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In the preseason, Raiders quarterback Geno Smith had a double-barreled message for a Seahawks fan who heckled him in his return to Seattle. On Sunday, Smith seemed to have a more low-key one-fingered signal as he was leaving the field in Las Vegas.

The video circulating on social media apparently show Smith trying to send his message without making it too obvious, since it sets him up for a fine from the league office.

It's unclear whether Smith was giving the finger to Browns fans or Raiders fans. Regardless, it's the kind of thing on which the league frowns. And for which Smith will be making an involuntary donation to the charities of the NFL's choice.

The incident happened after an ugly loss to the Browns, during which Smith was sacked 10 times. Then came the firing of offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.

It's hard to say conclusively whether the Smith trade and contract has been a complete failure for the Raiders; the offensive line is not good, and he hardly has an overabundance of weaponry. Regardless, things aren't going well for the team Tom Brady partially owns.

The Ravens posted 72 yards in the first half of Sunday's game against the Jets and trailed 7-3 after the first 30 minutes, but they were able to take control of the game on back-to-back Derrick Henry touchdown runs in the third quarter.

Both of those scores were set up by pass interference penalties and the team missed chances to put the game out of reach before a fumble by Jets running back Breece Hall sealed the deal in the fourth quarter. The 23-10 win moved the Ravens into first place in the AFC North, but the overall offensive performance wasn't the subject of any celebration after the victory.

It was the third straight game that saw Lamar Jackson throw for under 200 yards and he only picked up 11 yards on seven carries, which led to questions about whether injuries — Jackson has dealt with knee and ankle issues since returning from a hamstring injury — are hindering him and the offense.

"No. No, I don't think that at all," Jackson said, via the team's website. "I feel like we just need to execute a lot better. We get in great field position, but we're not putting points on the board. That has nothing to do with an injury. I'm out there, so I feel like I should still be able to do what I do."

After a 1-5 start to the season, no one in Baltimore is going to pull their hair out about a five-game winning streak. The offense is going to have to find a better groove in order for the wins to keep coming into the postseason, however, and Jackson finding a higher level of play will be essential to that quest.

The Raiders followed up their loss to the Browns on Sunday afternoon by firing offensive coordinator Chip Kelly 11 games into his first season with the team.

Kelly's work had been the subject of grumbling throughout the season and the Raiders rank near the bottom of the league in most offensive metrics, so it wasn't a huge shock for those outside the organization to hear that the team decided to make a change. It doesn't appear to have come as a great shock to Kelly either.

“I am grateful for the opportunity with the Raiders, bottom line in this league you have to win," Kelly said to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. "I really loved those players, I’m a huge, huge Geno Smith fan, that was one of the best parts of this experience for me, working with Geno and those guys every day. But hey, we gotta win. I get it.”

Kelly is the second coordinator that the Raiders have dispatched during Pete Carroll's first season as head coach. Given how bad the team's on-field product has been, more change could be coming in Vegas before the year is out or right after the season comes to an end.