First Call: Raiders unsure of QB before hosting Steelers; Browns sticking with Deshaun Watson

Mondays First Call looks at the quarterback situation in Las Vegas as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for a trip out there to play the Raiders next weekend.

We also have locker-room reaction from both the Bengals and Browns coaches after painful losses Sunday.

There are some NHL roster moves of note , and the Robert Morris womens hockey team is off to a hot start.

Wait and see Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce isnt yet willing to name a quarterback for next week, when his team hosts the Steelers.

Thats after he pulled Gardner Minshew for Aidan OConnell during Vegas 34-18 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

I dont know.

I dont have an answer for that one yet, Pierce said when asked if OConnell would be starting next week.

Minshew completed his first nine passes of the game for 115 yards.

The 28-year-old journeyman finished just 12 of 17 for 137 yards.

He had one touchdown, two interceptions and took two sacks.

One of those interceptions was returned the length of the field for a touchdown by Pat Surtain II.

OConnell took over with Las Vegas trailing 20-10 in the third quarter with 90 seconds left on the clock.

The second-year signal-caller out of Purdue ended up going 10 of 20 for 94 yards.

He was also intercepted by Surtain.

As a member of the Colts last year, Minshew beat the Steelers while throwing three touchdowns and posting a 123.4 passer rating.

Holding steady Call it committed, or call it stubborn.

Either way, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is staying with struggling Deshaun Watson as the teams quarterback.

Were not changing quarterbacks, Stefanski said after a 34-13 loss Sunday to the Washington Commanders.

We need to play better.

I need to coach better.

Thats really what it is.

Jameis Winston came in for the final drive of the game Sunday.

Watson was 15-of-28 passes for just 125 yards and one touchdown.

He absorbed seven sacks.

The 29-year-old has been sacked 26 times already this season.

The Browns loss drops them to 1-4.

They play in Philadelphia next week before opening up AFC North play.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens visit Cleveland in weeks seven and eight.

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Dallas Taylor tired Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor summed up his feelings after a 41-38 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens (3-2).

Im sick to my stomach for our guys in there, Taylor said via the teams website .

They fought.

Im proud of them, but weve got to find a way to win.

We cant keep coming up one play short, and thats really what the game came down to.

There was a lot that I admired about how our team fought.

That was a good game against a great team, and weve got to find a way to rebound from this and move forward because I believe in the guys in that room.

After Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson fumbled a snap in overtime, the Bengals (1-4) took over at the Baltimore 38.

But they only gained three yards and Evan McPherson missed a 53-yard field goal after an off-target snap and a misplaced spot.

The Ravens got the ball back and kicked a game-winning field goal on the next possession after a 51-yard run from Derrick Henry .

Wasatch wounded As NHL teams cobble together their opening night rosters, two former Penguins are starting 2024 on injured reserve.

Both defenseman John Marino and center Nick Bjugstad will start Utahs inaugural season on IR with upper body injuries.

Also, former Penguins Zach Aston-Reese (Vegas) and Matt Murray (Toronto) were waived .

As for the Penguins, they waived Boko Imama and Sebastian Aho.

Series sweep The Robert Morris womens hockey team swept its weekend series against the Bemidji State Beavers on Sunday at Clearview Arena.

The Colonials took the first game on Neville Island on Friday night 2-0.

They won Saturdays rematch 4-3 in overtime.

Thalia DElia had the game-winner in OT Saturday.

That was the second goal of the season for the sophomore defenseman.

The Colonials are now 3-1 after a split last weekend against Union.

Head coach Logan Bittles team visits Clarkson next season.

The RMU mens team opens competition next week with a three-game exhibition series in Michigan against Bowling Green, the U.S.

National Development Team and Simon Frazier.

The first regular-season game of the year is Oct.

17 at Miami (Ohio).

There will be a return game at Neville Island on Oct.

19..

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