The AFC and NFC Championship Game took place on Sunday, with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Detroit Lions and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs traveling to take on the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.Both games were interesting, with a loss and a game changed dramatically in the second half. The Chiefs pulled out a win over the Ravens, Lamar Jackson went down and Brock Purdy led the 49ers to an inspired comeback from Jared Goff and company.
While everyone is watching the epic Super Bowl showdown between the 49ers and Chiefs on February 11th at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Raiders superstar Maxx Crosby is excited about the opportunity to watch and bet on the game at this high level. . It was during the playoffs when he took to Twitter to promise a bright future for the team. Unfortunately for Las Vegas, the Raiders missed the NFL playoffs this season and the Indianapolis Colts put the nail in the coffin in the final game of the regular season.
The postseason may not be in the cards for the Raiders this season, but the team appears to have inspired former owner Mark Davis to make the right move by making Antonio Pierce their coach for the foreseeable future after an impressive tenure as interim head coach . That said, Crosby and company are excited to see what the future holds, but the team has a lot of questions to answer during the NFL season and new general manager Tom Telesco has his hands full. He will be tasked with whittling down quarterback situations, be they rookies or veterans, and putting together a playoff-caliber roster.
It will be interesting to see what moves the Raiders make this offseason and if those moves are enough to get them into the playoff conversation. Quarterback decisions will be key to what this team does. That’s because some believe they could land a top prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft, such as Caleb Williams, Drake May or Jayden Daniels.Daniels, who recently won the Heisman Trophy, drew more attention to the potential play for the Raiders.
Davante Adams and Pierce both endorsed the team that followed him, and the LSU product mentioned Las Vegas as his favorite city, which is interesting to say the least.Only time will tell what the Raiders do. Because there is a lot of work to be done to get this team moving in the right direction.
