HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders tackled — or, at least, attempted to tackle — for the first time Thursday night.

And it showed.

Las Vegas had a number of missed tackles in its 23-23 tie with Seattle, especially earlier in the game when more of its front-line defenders were on the field.

The question is whether that was more of a long-term cause for concern or typically what’s expected in the first preseason game.

“I’m chalking it up to it’s the first preseason game,” Raiders coach Pete Carroll said Friday. “I’m concerned, yeah. That way we tackled stunk, and it was all open-field stuff for the most part. … That’s why you play these games.”

Making matters worse for the Raiders, they went against the Seahawks’ backups. But it’s not as if Las Vegas played all its starters for an entir

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