Yes, even with a short week from Monday night’s home opener to having to travel cross country to face a team coming off a 10-day break.

“Mentally we were OK, but physically, we just didn’t seem like we made the bounce back,” Carroll said with a sigh. “So I have to do a better job. It’s all three phases [offense, defense, special teams], so it’s me. I’ve got to do a better job making sure I manage our return so that when we get on the field, we’re ready to go.

“The guys were trying, but it just didn’t quite happen like it had before.”

The omen came early – Deebo Samuel returned the opening kickoff 69 yards – and after the Raiders managed to claw back to a 10-10 tie, the omens turned into straight revelations and steamrolled them.

– Jeremy McNichols’ TD run after bouncing off safety Jeremy Chinn, linebackers Elandon Roberts and Devin White and defensive end Maxx Crosby.

– Jaylin Lane’s punt return, in which Darien Porter was flagged for being out of bounds and not attempting to come back on the field.

– Luke McCaffrey’s catch-and-run TD to add salt at the end.

Imagine how bad it would have been were it not for the Commanders missing a 37-yard field goal and Marcus Mariota, starting for an injured Jayden Daniels, losing a fumble in Raiders territory, both in the first half.

“Not our standard,” Crosby said. “We’ve got to start fast and finish better. I feel like we had moments where we played well, but overall it just wasn’t a good performance.

“We didn’t tackle very well. We just didn’t do our job. It wasn’t good enough.”

Consider: the Raiders, who had allowed but 70.5 rushing yards per game to rank No. 4 in the league after two games, gave up 201 rushing yards to Washington, 174 in the first half.

Tackling is equal parts technique and desire, no?

“Washington, they’ve got a good front seven,” Jeanty said. “They’ve got great players up there. But at the same time, we’ve just got to get better. Every single person.”

Jeanty, despite finding very few holes, finished with 63 yards, on 17 carries. So what can he do, three games into his NFL career, when openings are a precious few?

“Take what I’ve got,” he said, shrugging. “Make a guy miss. It’s not going to be blocked perfect every single play, so sometimes you’ve got to make somebody miss, break tackles, get some yards.”

At least Crosby, who has seen similar horror shows in his six-plus seasons with the Raiders, is convinced this is not a sequel.

“Absolutely not,” he said. “Absolutely not. We’re focused on winning games.

“We didn’t play well so we’ve just got to play better. It’s as simple as that. Short week, there’s no excuses. Everybody has short weeks during the season. It’s just [about] how you prepare. … We’ve got to take accountability.”

And that’s the challenge for Carroll this week with the Bears coming to Allegiant Stadium next. The Raiders have to flush what just happened – they have not beaten Washington since 2005, going 0-5 in the series since – but not before gleaning a lesson, or three, from it.

And yes, there were some positives, such as Jeanty’s exploits, Smith bouncing back with 289 passing yards, three TDs and a 132.7 passer rating, receiver Tre Tucker’s three TDs among his career bests eight catches for 145 yards, and Crosby getting a sack.

But Carroll is taking this one on the chin…in a metaphorical sense.

“It felt like we did not get back,” Carroll repeated.

“It’s not scheme-wise, it’s just physically, I think I didn’t get them right. So I’m taking this one and I’m disappointed in myself I didn’t see it coming.”

Somewhere, McKay winks in approval.