Raiders HC Antonio Pierce told reporters that QB Aidan O'Connell "should be good to go" to start Sunday vs. the Jaguars. The Raiders had kept O'Connell as a third-string emergency backup option during Monday's 15-9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

The Las Vegas Raiders had a chance to steal the win Monday night but came up shy in a home loss to the Atlanta Falcons, leading to Las Vegas' 1oth consecutive loss.

Antonio Pierce and Desmond Ridder said the Raiders are still working hard to find that second win on the season.

The Raiders lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 15-9, on Monday night to drop to 2-12 on the season. That was their 10th straight loss and has them with the worst record in the AFC and tied with the 2-12 Giants for the worst record in the NFL.

Antonio Pierce’s Las Vegas Raiders were defeated 15-9 at home to the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League [NFL] yesterday [December 16]. The Raiders are bottom of the AFC West after winning two and losing 12 matches this season.

The good news is that Antonio Pierce said O'Connell is "trending upwards" in terms of starting on Sunday, as confirmed by Vic Tafur of the Athletic. Through O'Connells sparse playing time in 2024 he has 899 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions, with a QBR of 40.7.

Mark Davis left plenty of gray area regarding Raiders coach Antonio Pierce’s status when asked by reporters at last week’s NFL owners meeting.

Head Coach Antonio Pierce discusses the loss to the Bucs, safety Tre'von Moehrig and facing the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15. Running back Sincere McCormick joins Raiders host Amber Theoharis and analysts James Jones and Eric Allen to recap the Raiders' Week ...

At last week's NFL league meetings, Raiders owner Mark Davis said Pierce, who was promoted from interim coach after guiding the Raiders to a 5-4 finish with a 3-1 mark in the AFC West last season, and general manager Tom Telesco, hired this past offseason, were not a package deal.

Shortly after the Las Vegas Raiders fell to 2-12 on the season via Monday's ugly 15-9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, The Athletic's Tashan Reed noted that Antonio Pierce’s failure to improve across his first full season as head coach of the Raiders could result in team owner Mark Davis dismissing Pierce early next month.

For Ridder, the start comes against his old team, who drafted the Cincinnati product in the third round of the 2022 draft. He compiled an 8-9 record as a starter over two seasons in Atlanta before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals in March. Las Vegas signed Ridder off of Arizona’s practice squad in October.