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The Las Vegas Raiders took a gamble going for the win in overtime as they went for the two-point conversion but failed, leading to the 30-29 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 2 at Allegiant Stadium. Coming off the bye week, the Silver and Black wanted to get off on the right foot to finish the 2025 NFL season on a positive note. While there are positive signs, such as Brock Bowers’ performance, the result was the same as it has been in recent weeks: A loss. After the loss to the Jaguars, Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby spoke to reporters and shared his frustration about letting the fans down with how the season has gone. “Just the kid in me, being a fan growing up, it’s all I cared about,” Crosby told reporters after the loss (h/t Vegas Sports Today). “It’s been my whole life. I watched every single game on Sundays, and my dad would drive me to Buffalo Wild Wings every Sunday to watch. I’m legitimately screaming, forcing them to take me to watch the games. I know everyone puts their time and effort into coming to watch us play and spends their hard-earned money on tickets to see us. “They come every Sunday to watch us perform, and falling short time and time again, I just feel for them. It sucks because I’m going to keep giving everything I’ve got until I can’t anymore. Whatever the idea is, we’ll see. But I just feel for them. You know what I mean? It sucks.” Raiders Will Take Positives From Loss to Jaguars Despite the overtime defeat, Raiders head coach Pete Carroll found a few positives in the team’s effort as they prepare for their Week 10 matchup against their AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos. “This was a really positive game in so many ways,” said Pete Carroll (h/t Raiders Wire). “Unfortunately, we couldn’t get off the field in the second half. Our numbers in the first half, we did great… It just pisses me off. The all-time longest field goal in the history of the game. “And a missed extra point. So, there’s a lot of positives. We played well, we did a lot of good things today. Our resolve about hanging tough and keep coming back and keep working to finish.” What Were the Negatives for the Raiders? While the Raiders want to take away the positives from this Week 9 game, some negatives led to the loss to the Jaguars. As a result, the team cannot ignore these mishaps as they look to finish the 2025 season on a high note and build a culture that Carroll wants for Las Vegas. “I think our tackling was off,” Carroll added. “I think we tackled poorly for the day. We’ll see the numbers, but I think that was the difference for us on the defensive side. They didn’t run the ball in the first half and ran for over a hundred in the second half. That’s so rare that that happens.”
