The Las Vegas Raiders faced off against the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football which featured the return to the field for Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Unfortunately for Raiders fans, Garoppolo did not return in impressive form, which led many fans to criticize him on social media.
Garoppolo missed the Raiders Week 7 game with an injury. And in his return in Week 8 on Monday night, he struggled in a big way.
The two-time Super Bowl champion completed just 10 of 21 passes on the night for 126 passing yards and had a pretty bad interception that the Lions’ defense read easily in the second quarter.
After the Raiders get a turnover in Lions territory… Jimmy Garoppolo immediately throws an absolutely awful interception. 🏈 #MNF pic.twitter.com/nfVMA608OF
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) October 31, 2023
This was far from his only poor throw on the night. He also missed a wide-open Davante Adams late in the fourth quarter that could have put the Raiders back in the game.
As open as you can be and Jimmy Garoppolo overthrows Davante Adams pic.twitter.com/0R6Nr5Og3C
— Tanner Phifer (@TannerPhiferNFL) October 31, 2023
Through one half of football in Detroit, the Raiders wide receiving corps as a whole was held catchless due to Garoppolo’s struggles. That simply can’t happen with a wide receiver as talented as Davante Adams on the roster.
The Raiders fell to the Lions 26-14 in the game. But it honestly could have been a far worse loss considering Garoppolo’s struggles.
Fans are now calling for Garoppolo to be benched after his latest poor performance.
Jimmy Garoppolo needs to be benched
Davante could have 100+ and 2 TDs if Garoppolo hits some of these throws…pic.twitter.com/nrhPAgMwF1
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) October 31, 2023
Jimmy Garoppolo goes deep pic.twitter.com/inRbfkA3ol
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) October 31, 2023
The #Raiders need to bench Jimmy Garoppolo for rookie Aidan O'Connell – how do you miss Adams like that? he could've had a massive game tonight if Jimmy G was a capable QB.pic.twitter.com/k6k8rnbvcXhttps://t.co/cOHkM2OoeV pic.twitter.com/2ZhgSlTgSP
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 31, 2023
YIKES: #Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo overthrows Davante Adams by a MILE.
The anger will only continue to grow😳
pic.twitter.com/L1KmtaoM7O— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) October 31, 2023
How has Jimmy Garoppolo not been benched yet ? @Raiders
— Powcarlos (@Carlos4lexis) October 31, 2023
Frustrations are starting to grow from Raiders fans and Raiders players alike after this disappointing offensive performance. Davante Adams spoke to the media after the game, where he refrained from commenting on the game because he was afraid the “media would take it out of context”.
“Honestly, I don’t know what to say at this moment. I truly don’t. I wish I had the words to say something that’s not going to get blown up in the media and taken out of context.”- Davante Adams pic.twitter.com/HJ9j83vraP
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 31, 2023
With this loss, the Raiders fall to 3-5 on the season. And considering Garoppolo now leads the league in interceptions on the year with 9, there may need to be a serious discussion in Las Vegas on whether or not he should lose his starting job.
