Raiders News: Josh McDaniels Focused On Final Four Games Of 2022 Season
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Oct 30, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels looks on against the New Orleans Saints during the first half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

The Las Vegas Raiders’ postseason hopes are clinging to a thread after they suffered yet another one-score loss, this time to a struggling Los Angeles Rams team.

Second-half collapses have been a theme of the Raiders’ 2022 season, and this was no different as they allowed Baker Mayfield and the Rams to come back late in the fourth quarter to snatch a victory.

Despite yet another terrible loss, head coach Josh McDaniels is choosing to look toward their final four games via Aidan Champion of Sports Illustrated:

“I mean, none of them feel good,” said Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels when he spoke of Thursday’s loss during his Friday press conference. “I mean, it’s a gut punch. And, God, we’ve had a few of them where we had a chance and just for whatever reason don’t end up getting it closed out. There’s been a number of reasons why.

“And so, look, I mean, I think we have a mentally tough group. I think we’ve handled some adversity this year with a good attitude and the right approach, and that’s what we all need to do. We’re professionals and they’ll have an opportunity to get little rest here and try to get their mind away from things for a few days. And then when it’s time to come back, it’s time to go back to work. We’ve got four more games that we have control over, and we will put everything we got into them and see what happens.”

Fortunately, Las Vegas has a few extra days to reset itself before they have to get ready for the stretch run. In order to even have a shot at the playoffs, the Raiders need to win out the rest of the way. It’s a tall task, but crazier things have happened in the NFL.