor with Smith, and things cannot get worse.</p><p>Smith went 10-6 with just 67 yards and no turnovers in this matchup. Both quarterbacks were set up to fail with<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-pete-carroll-jakobi-meyers-brock-bowers-updates-chiefs"> Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers out for the game</a>. But without both of those players, Tre Tucker should have been a key part of the offense. He managed only five catches, all from Smith.</p><p>The Raiders have Smith under contract for two years beyond 2025, while Pickett is a free agent at the end of the season. Changing quarterbacks would not be a move for the future; it would be a move for this season. The Raiders need new life at quarterback coming out of their Week 8 bye, which only Pickett can provide them.</p><p>The Raiders turned to Aidan O’Connell for most of last season, which was a disaster. He is still on the roster, but Pickett is an unknown entity in Vegas that could help them turn things around. If Bowers and Meyers return in Week 9 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, they will be better off with a new quarterback in place. Then, with the week of rest and another of preparation, Pickett can give them new life.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Kenny Pickett replaces Geno Smith vs. Chiefs, and that should be permanent

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-pete-carroll-considered-benching-geno-smith');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders rumors: Has Pete Carroll even considered benching Geno Smith?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Geno-Smith-1.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders rumors: Has Pete Carroll even considered benching Geno Smith?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-12T06:53:35-07:00">October 12th, 6:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-12T06:53:35-07:00">October 12th, 6:53am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders need to turn their season around. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-las-vegas-expected-to-ride-it-out-with-geno-smith-despite-struggles">Las Vegas has struggled with QB Geno Smith</a>, riding a four-game losing streak. The Raiders will be looking to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-vs-raiders-bold-predictions-for-week-6-of-2025-nfl-season">snap that losing streak against the Titans</a> on Sunday. But win or lose, they will remain confident in their starting quarterback.</p><p>NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1977337614962135126" rel="noopener">shot down the idea</a> that Las Vegas is thinking about benching their quarterback.</p><p>“Let’s start off by talking about Raiders quarterback Geno Smith, who has thrown eight interceptions during the team’s four-game losing streak,” Pelissero said on Sunday via NFL GameDay Kickoff. “My understanding is that there’s been no serious discussion about benching Geno in favor of backup Kenny Pickett.”</p><p>Smith has not played well to start the season. He has 1,176 passing yards with six touchdowns and nine interceptions through five games.</p><p>Raiders head coach Pete Carroll wants to see the rest of the team play better around Geno.</p><p>“Pete Carroll defended Geno this week,” Pelissero added. “Said we’ve got to run the ball better, we’ve got to support [Geno] better. The plan today against the Titans, and moving forward, is for Geno to be the starter.”</p><p>Perhaps the Raiders will find their way against the Titans.</p><h2><b>Raiders will be without Brock Bowers against the Titans in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brock-Bowers-2.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Unfortunately, Geno will be without his top weapon in Brock Bowers once again.</p><p>Pelissero noted that “it is unlikely that Bowers plays next week against the Chiefs either” as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-brock-bowers-doesnt-practice-friday-titans">he recovers from his knee injury</a>.</p><p>Bowers has only played in four games so far this season. And much like the rest of the team, he played incredibly well in Week 1 and has struggled since.</p><p>Bowers logged five receptions for 103 yards against the Patriots in Week 1. But he has failed to exceed 50 receiving yards in any game since then.</p><p>Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker stepped up in Bowers’ absence in Week 5. He led the team with four receptions for 62 yards.</p><p>The Raiders may have to lean on Tucker, and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty, with Bowers out for Week 6.</p><p>Raiders vs. Titans kicks off at 4:05PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
1417	7	10	-

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
1417	7	10	-

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