What to Honestly Expect from the Raiders vs. Jaguars

What to Expect from the Raiders

The last time the Raiders took the field, things went downhill quickly, as the Raiders were without some of their best players. The Bye Week gave Las Vegas a chance to get healthier, which should lead to a more complete Raiders team taking the field on Sunday.

Las Vegas must find a way to leave victorious, as another loss would all but eliminate any hopes of a winning season. Heading into Week 9, Raiders Head Coach Pete Carroll shared his expectations for the team's Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"We'll find out. I can tell you what it felt like at practice. We had a terrific -- the three days before up to Monday, bonus Monday, that we had, and then these days were as well as we've practiced. Everybody can kind of feel that we're feeling good, and that adds to it. And so, hopefully we can come out of here and play good, clean football,” Carroll said.

"We got to do all of the basic things. We got to do a great job in a kicking game. No issues there. We got to take care of the football. This is a big freaking turnover team now. These guys have been on fire getting the ball away from their opponents, and we're going to have to do the kind of things on defense that can keep Trevor [Lawrence] really from controlling the game. And so, we're going to see if we can put that together."

After Sunday's game, Las Vegas must prepare for a quick turnaround, as the Raiders will play again on Thursday night. Carroll briefly touched on his approach to both games.

"No, not until we have a chance to do that late in the game. And we'll see what happens with the game allows us, but that's just the way you do it. We have a routine that we'll go through next week, and they'll have theirs, and we'll see if we can match it up really well and take advantage of whatever happens in this one going into the next," Carroll said.