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With just over six minutes remaining in the second quarter and the Raiders leading, 7-0, quarterback Geno Smith took one of six sacks — with this one on fourth down in Broncos territory — and he was furious with backup running back Raheem Mostert.
Raiders right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson will miss significant time after suffering an injury in Week 10 against the Broncos.
Just about every player on the field was frustrated at some point during Thursday night's game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos, and
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Geno Smith injury: Raiders QB suffers quad contusion on 'Thursday Night Football' against Broncos
Raiders quarterback Geno Smith suffered a quad contusion early in the fourth quarter Las Vegas' "Thursday Night Football" game against the AFC West-rival Broncos, according to coach Pete Carroll. He ended up re-entering the game but was clearly compromised.
Geno Smith struggled all evening with a relentless Denver Broncos pass rush as the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback was sacked six times in a 10-7 loss.
Pete Carroll and Geno Smith were paired with the task of utilizing the next generational running back in Ashton Jeanty, and when they threw in the potential of Jakobi Meyers, many folks were expecting them to reignite the magic that they found as underdogs in Seattle. Unfortunately, almost none of that has come to fruition.
Smith threw his league-high 12th interception of the season and was sacked six times by the Broncos in a 10-7 loss that dropped the Raiders to 2-7 on the season. Smith could only lead the Raiders to 188 yards in the loss and the poor performance wasn't helped by a quad contusion that forced him out of the game early in the fourth quarter.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith sustained a leg injury in the third quarter, forcing him to leave the game. On first-and-10 from the Raiders' 31-yard line, Smith scrambled right for one-yard, falling on his own accord. But then a Broncos ' defender fell on his leg.
The Raiders ended up on the losing end yet again. The Broncos, who came into “Thursday Night Football” with six straight wins, made it seven in a row with a 10-7 victory. Vegas, on the other hand, fell to 2-7 after suffering its third straight defeat.
On a night in which nothing went right for Geno Smith and the Las Vegas Raiders offense, the quarterback suffered a quad contusion during the team's 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos, although Pete Carroll expressed it shouldn't be a long-term issue.