The Las Vegas Raiders are suffering an embarrassing blowout at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. One of the biggest issues has been quarterback Geno Smith continuing to throw interceptions .
Entering the fourth quarter, Smith had thrown two interceptions in the shocking 40-3 beatdown. That put him up to nine on the season. It's the most amount of picks by a Raiders quarterback through the first five games of a season since Jim Plunkett's nine in 1982, via Ryan McFadden of ESPN.
Zach Wilson was the last quarterback to have nine picks in their first five games with the New York Jets in 2021. Not great company for Wilson to be in. Article Continues Below
The Raiders' Week 4 matchup against the Chicago Bears exposed a lot of Smith's interception problems. He threw thre