The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 campaign has spiraled into disaster . After a 40–6 humiliation at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5, they sit at 1–4, and most of their struggles trace directly to the quarterback position. Geno Smith was supposed to breathe life into the Raiders’ offense, but he’s sucked the wind out of their sails instead.

Smith, who arrived in Las Vegas via trade from the Seattle Seahawks and signed a two-year, $75 million extension with a $40 million cap hit this season, has been nothing short of a liability. Through five games, he’s thrown nine interceptions, the most in the NFL and more than the Raiders’ total team touchdowns (eight). No Las Vegas quarterback has thrown as many picks in his first five games since Jim Plunkett in 1982, according to ESPN R

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