Oct 19, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) passes the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs during the third quarter of the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

What the Raiders Must Fix to End Their Slide

Originally posted on Las Vegas Raiders on SI
By Fernando Alfaro-Donis | Last updated Oct 24, 2025 7:00 AM ET

At 2 - 5, the Las Vegas Raiders' record makes them one of the bottom ten teams in the NFL, and in their game against the Kansas City Chiefs, they sure played like one. They got dominated rarely, not because the outcome wasn't expected, but because they didn't put up a shred of a fight.

Geno Smith, Ashton Jeanty , Tre Tucker, and Michael Mayer are all names of professional football players on the Raiders roster who get paid for their offensive skill, and yet, the Raiders' lack of any points in their 31 - 0 blowout loss is indicative of how utterly destroyed they were on the road.

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Thomas Valentine is a sports writer for Pro Football Focus, and after each team played in week 7, he updated his power rankings based on how they performed. The Raiders' big loss pushes them down the power rankings, but just by one spot.

"Big questions need to be asked within the Raiders’ building during their Week 8 bye. With Pete Carroll and Geno Smith, Las Vegas was expected to compete hard and challenge for a wild-card spot. Instead, the team is 2-5, and was just embarrassed 31-0 by the Chiefs in Week 7. We’re looking at an offense that’s currently 30th in EPA per play, easily one of the worst in the NFL. Things need to change", said Valentine.

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Change needs to happen in the Raiders, not even to salvage their season, but to give Raider Nation something to root for. At the moment, they have a strong argument to be backing the worst team in the NFL, and it's so frustrating because it doesn't need to be this way.

I understand the Raiders were without Jakobi Meyers or Brock Bowers, so their pass game was limited, but there were no injuries to their starting offensive line. And yet, Jeanty only touched the ball six times

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I don't think the change needs to end at a quarterback shift. This offense is fundamentally broken, and that starts at the top. Chip Kelly hasn't been an impressive hire, and if the Raiders' offense continues to sink, who else will be to blame but their offensive coordinator?

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