The Green Bay Packers limited the Las Vegas Raiders’ big offensive stars and allowed just 17 points. That still wasn’t enough to win on Monday night.
The Raiders didn’t line up to run the ball. Instead, they went empty. To the left, running back Josh Jacobs was the wide receiver and Adams was in the slot. To the right, fullback Jakob Johnson lined up as the wide receiver with receiver Tre Tucker and tight end Michael Mayer as twin slots.
There was nothing wrong with Barry’s personnel grouping. There was everything wrong with how his players lined up to defend the play. On the left, cornerback Rasul Douglas matched up on Jacobs and Smith was on Adams. On the right, outside linebacker Lukas Van Ness was on Tucker, safety Jonathan Owens was on Mayer and cornerback Jaire Alexander was on Johnson.
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