Raiders look to regroup after collapse sends them to 0-2 September 19 The offseason optimism surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders following the additions of Davante Adams, Chandler Jones and Josh McDaniels seem in the distant past.That's what an unprecedented collapse can do.The Raiders have lost their first two games of the season, blowing a 20-point halftime lead and 16-point fourth-quarter lead in a on Sunday.Now, instead of building on last year's playoff berth, the Raiders are just trying to get going in 2022 under a new regime.You don't ever get a pa s like, Hey well just graduate last years proce s to this years proce s, McDaniels said Monday. You have to go back through and learn it again. It starts with me. I don't get any points for what I've done in the past. Neither does anyone else. Well have to go through these growing pains together.There have been plenty so far.The Raiders fell in a big early hole in the opener against the Los Angeles Chargers and were Kendall Graveman Jersey unable to climb out of it.They then started fast against the Cardinals, racing to a 20-0 lead at the half and seemingly in complete control heading into the fourth quarter up 23-7. Stephen Piscotty Jersey But the offense stagnated, the defense wilted late against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals managed to tie the game on the final play of regulation and win it when Byron Murphy returned a fumble by Hunter Renfrow 59 yards for the .This marked the they lost a game they had led by at least 20 points.We feel crappy right now, but we are still a good football team, quarterback Derek Carr said. "Making sure we keep that mindset not, Oh no, its over. Ive been doing this a while, man. I know we have good guys that work hard and care, so I know that we can pull ourselves out of it, but its going to take us doing it the right way.WHATS WORKINGFirst-half offense. The Raiders had four drives in the first half and turned them all into scores, with Carr throwing short TD pa ses to Davante Adams and Darren Waller and Daniel Carlson kicking two field goals. The Raiders averaged 6.8 yards per play and Carr was 18 for 24 for 210 yards before halftime.WHAT NEEDS HELPSecond-half offense. Almost nothing went right after halftime for the Raiders on offense. Las Vegas averaged 2.9 yards per play after halftime, scoring three points on five po se sions. Carr went 7 for 15 for 42 yards and a 53.5 Mark McGwire Jersey rating as the Raiders were unable to burn the clock to keep the tired defense off the field.STOCK UPCarlson made three more field goals to make him 41 for 41 all-time at Allegiant Stadium. That's the most makes without a mi s for a kicker in a single stadium since the NFL/AFL merger, topping the 18 for Al Del Greco at Vanderbilt Stadium and Dan Carpenter at MetLife Stadium.Carlson now has made 28 consecutive field goals overall dating back to Week 8 of last season, the longest active streak in the NFL.STOCK DOWNCarr to Adams connection. The former college teammates weren't as sharp in Week 2 as they were in the opener when Adams had 10 catches for 141 yards and a TD. Adams caught a 1-yard TD on the opening drive and an 11-yard pa s late in the second quarter but was shut out in the second half. His two catches were his fewest in a game since Oct. 22, 2017, when Brett Hundley played QB for Green Bay against New Orleans.INJURIESRenfrow was evaluated for a concu sion after getting hurt on the final play. McDaniels had no update on his status. ... DT Bilal Nichols also left the game with a shoulder injury and didn't return.KEY NUMBER117. The Raiders Walt Weiss Jersey had been 117-0 in the regular season and playoffs when leading by at least 16 points after the third quarter before blowing it against the Cardinals.NEXT STEPSThe Raiders travel to Tenne see on Sunday looking to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2018. ___More AP NFL coverage: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Las Vegas Raiders National Football League Daniel Carlson Darren Waller Derek Carr Kyler Murray Byron Murphy Jr. Davante Adams Chandler Jones Hunter Renfrow Bilal Nichols Arizona Cardinals Las Vegas Matt Joyce Jersey Raiders Spain or Morocco? 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