Week 3: at Washington Redskins 2017 Oakland Raiders season

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

date: september 24
game time: 8:30 p.m. edt/5:30 p.m. pdt
game weather: 76 °f (24 °c), clear
game attendance: 77,123
referee: tony corrente
tv announcers (nbc): al michaels, cris collinsworth , michele tafoya
recap, gamebook

the raiders traveled take on washington on sunday night football. beginning rough night derek carr, on second play of game, carr threw first interception on season. washington took advantage of turnover, driving 67 yards on 8 plays kirk cousins hit chris thompson on 22-yard pass give washington lead 7–0. teams exchanged punts on each of next 3 possessions, raiders turned ball on again 10 minutes remaining in second quarter when carr picked off second time in game. washington again took advantage, driving 72 yards , scoring second touchdown on vernon davis 18-yard touchdown catch. result, raiders trailed 14–0 @ half. raider offense shut down in first half, managing 47 yards scrimmage.

washington continued dominate raiders in second half, driving 75 yards on opening possession , upping lead 21–0 on josh doctson 52-yard touchdown catch. punt raiders followed , washington missed field goal attempt on next possession score remained 21–0. on raiders next possession, forced punt, jamison crowder muffed punt , raiders recovered @ washington 18-yard line. 2 plays later, carr hit jared cook 21 yards out notch raiders first points , cutting lead 21–7. washington field goal moved lead 24–7 raiders forced punt again. following fumble on next washington possession, raiders not end zone washington 20 , forced settle giorgio tavecchio 22-yard field goal. washington answered field goal own move lead 17 @ 27–10. neither team muster further raiders fell 27–10. loss moved raiders 2–1 on season.

the disappointing performance led raider offense went 0–11 on third down tries , managed 128 total yards. meanwhile, raider defense gave 472 yards washington, 356 through air.