Busters in Raiders preseason opener vs Cardinals
Raiders Wire • • sports
Key Points:
- Raiders rookies CB Jermod McCoy and CB Hezekiah Masses struggled significantly in their battle for the starting left cornerback job, giving up multiple key catches and touchdowns throughout the game.
- LB Tommy Eichenberg, playing with the second team defense, was flagged for unnecessary roughness and allowed several critical catches and a missed tackle that contributed to the opponent's scoring drives.
- K Kansei Matsuzawa had a difficult debut, kicking off out of bounds and missing a crucial 38-yard field goal attempt that could have helped the Raiders late in the game.
- QB Aidan O'Connell completed only 4 of 13 passes, showing miscommunications with WR Phillip Dorsett II and holding onto the ball too long on key plays, resulting in sacks and incompletions.
- WR Phillip Dorsett II caught just one of six targets, including a drop and multiple failed connections with O'Connell, highlighting ongoing issues in the Raiders' passing game.
