After their ugly Week 10 loss to the Denver Broncos, the Las Vegas Raiders are sitting at 2–7 and staring down another season without playoff football. As if that wasn’t bad enough, quarterback Geno Smith left the game with an injury. Now, before they face the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11 football, head coach Pete Carroll gave an update on his quarterback, offering at least a little optimism.

“He was out there today. He feels pretty good. With a long week, we have a chance for both of those guys (Smith and LG Dylan Parham) ready to go,” Carroll said.

Smith’s thigh injury came on a first-and-10 from the Raiders’ 31-yard line, when he scrambled to his right looking for space. Linebacker Nik Bonitto tripped him up, and as Smith hit the turf, defensive lineman Malcolm Roach came in late with a

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