The Las Vegas Raiders were embarrassed again on Sunday, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 41-24 in the team's Week 9 matchup.
The lopsided final score doesn't do justice to how close this game was in the first half, as the two teams were knotted up at 10 apiece, but per usual this season, the Raiders fell apart. The Las Vegas offense didn't score for the remainder of the game after Daniel Carlson's second-quarter field goal until a meaningless Brock Bowers touchdown with 41 seconds left.
The loss drops the Raiders' record to 2-7 on the year and marks the fifth game in a row that they have lost. Something that two-time All-Pro pass rusher Maxx Crosby expressed his frustration about after the game.
"It (expletive) sucks to lose five in a row," Crosby told the media.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98).
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Crosby has been quite vocal about his disappointment with how the season has gone in past weeks, but has made it clear he doesn't want to be traded. Something that he revealed he had to address with his team, because of all of the rumors linking him to the Detroit Lions.
Raiders fans will still be holding their breath until the Nov. 5 trade deadline just to make sure, but if anyone has shown a passion for this team, it's been Crosby. With the bye-week approaching, fans are hoping that some coaching changes are made as both head coach Antonio Pierce and Luke Getsy have been under fire as of late.
For now, everyone is remaining in Las Vegas, but things can change at the flip of a switch in the NFL.
