Week 1 · 2025–26 season
Raiders
W 20-13 at Patriots · Sep 7, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
Raiders fans toasting the G.Smith era and a competent staff after one road win in Foxborough did what Jimmy never could.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
G.Smith hit T.Tucker deep for the opening score and later found B.Bowers for 38 to set up points, but the real shift came when I.Pola-Mao picked off D.Maye in the third quarter to flip the field. After two seasons of quarterback purgatory, a competent staff making halftime adjustments in Foxborough feels almost suspicious. Raiders fans are allowed one week of dry confidence before remembering it's a long season.
What fans said
“For fucking once we have a competent staff who made adjustments and dominated the second half, got the W against a tough Pats team at their house.”
u/yankeefan5045▲ 429pride
“Going from 2 seasons of Jimmy, Minshew, and AOC to Geno is fucking liberating”
u/ImJeeezus▲ 187joy
“#RAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRSSSSS”
u/yourheropaul▲ 123joy
“fuck Josh McDaniels”
u/komeau▲ 110rage
“holding McDumbass’ offense to 13 points feels even better”
u/RoyalOrange1049▲ 85pride
“EVERYBODY GET IN HERE!!! LFG!!!”
u/Y0_Teach▲ 69joy
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