It’s an age-old story: When the Las Vegas Raiders are about to play a game that should have been an easy win, the Raiders play poorly and embarrass themselves, usually with an ugly loss.

Las Vegas might have made the scoreboard look better with a couple of late touchdowns in garbage time, losing 36-22. But make no mistake, this game was dominated by the Carolina Panthers, who at one point held a 33-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

So this week’s winners and losers column contains no winners for the Silver and Blacks, only losers.

LOSER: Antonio Pierce

I promise I won’t label Pierce a “loser” after every loss like he was in the first two of this season, but Sunday’s loss has to start with the head coach. Las Vegas wasn’t ready to play when Carolina led 7-0 on the game’s first possession, and it was pretty clear which team was more motivated to play.

Pierce called out the commitment of his players after the game, which was right as it felt like several players gave up in the second half, especially defensively. But whose job is it to keep them motivated?

The Silver and Black weren’t ready yet and got too comfortable, and those problems started at the top.

LOSER: Jack Jones

Jones has been good in the Raiders’ first two games of the season, but he had a bad outing last Sunday. Andy Dalton targeted him four times and completed all four passes for 48 yards, two touchdowns and a near-perfect passer rating of 156.3, according to Pro Football Focus.

Additionally, the cornerback missed three tackles, was completely ineffective against the run with a run-defense grade of 37.4 and was one of the players who made a “business decision” during the game.

LOSER: Luke Getsy

Las Vegas’ rushing attack has been pathetic this season, and while the players need to step up, especially the offense line, Getsy also needs to adjust his play-calling. For example, Zamir White is known to be much better at gap runs than zone runs, but the offensive coordinator continues to call for the latter, as six of White’s 10 carries were zone runs, according to PFF.

That’s unforgivable, and outside of two quarters against the Ravens, the passing game hasn’t given much hope either. I know I’ve been in Getsy’s corner lately, but his reluctance to adjust his system to what his players do best is becoming increasingly annoying, and it’s time to adjust.

LOSER: John Jenkins

Of course, not all of Carolina’s 131 rushing yards fell on Jenkins’ shoulders. However, he’s in the game to do one thing; stop the run, and he managed a below-average 51.6 PFF run-defense grade. The big nose tackle was pushed around too much, and while he did total four tackles, only one was a quality play, as most of his stops came multiple yards down the field.

LOSER: Gardner Minshew

Make no mistake, Minshew was far from the biggest or only problem the Raiders had on Sunday. He didn’t help matters, though, and reverted to the quarterback we saw in the season opener instead of building on his impressive second half in Week 2.

Minshew did have one good throw to Tre Tucker, but he averaged 5.7 yards per attempt outside of that one completion. Furthermore, the quarterback doesn’t help his offensive line by holding onto the ball too long instead of letting it go. For example, his average throw time of 2.85 seconds was his longest of the season, and it wasn’t like he was waiting to push the ball downfield.

LOSER: Nate Hobbs

Hobbs wasn’t Vegas’ biggest problem on defense, but he didn’t help matters and the team needed a better performance from perhaps their best defender. Carolina focused on him more than any other defender, with eight passes coming his way, resulting in six completions for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Diontae Johnson was the biggest culprit, accounting for two catches, 52 yards and two first downs against Hobbs. The four-year veteran simply wasn’t good enough and wasn’t up to the challenge he should have been.