The bright spot for the Raiders offense was their 2024 first-round pick, Brock Bowers. The former John Mackey Award winner finished the day with a team-high six receptions, which also tied for the second-most catches by a tight end in NFL debut history.

The rookie was a little nervous going into his first NFL game, but after a few catches the nerves quickly disappeared.

“I did some good things, I did some bad things,” Bowers said. “We’re just going to watch it and it gets better, we’ll see how it looks. I’m pretty good at keeping my balance. I just felt like I was cruising the whole game and it felt good to be there.”

Things aren’t getting any easier for the Raiders heading into their Week 2 matchup at the reigning AFC North Champion Baltimore Ravens. With an explosive quarterback like Lamar Jackson on the other end of the line, the offense will need to find more points on the board to help the defense.

“We’ve got to move on. Next game mentality, next game mentality,” said Davante Adams, who finished the day with five catches for 59 yards. “There’s really nothing we can do about it right now. I think if we came out and did a few things better, we would definitely win the game.

“But we didn’t. So now it’s time to move on to Baltimore.”