Las Vegas Raiders Struggle in Third Quarter, Go 5 Games Without Multiple TD Passes vs New York Giants

The Las Vegas Raiders have struggled in the third quarter this season, with their offense only scoring 6 points and their defense scoring 7 points. They have gone 5 straight games without throwing multiple touchdown passes, which is the longest active streak in the NFL. The Raiders' win percentage under coach Josh McDaniels ranks 11th out of 13 coaches with 25+ games. The team has scored 21 points or fewer, rushed for fewer than 100 yards, and recorded at least one turnover in each game this season, making them the first team to do so in their first eight games since 1941. Under McDaniels, the Raiders rank poorly in various categories such as win percentage, point differential, turnovers, takeaways, and turnover differential. However, in their game against the New York Giants, the Raiders had a strong first half, scoring 24 points and holding a lead of 24-0 at halftime, which is the largest halftime lead they have had since 2010. This is also the first time this season that the Raiders have scored 20+ points on offense. They ended a streak of 9 straight games without scoring 20+ points on offense, falling just one game short of their longest streak since 2000. The Raiders also ended a streak of 15 straight games with at least one turnover, which was the longest active streak in the NFL.