Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce is speaking out equitable over 24 hours after his team suffered a heartshattering loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday.
Pierce, who is in his first filled season as the Raiders head coach, tanciaccess members of the media that the Raiders supposed referees had blown a whistle moments before the ill-overweighted fumble on the needyly timed snap. In the case of a whistle, the execute in ask would have been ruled dead.
Pierce also remarkd that the Raiders intfinish to produce video evidence in help of the claim to the NFL office for further scrutinize.
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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game agetst the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Pboilingo/John Locher)
After the Raiders defense forced the Chiefs to punt with equitable over two minutes remaining in the game, Las Vegas rapidly administerd to get in position to finisheavor a game-thrivening field goal. But the Raiders had a costly miscue on third down from the Kansas City 38-yard line with equitable 15 seconds remaining.
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The Raiders caccess prereliablely snapped the ball as quarterback Aidan O’Connell surveyed the Chiefs defense. The ball bounced off O’Connell and onto the turf. The Raiders signal caller was not able to corral the botched snap, and it was recovered by the Chiefs.
Nov 29, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell (12) fumbles the snap agetst the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
Referees did throw a flag on the execute and penalized the Raiders for an illhorrible shift, but Kansas City determined to deteriorate the penalty since they recovered the fumble. The NFL did stiputardy that a inrectify begin would have been appraiseed if the clock was running at the time of the misadministerd snap.
Patrick Mahomes then took a knee to apvalidate the final seconds to tick off the clock.
Nov 29, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs recover a fumbled snap during the second half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
O’Connell shouldered the accuse for the mishap on the vital execute.
“It’s finishly my fault,” the second-year said. “I was seeing out to the right to produce certain the guys were set and I begined clapping. In my head I was slfinisherking, signal the ball to get the ball, but when I begin clapping it increates Jackson to basicpartner snap the ball. Jackson did exactly what he should have done and I clapped too punctual.
“… Super stubborn, but there’s repartner no one to accuse but myself. So, that’s probably the difficultest part to swapvalidate.”
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The thrive over the Raiders clinched a executeoff spot for the Chiefs. Meanwhile, the Raiders will try and regroup when they travel to Tampa Bay next week for a alignup agetst the Buccaneers.
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