Raiders fire offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and two others

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy after nine games, the team announced Sunday night.

The Raiders also fired offensive line coach James Cregg and quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello, both of whom, like Getsy, were playing their first season with Las Vegas.

The team is riding its first five-game losing streak since 2018 and has the worst record in the NFL at 2-7 after Sunday's 41-24 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals. Although Getsy's offense got off to a fast start and scored an opening touchdown in four of Las Vegas' last five games, it faltered too much later in games.

According to The Associated Press, the Raiders scored just four touchdowns on 50 other drives in the same period, with three of those touchdowns coming in the final five minutes of the game with the Raiders trailing by at least 20 points, according to The Associated Press.

“It wasn't a good day at the office,” Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said after Sunday's loss, a game that ended 10-10 late in the second quarter.

“It applies to all of us. I mean, it's a group effort. It's a team effort. We all have to find a way to do better. We want to take away from this game and look at a lot of things.” Coaches have to play, ask players to execute in situations where we can all do a much better job and put ourselves in a position to get into the fourth quarter and actually have a chance to have the victory – and not always have to catch up.”

Getsy, who authored the NFL's No. 1 and No. 2 rushing offenses as the Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator in 2022 and 2023, oversaw a Las Vegas unit this weekend that ranked 28th in the NFL in total offense. It was No. 18 in passing and No. 31 in rushing, and the Raiders' scoring average of 18.0 points per game ranked 26th in the NFL.

Getsy said this week that the idea of ​​“scripted” plays at the start of a game is a false narrative.

“I know you like that catchphrase,” he said, “but it’s not real. And these are the things we're going to attack them with. If we're at the 25 yard line, this is how we're going to attack them. This is how we're going to attack them. This is how we will open the game, this is how we will continue the game, this is the playoffs of the plays after we receive it and gather information.

“So there is no script. There isn't this clear thing. It's about concentration and attention to detail. … We just need to continue to improve that execution part and make sure it lasts four quarters.”

Getsy, who was released by the Bears in January, was hired by the Raiders in February after former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury withdrew from the roster.

Getsy was moved from the field to the press box to call plays before the Raiders' loss at the Los Angeles Chargers two weeks ago.

Sunday marked the fourth time in the last five seasons that the Raiders have changed coordinators or head coaches in the middle of a season.

Preparing for their bye week, the Raiders also replaced starting quarterback Gardner Minshew with Desmond Ridder late in the third quarter against the Bengals.