It's safe to say the Raiders' trip to London was not what they envisioned. The Seattle Seahawks walloped Oakland 27-3, as the Silver and Black dropped to 1-5.
Defensive end Bruce Irvin had a Sunday to forget, finishing with just one solo tackle against his old team, and failing to hit Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson as the Raiders once again struggled pass-rushing. Despite that, Irvin was able to focus on the positives of going home headed into a bye week.
Namely, family planning.
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SIGN UP HERE Irvin is already a father of a young son named Brayden, and it sounds like he doesn't want him to be an only child for much longer.
But Irvin was also optimistic about the team headed out of the bye week. He told reporters he's counting on the Raiders working their way out of their early-season struggles.
Oakland's schedule will soften coming out of the bye week. The Raiders will only play one team with a winning record, the Los Angeles Chargers, during that span.
Irvin's counting on the Raiders to come together like a family, and his own family getting larger.
