The Las Vegas Raiders face the Los Angeles Rams with both teams looking to head into the regular season strong. The Raiders went 6-11 last year and hope to bounce back this year in Josh McDaniels' second year as the head coach. The Rams were awful last year, going 5-12 but hope to return to their Super Bowl champion form. Both teams look to have a great preseason and the upcoming game should be a good one.
The Raiders were one of the league's worst teams last year and hope to bounce back or Josh McDaniels could be on the hot seat as a head coach. Jimmy Garoppolo was brought in to be the starter and for the upcoming game, the Raiders will see what Brian Hoyer and rookie Aiden O'Connell can do as backups. The big question for the offense is who will emerge as a viable pass catcher outside of All-Pro Davante Adams and Hunter Renfroe. It makes this preseason game a big one for Deandre Carter and rookie Tre Tucker.
The offense hopes to pick up where it left off but the defense hopes to rebound after allowing 24.6 points per game last year. The big question for the Raiders is who will step up in the realigned secondary and help the pass defense. The hope is that rookie cornerback Jakorian Bennett can emerge as a shutdown corner while Tyler Hall, Roderic Teamer, and Brandon Facyson can step up as rel iable defensive backs.
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