Las Vegas Raiders HC Pete Carroll said the exact opposite of what fans want to hear after shutout loss to Kansas City

Raiders are just not a good football team, and it's time for them to admit that

Last season, this team, albeit with a different regime, won just four games. Mark Davis didn't really give Antonio Pierce or Tom Telesco any time to prove themselves, and immediately moved on to Carroll and a guy who's never done the job in John Spytek. They won four games, but let's face it – a bad quarterback or two and nothing else on paper on offense will have you winning just four games.

This roster is much better on that side of the ball, yet they are getting shut out. They are a bad football team, and Carroll doesn't seem to want to admit that, which is fair. No coach will really admit it. However, it's time to stop saying you didn't see it coming – it's the hottest team offensively in the NFL, the Chiefs. They just beat the Detroit Lions in what really wasn't a close game.

Chiefs vs. Raiders updated all-time stats

• The Kansas City Chiefs lead the all-time series against the Las Vegas Raiders (including postseason games) with a record of 76-55-2.
• Chiefs’ largest margin of victory over the Raiders: 48-9 in 2021
• Raiders’ largest margin of victory over the Chiefs: 41-6 in 1968
• Chiefs’ most points scored vs. the Raiders: 56 in 2013
• Raiders’ most scored points vs. the Chiefs: 49 in 2000

It's safe to say that everyone saw this coming. Now, a shutout, probably not. It's time to stop saying that this game happened because you didn't have your guys. Stop making excuses, because the fans don't want to hear it.

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